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==Early life and education==

Matubbar's most famous work is "Tariqat Shikkha" ("Teachings of the Way"). In this book, he questioned various religious practices, rituals, and superstitions and advocated for a more rational and scientific approach to understanding the world. His writings often provoked controversy and debate in Bangladesh, as they challenged deeply held religious beliefs and traditions.

 

 

==Death==

Matubbar died on 15 March 1985 (1st [[Chaitra]] of the [[Bengali year]] 1392) in [[Barisal]], Bangladesh. After his death, he donated his eyes for transplantation.<ref name=":0" /> He donated his body which was received by the Anatomy Department of [[Sher-e-Bangla Medical College]] and used by medical students for dissection. After his death in 1985, Aroj Ali Matubbar came to be regarded as one of the most prolific thinkers that rural Bangladesh ever produced, and an iconoclast who was not afraid of speaking out against entrenched beliefs and superstitions.<ref name="The Quest for Truth">{{cite web |title=The Quest for Truth |url=http://avijit.humanists.net/aroj_ali/quest_for_truth_1.html |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100723144846/http://avijit.humanists.net/aroj_ali/quest_for_truth_1.html |archivedate=23 July 2010 |work=avijit.humanists.net}}{{self-published source|date=October 2016}}</ref>

 

 

“I was thinking of many things, my mind was full of questions, but haphazardly. I then started jotting down questions, not for writing a book, but only to remember these questions later. Those questions were driving my mind towards an endless ocean and I was gradually drifting away from the fold of religion.”

==Books==

Matubbar was considered an unusual type of writer.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mukto-mona.com/Special_Event_/5_yrs_anniv/sirajul_islam_chy/aroj1.htm |title=5 years of Mukto-Mona |website=Mukto Mona |language=bn}}</ref> In Bangladesh, his writings were censored because they allegedly led to social corruption and disharmony in the community.<ref>{{cite news |last=Kabir |first=Md Anwarul |date=26 November 2004 |title=Letters to Editor: Freedom of speech |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/2004/11/26/d41126110379.htm |newspaper=The Daily Star}}</ref> The following are his writings:<ref name="Books">{{Cite web |title=Books |url=https://arojali.com/en/books/ |access-date=2022-10-02 |website=Aroj Ali Matubbar |language=en}}</ref>

* ''Anuman'' (Estimation) (1983)

* ''Muktaman'' (Free Mind) (1988)

Matubbar was not well known among the educated elite of the country during his lifetime. It was only in the last years of his life that he became known among the academics of the country. His writings were collected and published. The general public began to take an interest in his books, which, although not validated by formal education, raised a number of new philosophical questions. After his death in 1985, he soon became widely known.

* Life Member of [[Bangla Academy]], inducted in 1985;

* Award of Honour by the [[Barisal]] branch of [[Bangladesh Udichi Shilpigoshthi]] in 1982.<ref name=":0" />

Matubbar inspired numerous articles, reviews, novels and stage dramas based on his life and his writings.<ref name=":1" />

 

==References==

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