Talk:Muzharul Islam

Correct spelling?

There appears to be some disagreement about how to spell this person's name. So far it has taken place on three User Talk pages...

• User talk:Ragib#Muzharul Islam, not Mazharul Islam
• User talk:Rossi101
• User talk:Boing! said Zebedee#Muzharul Islam

The discussion needs to be centralized in one place, so please can we discuss it here - we can request a move of necessary (it would have to be an admin move, as there is already a redirect in place). -- Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 17:48, 30 December 2010 (UTC)

I think Google search results are not relevant here ... if the subject himself uses an unconventional spelling, then the article needs to be moved there. The name Mazhar is quite common, and most people spell it with the spelling Mazhar. However, if the subject chooses to spell it otherwise, that is the correct spelling for the bio. Note that it isn't like Bangladesh doesn't use English language ... rather most of the official documents in Bangladesh are in English language along with Bangla. So, Google hits don't matter here. --Ragib (talk) 17:53, 30 December 2010 (UTC)

Yes, I agree that if the person himself has his own favored English language spelling, we should use that. And so far, that foundation web site is the closest we have - some more confirmation that he spells it that way himself would be great, if anyone could find any. -- Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 18:04, 30 December 2010 (UTC)

I've done some Google searches...

• General Google searches...

  < "Mazharul Islam" > = 26,000

  < "Muzharul Islam" > = 7,160

  < "Mazharul Islam" architect > = 3,380

  < "Muzharul Islam" architect > = 18,100

• Google scholar searches...

  < "Mazharul Islam" > = 313

  < "Muzharul Islam" > = 41

  < "Mazharul Islam" architect > = 26

  < "Muzharul Islam" architect > = 14

I have to say that looks pretty inconclusive, which is a little disappointing - more work needed -- Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 18:01, 30 December 2010 (UTC)

PS: I agree the Google searches above are probably not that relevant -- Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 18:06, 30 December 2010 (UTC)

OK, I've done some more searching and have had a closer look at the results, and the independent sources I can find seem to be pretty consistent on "Muzharul Islam", eg [1], [2]. There are hits on "Mazharul Islam" which are about the same guy, but the first couple of those I looked at were mirrors of the Wikipedia article, eg [3] - if nothing comes up ahead of Wikipedia mirrors, I think that suggests it is not the correct spelling. So, looks like it's "Muzharul Islam" - I'll do a formal move request shortly -- Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 18:20, 30 December 2010 (UTC)

I've changed the spelling within the article, so it should all be correct after the move. Please note I have not changed the spelling of reference titles, as some of those spell it "Mazharul" and we should reflect the actual titles, even if incorrect. -- Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 18:42, 30 December 2010 (UTC)

Here is the website of IAB. IAB is the professional institution of Architects in Bangladesh. http://iab.com.bd/past_e_comitte.html#5 Here, it spells as Muzharul Islam everywhere. -- Rossi101

I have already moved the article to the new spelling. --Ragib (talk) 05:44, 31 December 2010 (UTC)

Requested move

The following discussion is an archived discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

The result of the move request was: page moved. harej 19:01, 5 January 2011 (UTC)

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Mazharul Islam → Muzharul Islam — See reasoning above - it needs an admin move as there is a redirect in the way. -- Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 18:22, 30 December 2010 (UTC)

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

Catagory

The article should be assessed for higher categorization. --Rossi101 (talk) 19:36, 23 September 2011 (UTC)

Well it is a start but still mostly a collection of lists. The existing prose needs cleanup for WP:PEACOCK and copyediting. Lifted WikiProject Architecture rating given his apparent local importance. --Elekhh (talk) 20:45, 23 September 2011 (UTC)

Useful sources

• The Journey of a Dreamer
• Architecture is an art...
• Creating a modern architecture for Bangladesh
• বাংলাদেশের আধুনিক স্থাপত্যের পথিকৃৎ
• MUZHARUL ISLAM, KAHN AND ARCHITECTURE IN BANGLADESH
• Muzharul Islam: Pioneer of Modern Architecture in Bangladesh

He featured in major film on Kahn and there's a Muzharul Islam Foundation as well Muzharul Islam Archives at Department of Architecture, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technolgy - things that can be explored. There is this book along with another published, but I don't have access to it at the moment. This book is partially available. This article by Tigerman requires a registration.

This site has a bio and work by work description of his projects. Aditya^{(talk • contribs)} 02:18, 4 April 2012 (UTC)

Prothom Alo has published a number of articles:

• চলে গেলেন স্থপতি মাজহারুল ইসলাম
• বিদায় স্থপতি মাজহারুল ইসলাম
• তাঁর অভাব অপূরণীয়
• আমার গুরু
• মাজহারুল ইসলামের ভাবনার কেন্দ্রে ছিল দেশ ও মানুষ
• পথিকৃতের প্রস্থান
• আমাদের মজু ভাই

So did the The Daily Star:

• The passing of Muzharul Islam
• Memories of Muzharul Islam
• The Journey of a Dreamer
• Related article: Our urban future
• Related article: The art of standing tall

There should be more. Are there books and journals that can be used? Aditya^{(talk • contribs)} 10:38, 25 July 2012 (UTC)

A great find: Encyclopedia of Twentieth Century Architecture. Aditya^{(talk • contribs)} 03:28, 31 May 2014 (UTC)