Kazi Masum Akhtar was d Headmaster of Talpukur High Madrasa in Metiabruz , Kolkata Port. In March 2015, he had his skull cracked open by d local Maulanas & their henchmen for making d students sing d National Anthem on Republic Day which d clerics regarded as un-Islamic👇 
A fatwa was also issued against his entry in Metiabruz. His complaints to d Education Dept of WB, d Minorities Commission & Kolkata Police went unheard as no one wanted to displease local clerics who were locally influential.He repeatedly put his life on the line to save poor👇
minor M girls from marriages as 2nd & 3rd wives to men twice their age or more. He pleaded wd their parents to send them to school instead. He valiantly defied d fatwa to grow a beard & wear salwar pyjamas to d madrasa. He was transferred to maintain communal harmony in d area👇
For his indomitable courage in the face of fanaticism, he was awarded the #PadmaAwards yesterday. Heroes live in our midst and fight battles that we know nothing about.
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