Kushtia, Khulna
The village of Lahinipara, where the author of *Bishad Sindhu* was born in 1847, with a memorial to him at his family home.
Mir Mosharraf Hossain (1847–1911) was one of the first great Muslim writers of modern Bangla prose. He was born at Lahinipara near Kumarkhali, and as a young man wrote for Kangal Harinath’s Grambarta Prakashika, printed close by.
His best-known work, Bishad Sindhu, retells the tragedy of Karbala in rich, rolling prose and has been read across Bengal for well over a century. He also wrote plays, including Jamidar Darpan, about the oppression of tenants by landlords.
At Lahinipara a memorial and library keep his name alive. It is a quiet, village place rather than a grand monument — worth a stop for readers on the way to or from Shilaidaha.
Take a CNG east towards Kumarkhali in the morning.
Visit Mir Mosharraf Hossain’s birthplace and memorial.
Look at the handloom shops and ask locals about Kangal Harinath’s press.
Head back to Kushtia, or continue to the Kuthibari at Shilaidaha.
October to March
Lahinipara is near Kumarkhali, east of Kushtia town towards the Rajbari road: about 30 minutes by CNG or auto-rickshaw. It fits easily into a trip to Shilaidaha.
