amusing and extremely well informed in his discussions. He loved talking to children and often listened to their stories, keeping them amused with his special simple magical simplicity and charm. He had some unique pursuits: he loved to walk the streets and parks in Calcutta so much so that he is quoted as having said that ' I am ready to deny myself many things in my life, but I am not ready to give up my pleasure of walking..... I usually like to walk in the Maidan.'. Towards the middle of 1949, S. Wajed Ali was affected with 'cerebral thrombosis', which rendered one side of his body paralysed. He was treated by the German doctor Mr. Troy and cared for by nurses. In these difficult days, his sons looked after him regularly. His younger brother Mr. S. Shamsher Ali visited him every day. His first wife Ayesha Khatun often visited him. Finally, at 9 o' clock of Sunday, 10 June 1951, he died at his 48, Jhowtolla residence. He was buried beside the grave of his last wife Mrs. Badrunnessa Ali at Gobra graveyard in Calcutta, where he had bought the place for himself when she died in 1931, 20 years earlier. Bounded by marble railings, his tombstone bears dates of his birth and death. He is honoured every year in a festival at his birthplace of Baratajpur. Bibliography His first Bangla essay 'Otiter Bojha' was published in Shobuj-potro −1919 His short story 'Raja' was published in 'Islam Dorshon' – 1925 He was elected chairman of the 'Bongio Musholman Shahitya Shamity' −1925 He performed the presidential role in the 'Bongio Musholman Shahitya Shamity' and gave the presidential address at the fifth annual conference. -1925 31 July- Attended 'Bongiyo Musholman Shahitya Samity' general meeting and read the paper 'Toruner Kaj'. -1926 December. Re-elected president of the 'Bongiyo Musholman Shahitya Samity'. – 1926 'Gul-dasta '-1927 December- As chairman of the Nazrul Islam National Reception Committee, he presented the address of welcome at the Albert Hall in Calcutta. -1929 'Dorbesher Doa'- 1931 December- S. Wajed Ali founded 'pioneer illustrated magazine of Hindu-Muslim unity' – 'Gulistan' published. -1932 February – Attended as chairman the Sirajgonj held conference of the 'All-Bengal Primary Teacher's Association'. – 1935 July. Attended as president, the first annual festival of the 'Tajpur Institute' and presented the presidential address. -1935 May – Attended as president the 6th Literary Conference of