Editorial
Celebrate life
Acknowledging the past; rejoicing in excellence for a better future
For the last five years, The Daily Star in collaboration with the Standard Chartered Bank has been honouring budding talents in the fields of arts and culture like, lyric, cinema and photography. This year's theme was "Celebrating Youth of Bangladesh." The spirit of the evening was well encapsulated in the rendition of classical music by two famous Indian classical artists.
This is in a way meeting our obligation to the nation, of fulfilling our corporate responsibility to the future generation in particular, by offering opportunities to the many hidden young talents a platform to expose their potential. And we did so too this year by recognizing the works of several lyricists and photographers who were chosen from a large number of participants from all over the country.
Alongside recognizing the promising artistes of the present, Celebrating Life justified the event and indeed the day by honouring four of the country's famous icons, Firoza Begum, Ferdousi Rahman, Abdur Razzak and Amanul Haque for their achievements in the field of Nazrul Sangeet, folk song, cinema and photography, respectively, with the Lifetime Achievement Award. Firoza Begum, a renowned exponent of Nazrul Sangeet, and Ferdousi Rahman, noted for her devotion to folk songs, are inspiring personalities. Abdur Razzak and Amanul Haque are also beacons in their own fields.
In recognizing the icons for their contribution to the society we have tried to link the past with the present, to help those who are aspiring for higher accomplishment to draw inspiration from those that have preceded them in their own fields of endeavour.
It will be our hope that the young creative minds who were recognised on the day, and the many young minds who had participated in the event through their works, would feel motivated to continue to pursue the path of their creative endeavour. They will do well to take cue from what the winners of the Lifetime Achievement Award said about how they had progressed in their respective fields of work.
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