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'''Kazi Masum Akhtar''' (born 1971) is an educationist from [[West Bengal]], India. In 2020, he was conferred the [[Padma Shri]] India's fourth highest civilian award by the [[Government of India]] for his contribution to the field of literature.<ref name="khabartak">{{cite news|url=https://khabartak.com/awards/kazi-masum-akhtar/|title=पश्चिम बंगाल के काजी मासूम अख्तर को पद्मश्री पुरस्कार|website=KhabarTak|language=hi|date=27 January 2020}}</ref> He is the headmaster in the Talpukur Ara High Madarsa near [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]]. He was beaten up by radical Muslim clerics for asking students of his Madarsa to sing the Indian National anthem on Indian Republic Day .<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2016/jan/04/Headmaster-Beaten-Banned-from-Madrasa-for-Asking-Pupils-to-Sing-National-Anthem-864216.html | title=Headmaster Beaten, Banned from Madrasa for Asking Pupils to Sing National Anthem | publisher=The New Indian Express | work=Arup Chanda | date=4 January 2016 | accessdate=12 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://zeenews.india.com/news/west-bengal/muslim-clerics-beat-headmaster-by-rods-for-urging-pupils-to-sing-national-anthem_1842126.html | title=Kolkata: Madrasa headmaster thrashed for teaching National Anthem to students | publisher=Zee News | date=6 January 2016 | accessdate=12 April 2020}}</ref>
<ref name="Zeenews">{{cite news|url=https://zeenews.india.com/hindi/india/padma-shri-awardee-muslim-teacher-kazi-masum-akhtar-reaction/631878|title=पद्मश्री अवॉर्ड पाने वाले काजी मासूम अख्तर बोले, 'अगर और भी खून बहाना पड़े तो मैं तैयार हूं'|website=Zeenews|language=hi|date=30 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://theprint.in/india/padma-awardee-muslim-teacher-fears-for-life-in-mamatas-bengal-calls-caa-protesters-actors/355015/ | title=Padma awardee Muslim teacher 'fears for life' in Mamata's Bengal, calls CAA protesters actors | publisher=ThePrint | date=28 January 2020 | accessdate=12 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Madrassa-teacher-attacked-for-teaching-students-to-sing-national-anthem/articleshow/50479070.cms | title=Madrassa teacher attacked for teaching students to sing national anthem | work=[[The Times of India]] | date=7 January 2016 | accessdate=12 April 2020}}</ref>

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