Background
He was born at Santipur or Shantipur, in the district of Nadia, West Bengal, India. His father’s name was Nasiruddin Ahmed. Mozammel Haque lost his father early and was then raised by his maternal grandfather in Shantipur.
He was born at Santipur or Shantipur, in the district of Nadia, West Bengal, India. His father’s name was Nasiruddin Ahmed. Mozammel Haque lost his father early and was then raised by his maternal grandfather in Shantipur.
He was a brilliant student since his childhood and studied at Tamachika Bari English School and Santipur Municipal High School respectively.
He was also a journalist by profession. He began his journey as a journalist with the Calcutta Weekly Samay. He had been commissioner for Santipur Municipality for 40 years and had the post of Vice-Chairman for three years.
His poetic talent was evident from his childhood days.
He was then regarded as a distinguished poet and writer of prose. Mozammel Haque wrote both prose and poetry.
However, he excelled in writing prose that included biographies and novels. He also translated Persian writing Shahnama into Bengali in 1909.
He composed the popular novel Johra in 1917.
His writings influenced the then vice-chancellor of Calcutta University Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee so much that he appointed him as an examiner of Bangla language in the Matriculation Examination of 1919. He continued on this post from 1919-1933. Bangiyo Sahitya Parishad conferred the title Kabya Kantha on him.
A message from Kabiguru, Rabindranath Tagore, appeared on the front page of the journal.
Many eminent authors wrote through this journal. He died on 30 November 1933 at Santipur, Nadia.
Besides this, he was a member of the education committee of the Nodia District Board for 30 years and honorary Magistrate for 20 years.