Buddhadeva Bose (; 1908–1974),
also spelt Buddhadeb Bosu, was an
Indian Bengali
Bengalis (singular Bengali bn, বাঙ্গালী/বাঙালি ), also rendered as Bangalee or the Bengali people, are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group originating from and culturally affiliated with the Bengal region of S ...
writer of the 20th century. Frequently referred to as a poet, he was a versatile writer who wrote novels, short stories, plays and essays in addition to poetry. He was an influential critic and editor of his time. He is recognised as one of the five poets who moved to introduce modernity into
Bengali poetry
Bengali poetry is a rich tradition of poetry in the Bengali language and has many different forms. Originating in the Bengal region of South Asia, the history of Bengali poetry underwent three successive stages of development: poetry of the ear ...
. It is said that since
Rabindranath Tagore
Rabindranath Tagore (; bn, রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর; 7 May 1861 – 7 August 1941) was a Bengali polymath who worked as a poet, writer, playwright, composer, philosopher, social reformer and painter. He resh ...
, there has not been a more versatile talent in Bengali literature.
Biography
Bose studied English language and literature at the
University of Dhaka
The University of Dhaka (also known as Dhaka University, or DU) is a public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the oldest university in Bangladesh. The university opened its doors to students on July 1st 1921. Currently i ...
. He was a resident of
Jagannath Hall
Jagannath Hall of Dhaka University is a residence hall for minority students, Hindu, Buddhist, Christian, and others. It is one of the three original residence halls that date from when the University was founded in 1921, and like them is modelled ...
. As a student of Dhaka University, he, along with fellow student
Nurul Momen
Nurul Momen (25 November 1908 – 16 February 1990) was a Bangladeshi playwright, educator, director, broadcast personality, academician, satirist, essayist, translator and poet.Bangla Natyashahitter Itihash, the most authoritative reference boo ...
(who later became the
Natyaguru
Nurul Momen (25 November 1908 – 16 February 1990) was a Bangladeshi playwright, educator, director, broadcast personality, academician, satirist, essayist, translator and poet.Bangla Natyashahitter Itihash, the most authoritative reference boo ...
), obtained the highest possible marks in the first Binnet Intelligence Test (which later came to be known as IQ test). Only the two of them were able to achieve that distinction. After completing his MA in English there, with distinction marks that remain unsurpassed , he moved to
Calcutta
Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , List of renamed places in India#West Bengal, the official name until 2001) is the Capital city, capital of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of West Bengal, on the eastern ba ...
in 1931. Initially he had no regular job and offered private lessons to earn his livelihood.
While a student he became associated with the famous poetry magazine ''Kallol'' (''কল্লোল''). The modernist literary movement of the 1930s is often referred to as the ''Kallol'' era. He also worked as an editor of the literary magazine ''Pragati'' (started 1926).
He married
Pratibha Basu
Protiva Bose (also spelled Pratibha Basu; bn, প্রতিভা বসু) (March 13, 1915 – 13 October 2006) was a singer and one of the most prolific and widely read Bengali writers of novels, short stories, and essays.
Biography
She was ...
(1914/1915 – 4 October 2006) (née Shome) in 1934. They had three children,
Minakshi Dutta (b. 1936), Damayanti Basu Singh (b. 1940) and Suddhashil Bose (1945–1987). Pratibha Basu was an accomplished singer in her teens but later concentrated on literature and became a distinguished writer in her own right.
Buddhadeva Bose taught at the Ripon College (now
Surendranath College) an affiliated college of the
University of Calcutta
The University of Calcutta (informally known as Calcutta University; CU) is a Public university, public collegiate university, collegiate State university (India), state university in India, located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Considered ...
. In 1956 he set up the Department of
Comparative literature
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in
Jadavpur University
Jadavpur University is a public state university located in Jadavpur, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It was established in 1905 as ''Bengal Technical Institute'' and was converted into Jadavpur University in 1955. In 2022, it was ranked fourth am ...
,
[Department of Comparative Literature]
complitju.org and was on its faculty for a number of years. He was also a visiting professor at many universities in the United States.
One of his most important contributions to the
Bengali
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*something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia
* Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region
* Bengali language, the language they speak
** Bengali alphabet, the w ...
literary scene was the establishment of the ''Kavita'' (''কবিতা'', tr. Poetry) – the flagship poetry magazine in
Bengali
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* Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region
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, which he edited and published for 25 years.
BB has been described as a disciplined, almost obsessed, worker by
Nabaneeta Dev Sen
Nabaneeta Dev Sen ( bn, নবনীতা দেব সেন, Nôbonita Deb Sen; 13 January 1938 – 7 November 2019) was an Indian writer and academic. After studying arts and comparative literature, she moved to the United States, USA where ...
. After meeting Buddhadeva Bose,
Clinton B. Seely remarked that Buddhadeva was a very intense person. He spoke quickly, with emotion. He laughed wonderfully. He was interested in everything ... He was what I would come to refer to as "jyanto," "alive," "vibrant," "energetic." Conversations were often at fever pitch. He was bubbling over with things to say.
BB who grew up almost as an orphan showed deep love and care for his children. In a letter to his daughter
Damayanti Basu Singh
''Damayanti'' (Sanskrit: दमयंती) is a character in a love story found in the Vana Parva book of the Mahabharata. She was the daughter of Bhima (not the Pandava one) and a princess of the Vidarbha Kingdom, who married King Nala of th ...
who just flew to the US for studies he wrote:
Rumi, since this morning, I am really worried. Have you kept your money and traveler’s cheques in a safe and handy place? I should’ve checked everything at the airport, but just didn’t remember to do so. Exchange the pounds I gave you in England. For your small expenditures spend the loose change that you have in dollars. With the money I gave you and the first installment of your scholarship, open an account in Bloomington. Don’t deposit the traveler's cheques in the account. You’ll need those for your trips across the country. And make sure you don’t lose the slip with the cheque numbers written on it. ...Baba.
Damayanti wrote that, '...And I remember that Dad used to write late into the night. He used to place books beside the table lamp to block the light so that it wouldn't disturb our sleep.'
Literary life
His first book of poetry, namely, ''Bandir Bandana'' (''বন্দীর বন্দনা'') was published when he was only seventeen years old. Although he worked as a teacher at different colleges and universities, he devoted his whole life to literature. This is symbolized by the name of his residence in
Calcutta
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which was ''Kavita Bhavan'' (tr. 'The House of Poetry'). His first novel, ''Saara'' (''সাড়া''), was published when he was 18, in 1930. He wrote more than 40 novels, but his epic novel ''Tithidore'' (''তিথিডোর''), published in 1949, became his most admired novel and is now considered a classic. He published more than 160 titles during his lifetime. So far 200 books have been published.
[Romesh Chander (6 October 2006) . ''The Hindu''] However, many pieces remain to be anthologized as yet. He was a hard worker and writing was his life. He began his day at 9 in the morning and would regularly work until 10 at night. Work, for him, meant writing.
Literary style
Buddhadeva Bose wrote poetry essentially under the influence of Western literature, although in his early works he showed the clear influence of
Rabindranath Tagore
Rabindranath Tagore (; bn, রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর; 7 May 1861 – 7 August 1941) was a Bengali polymath who worked as a poet, writer, playwright, composer, philosopher, social reformer and painter. He resh ...
. But both in terms of theme and style, he reflected the marked influence of renowned Western poets, especially
Baudelaire
Charles Pierre Baudelaire (, ; ; 9 April 1821 – 31 August 1867) was a French poet who also produced notable work as an essayist and art critic. His poems exhibit mastery in the handling of rhyme and rhythm, contain an exoticism inherited fro ...
. He was also influenced by
Ezra Pound
Ezra Weston Loomis Pound (30 October 1885 – 1 November 1972) was an expatriate American poet and critic, a major figure in the early modernist poetry movement, and a Fascism, fascist collaborator in Italy during World War II. His works ...
,
William Butler Yeats
William Butler Yeats (13 June 186528 January 1939) was an Irish poet, dramatist, writer and one of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature. He was a driving force behind the Irish Literary Revival and became a pillar of the Irish liter ...
, Rilke and
T. S. Eliot. Allegedly, he believed in "art for art's sake". He was a perfectionist as a writer and emphasized technical perfection in his works. Although he mostly wrote in free verse, his command of rhyme and rhythm was great. As an editor of his historical magazine ''Kavita'' (''Poetry''), the first magazine in India devoted only to the cause of modern Bengali poetry, he demonstrated his ability to identify the best talents of 20th century Bengal.
His prose style was also established on a diction developed by himself. His novels remain modern even by the standards of the 21st century. He established a style of appreciative literary criticism that remains unparalleled. Also, his verse plays, written at the end phase of his life, created a poetic style all his own.
Accusation of obscenity
While the literary circles of
Bengal
Bengal ( ; bn, বাংলা/বঙ্গ, translit=Bānglā/Bôngô, ) is a geopolitical, cultural and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal, predom ...
did not hesitate to recognize him as a leading post-
Tagore
Rabindranath Tagore (; bn, রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর; 7 May 1861 – 7 August 1941) was a Bengali polymath who worked as a poet, writer, playwright, composer, philosopher, social reformer and painter. He resha ...
literary personality, Buddhadeva Bose achieved mass popularity when his novel ''Raat Bho're Brishti'' (''রাত ভ'রে বৃষ্টি'') was banned by the government on charges of obscenity. It depicted a love triangle which explicitly allowed sex to play a critical role in human relationships. Eventually, the High Court absolved the novel of the charges of obscenity. ''Raat Bho're Brishti'' has been translated by Clinton B. Seely with the title ''Rain through the Night''.
Literary organizations
In his school days BB took various literary initiatives. He was the editor, principal contributor and scriptor of the ''Pataka'', a hand-written literary magazine published by the school students. Since then he was continuously engaged and involved in many literary organizations including publications of literary journals and books. While studying at the Dhaka University he was elected as the literary secretary of the students' association of his hall of residence, namely the
Jagannath Hall
Jagannath Hall of Dhaka University is a residence hall for minority students, Hindu, Buddhist, Christian, and others. It is one of the three original residence halls that date from when the University was founded in 1921, and like them is modelled ...
. In this capacity he edited the ''Basantika'' (''বাসন্তিকা''), the annual literary magazine of the Jagannath Hall. BB published one of his memorable poems, namely, 'Kankaboti' in the ''Basantika''.
BB actively participated in the Progressive Writers' Association in the late 1930s. He also joined the Anti-Fascist Writers and Artists' Association in the early 1940s.
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Pragati
The ''Pragati'' (''প্রগতি)'' was first published as an occasional hand-written literary journal. The print-version was launched as a literary monthly in 1929 when BB received a monthly scholarship of 20 rupees for distinctive result in the pre-university
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Universal basic education
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examination. The first issue was the June–July issue of 1927. Cost of publishing a literary magazine was estimated to be 100 rupees per month. So, BB organized a group of ten like-minded fellows who agreed to pay ten rupees a month for publishing the ''Pragati''. The ''Pragati'' was published from Dhaka. At that time BB was residing at 47 Purana Paltan which became the office of the ''Pragati''. BB distinguished himself by his commitment to modernity as reflected in the post-first-World War
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western
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literature. At the same time he firmly asked his colleagues to refrain from following Rabindranath Tagore
Rabindranath Tagore (; bn, রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর; 7 May 1861 – 7 August 1941) was a Bengali polymath who worked as a poet, writer, playwright, composer, philosopher, social reformer and painter. He resh ...
and to cultivate their own creativity. He published a number of poems of the poet Jibanananda Das
Jibanananda Das () (17 February 1899 – 22 October 1954) was an Indian poet, writer, novelist and essayist in the Bengali language. Popularly called "Rupashi Banglar Kabi'' ('Poet of Beautiful Bengal'), Das is the most read poet after Rabindr ...
in ''Pragati''. Also, he published a highly appreciative article on this promising poet to draw attention of the literary circle. The ''Pragati'' was continued for about two years. The last issue was published in 1929.
Kavita
Four years after migrating from Dhaka to Calcutta in 1931, BB again embarked upon publishing a literary magazine. He was then living in Golam Mohammad Mansion in Calcutta city. The first issue of the ''Kavita
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'' (''কবিতা'') was published from there in the month of October 1935. For the first two years, ''Kavita'' was co-edited by Bose and Premendra Mitra
Premendra Mitra (4 September 1904 – 3 May 1988)Samsad Bengali Charitabhidhan Vol.II edited Anjali Bose, Published by Sagitta Samsad, Kolkata, Edition January,2019,Page-240 was an Indian poet, writer and film director in the Bengali language. ...
while poet Samar Sen
Samar Sen ( bn, সমর সেন; 10 October 1916 – 23 August 1987) was a prominent Indian Bengali language, Bengali poet and journalist in the post-Independence era.
Education
Samar Sen was a graduate of the Scottish Church College, at t ...
worked as an assistant editor. Kavita was a poetry magazine styled after the ''Poetry'' published by Harriet Monroe from Chicago. While discussing Bengali poetry
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, Edward Thompson referred to the first issue of ''Kavita'' in the Times Literary Supplement
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History
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of 1 February 1936. ''Kavita'' continued for twenty-five long years. Its last issue was brought out in March 1961.[''Amaader Kobitabhavan'' (1973) Buddhadeva Bose.]
Kavita Bhavan
Literally ''Kavita Bhavan'' (tr. 'The House of Poetry') is the name of the house at 202 Rasbehari Avenue where BB lived for a long time since 1937 (till 1966). 'Kavita Bhavan' which soon became a coveted hang-out for literary personalities including poets, novelists, magazine editors, publishers, intellectuals and professors, eventually emerged as a publishing house. After settling in Calcutta in 1931 Bose realized there was hardly any publishing house that was eager to publish a book of poetry. He himself published two poetry books, one of his own and the other of Achintyakumar Sengupta. Then he introduced a publishing house styled ''Granthakar Mandali''. However, books published later on by BB carried the name ''Kavita Bhavan'' as the publishing house. Books published from Kavita Bhavan included BB's ''Kankaboti (কঙ্কাবতী)'', ''Padatik'' (''পদাতিক'') of Subhas Mukhopadhyay, ''Koyekti Kobita'' (''কয়েকটি কবিতা'') of Samar Sen
Samar Sen ( bn, সমর সেন; 10 October 1916 – 23 August 1987) was a prominent Indian Bengali language, Bengali poet and journalist in the post-Independence era.
Education
Samar Sen was a graduate of the Scottish Church College, at t ...
and ''Avijnan Basanta (অভিজ্ঞান বসন্ত)'' by poet Amiya Chakravarty
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. While Kavita Bhavan published many other books, the most remarkable was the slim poetry books of the 'Ek Poyshay Ekti' (এক পয়সায় একটি) series. These were 16-page poetry books, the price being 1 rupee (=16 poysha). The series continued for three years from 1942 to 1944 and published as many as 18 poetry books. The first version of ''Banalata Sen'' (''বনলতা সেন'') by Jibanananda Das
Jibanananda Das () (17 February 1899 – 22 October 1954) was an Indian poet, writer, novelist and essayist in the Bengali language. Popularly called "Rupashi Banglar Kabi'' ('Poet of Beautiful Bengal'), Das is the most read poet after Rabindr ...
belonged to this series, sponsored by Bose.
Translation of Baudelaire
In 1961, BB published a carefully selected collection of poems of the French poet Charles Baudelaire
Charles Pierre Baudelaire (, ; ; 9 April 1821 – 31 August 1867) was a French poetry, French poet who also produced notable work as an essayist and art critic. His poems exhibit mastery in the handling of rhyme and rhythm, contain an exoticis ...
translated by him into Bengali. It was titled ''Charles Baudelaire O Taar Kobita''. In the introduction to the translations, BB made a notable analysis of modernism in Western literature.
Bengali gastronomy
It may sound bizarre that a scholar like BB could write a book on Bengali gastronomy. In fact it was a long essay that BB wrote in the ''Ananda Bazar Patrika'', serialised in 1971 (1–4 January) under the title ''Bhojan Rasik Bangali (ভোজন রসিক বাঙালি)''. It is his daughter Damayanti Basu Singh
''Damayanti'' (Sanskrit: दमयंती) is a character in a love story found in the Vana Parva book of the Mahabharata. She was the daughter of Bhima (not the Pandava one) and a princess of the Vidarbha Kingdom, who married King Nala of th ...
who in 2005 published the essay in the form a small book and herself provided recipes of the dishes referred to by Bose.[Bengali Gastronomy – by Buddhadeva Bose (Parabaas – Buddhadeva Bose Section)]
Parabaas. Retrieved on 12 November 2018. Damayanti said, "My father, Buddhadeva Bose, was a small man and a frugal eater. He was never greedy for food, but used to be upset if there wasn't a generous spread on the dining table." Quoting Goethe, BB would say, "my eyes are larger than my appetite". So there was always both variety and excess of food even for the daily meals. The essay was translated by BB himself into English and was published in ''Hindustan Standard
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'', published from Calcutta
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.[
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Playwright
In his early days in the school in Noakhali, BB with his fellow mates had formed a 'drama group'. No wonder that he took special interest in writing plays. He wrote more than five plays. However, recognition as a playwright came late, after the death of the playwright in 1974. It is Salil Bandyopadhyay of Theatron Theatre Group, Calcutta, who produced some of BB's plays like ''Tapaswi-O-Tarangini (তপস্বী ও তরঙ্গিণী)'', ''Kolkatar Electra'' (''কলকাতার ইলেক্ট্রা'') and ''Anamni Angana'' (''অনাম্নী অঙ্গনা'') and drew attention of people to Bose as a playwright. The Hindi
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translation of BB's ''Pratham Partha'', (''প্রথম পার্থ'') produced by Circle Theatre Company, has been described to be one of the best presentations on the Delhi
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theatre.[ Bose's ''Kolkatar Electra'' has been translated into English as ''Kolkata's Elektra: A Play in Three Acts'' by Sreejata Guha.
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Recognition
Apart from formal recognition mentioned below, BB remains one of the most important literary personalities of the 20th century Bengali literature. Buddhdaeb became the central figure in a cluster of poets who came to embody Bengali modernism
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in early 20th century. In emphasizing BB's importance, Ashok Mitra commented, 'These days we buy tickets to hear a poet. There was a time 60–70 years ago when a poet was considered to be unemployed and mad. If Buddhadeva Bose had not come up with a poetry magazine, things would not have been the same. There would have been no Jibanananda Das
Jibanananda Das () (17 February 1899 – 22 October 1954) was an Indian poet, writer, novelist and essayist in the Bengali language. Popularly called "Rupashi Banglar Kabi'' ('Poet of Beautiful Bengal'), Das is the most read poet after Rabindr ...
but for Buddhadeva Bose.'Buddhadeva Bose – another subcontinent forums
Anothersubcontinent.com (4 December 2007). Retrieved on 2018-11-12.
Buddhadeva Bose received the Sahitya Akademi Award
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in 1967 for his verse play ''Tapaswi-O-Tarangini'', received the Rabindra Puraskar
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in 1974 for ''Swagato Biday'' (poetry) and was honoured with a Padma Bhushan
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in 1970.
Works
So far about 200 titles have been published, including 'collected works' in several volumes. Some of them are mentioned below.
; Poetry
* Mormorani 924* Bondir Bondona 930* Prithibir Pothe 933* Konkaboti 937
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* Notun Pata 940
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* Domoyonti 943
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* Droupodir Sari 948
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* Sreshto Kobita 953
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* Sheter Prarthona: Bosonter Uttor 955
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* Je Adhar Alor Odhik 958
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* Morche Pora Pereker Gan 966
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* Bloomington, Indiana
; Novels
*Shara 930*Akormonnya 931
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*Mono Deya Neya 932
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*Jobonika Poton 932
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*Rhododendron Guchho 932
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*Sanonda 933* Amar Bondhu 933*Jedin Futlo Komal 933*He Bijoyi Bir 933*Dhusor Godhuli 933*Lalmegh 934
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*Bashor Ghar 935
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*Kalo Haoa 942
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*Tithi Dore 949
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* Arab-Byzantine War: Hamdanid forces under Sayf al-Dawla raid into the theme of Ly ...
*Nirjon Swakhor 951
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Europe
* King Berengar II of Italy seizes Liguria, with help from the feudal lord Oberto I. He re ...
*Moner Moto Meye 951
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Events
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Europe
* King Berengar II of Italy seizes Liguria, with help from the feudal lord Oberto I. He re ...
*Moulinath 952
Year 952 ( CMLII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place Europe
* Summer – At the Reichstag in Augsburg (assembled by King Otto I), joined by German nob ...
*Sonpangshu 959
Year 959 ( CMLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Byzantine Empire
* April - May – The Byzantines refuse to pay the yearly tribute. A Hungari ...
*Shesh Pandulipi 956*Ratvor Brishti 967*Golap Keno Kalo 967
Short story collections
Ovinoy, Ovinoy Noy, Rekhachitro, Era Ar Ora, Abong Aro Oneke, Odrisho Satru, Misses Gupta, Premer Bichitra Goti, Ghorete Bhromro Elo, Notun Nesha, Feriwala O Onnano Golpo, Khatar Shhesh Pata, Ekti Sokal O Ekti Shyandhya, Golpo Songkolon, Shreshtho Golpo, Hridoyer Joyogan, Vashao Amar Vela.
Plays
Mayamalancha, Taposhi O Torongini, Kalshandhya (from Mahabharat), Punormilon, Kolkatar Electra, Anamni Angana, Pratham Partha.
Essay
Hothat Alor Jhalkani, Uttor Tirish, Kaler Putul, Sahityacharcha, Rabindranath: Kotha Sahitya, Sanga Nishangata Rabindranath, Prabandha Sonkolon, Mohavarater Kotha, An acre of green grass — a review of modern Bengali literature, Tagore — portrait of a poet.
Works of translation
Kalidasa's Meghdut, Charles Baudelaire
Charles Pierre Baudelaire (, ; ; 9 April 1821 – 31 August 1867) was a French poetry, French poet who also produced notable work as an essayist and art critic. His poems exhibit mastery in the handling of rhyme and rhythm, contain an exoticis ...
O Tar Kobita.
Bose also translated works by Friedrich Hölderlin
Johann Christian Friedrich Hölderlin (, ; ; 20 March 1770 – 7 June 1843) was a German poet and philosopher. Described by Norbert von Hellingrath as "the most German of Germans", Hölderlin was a key figure of German Romanticism. Part ...
, and Rilke into Bengali.
Works in translation
* ''The Love Letter and Other Stories'' translation by Arunava Sinha, published 2014 by Rainlight, Rupa & Co.
* ''Black Rose'' translation by Arunava Sinha, published 2013 b
HarperCollins India
Originally ''Golap Keno Kalo''.
* ''When the Time is Right'' translation by Arunava Sinha, published 2011 b
Penguin Books India
Originally ''Tithidore''.
* ''My Kind of Girl'' 2008 translation by Arunava Sinha, published 2010 by Archipelago Books
Archipelago Books is an American not-for-profit publisher dedicated to promoting cross-cultural exchange through international literature in translation." Located in Brooklyn, New York, it publishes small to mid-size runs of international fiction ...
. Originally ''Moner Moto Meye'', published 1951 by Deb Sahitya Kutir
Deb or DEB may refer to:
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DEB
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publishing firm.
* ''It Rained All Night'' translation by Clinton B. Seely, published 2010 b
Penguin Books India
Originally ''Raat bha're brishhti'', 1967; M.C. Sarkar, Calcutta, 1st Ed. 1967; (7th Reprint 1990.)
* ''The Selected Poems of Buddhadeva Bose'', Translated and Introduced by Ketaki Kushari Dyson. New Delhi, OUP, 2003;
* 'Comparative Literature in India' by Buddhadeva Bose, ''Yearbook of Comparative and General Literature'', Vol. 8 (1959), 1–10.
* '' Three Mahabharata Verse Plays'', Works of Buddhadeva Bose Translated by Introduced by Kanak Kanti De, Published by WRITERS WORKSHOP, CALCUTTA, 1992. Copy Available in University of Chicago Library,Library of Congress, Oxford Bodelain Library, Harvard Library etc.
* ''An Acre of Green Grass''
* ''Kolkata's Elektra'' translation by Sreejata Guha, published 2009 b
Parabaas – Buddhadeva Bose Section
Originally ''Kolkatar Elektra''.
See also
*Kavita poetry magazine
''Kavita'' ( bn, কবিতা), also spelled ''Kobita'', is a Bengali poetry magazine that, from the 1930s until 1961, played a central role in introducing modernism into Bengali poetry. It was edited and published by poet Buddhadeva Bose.
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References
External links
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Parabaas – Buddhadeva Bose Section
Buddhadeva Bose
at Rupa Publications
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Genesis
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