Today is the 116th anniversary of birth of one of the prolific poet and essayist of Bangla literature Buddhadev Bose.
Born in Cumilla on November 30, 1908, Buddhadev Bose鈥檚 ancestral home is at Malkhanagar in Munshiganj.
Shortly after his birth, his mother died of tetanus and his father, Bhudev Chandra Bose, a lawyer of the Dhaka Bar, left home. The educationist, writer, and critic, was brought up by his maternal grandparents, spending his early life in Cumilla, Noakhali and Dhaka.
He completed bachelor鈥檚 of arts in 1930 and master鈥檚 of arts in English from the University of Dhaka.
Besides teaching at the department of Comparative Literature at Jadavpur University, he also taught at Pennsylvania College for Women, Indiana University, Brooklyn College, Colorado University, Wesleyan College, and the University of Hawaii in the United States.
The poet edited and published the literary magazines 鈥楶ragati鈥� from 1927 to 1929, and 鈥楰abita鈥� from 1935 to 1960, which were highly regarded in literary circles and played an important role in the post-Rabindranath movement.
A distinctive essayist, he wrote extensively both reflective articles and literary criticism, with over a hundred books to his credit.
His literary works include Bandir Bandana; Kankabati; Draupadir Shari; Shiter Prarthana: Basanter Uttar; E Andhar Alor Adhik; Lal Megh; Ratbhar Brshti; Patal Theke Alap; Golap Keno Kalo; Abhinay, Abhinay Nay; Kalidaser Meghdut; Charles Baudelaire: Tar Kabita; Rainer Maria Rilker Kabita; Rekha Chitra; Bhaso Amar Bhela; Tapaswi O Tarangini; Kolkatar Electra O Satyasandha; Kaler Putul; Sahityacharcha; Rabindranath: Kathasahitya; Swadesh O Sangskrti; Hathat Alor Jhalkani; and Sab Peyechhir Deshe.
Buddhadev Bose passed away in Kolkata, India on March 8, 1974.
