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Bande Ali Mia
Born(1906-01-17)January 17, 1906[1]
Narayanpur, Pabna, East Bengal (now Bangladesh)[1]
DiedJune 27, 1979(1979-06-27) (aged 73)[1]
Rajshahi, Bangladesh[1]
Occupation(s)Poet, writer, artist, lyricist
AwardsBangla Academy Award (1962)

Bande Ali Mia (Bengali: বন্দে আলী মিঞা; 17 January 1906 – 27 June 1979) was a Bangladeshi poet.

Early life and career

Bande was born in Pabna. He passed the entrance examination in 1923 for the Majumder Academy. He then studied painting at the Indian Art Academy in Calcutta in 1927.[2] He worked as a journalist for the magazine Islam Darshan. He also taught at a Calcutta Corporation School during 1930-1950.[2] His first book, Char Jamai, was published in 1927 by Calcutta Ashutosh Library.[1] He authored a total of 84 books, most of which feature a rural setting. Another work, Maynamotir Char, was published in 1931 by DM Library in Calcutta. He was the editor of the periodicals Bikash and Bhorer Alo. Later he worked as a script-writer at Rajshahi Radio Station until his death in 1979.

Legacy

Bande's poems were included in the curriculum of school level, secondary and higher secondary Bengali Literature in Bangladesh. In 1988 his admirers established the Kobi Bonde Ali High School.[1]

Awards

Works

Bande's noteworthy work include the following.[2]

Poetry

  • Mainamatir Char (1930)
  • Anurag (1932)
  • Padmanadir Char (1953)
  • Madhumatir Char (1953)
  • Dharitri (1975)
  • Yaram (1981)

Novels

  • Basanta Jagrata Dvare (1931)
  • Shes Lagna (1941)
  • Aranya Godhuli (1949)
  • Nidbhrasta (1958)
  • Taser Ghar (1954)

Play

  • Masnad (1931)

Juvenile literature

  • Char Jamai (1927)
  • Meghkumari (1932)
  • Bagher Ghare Ghoger Basa (1932)
  • Sonar Harin (1939)
  • Shiyal Panditer Pathshala (1956)
  • Kunchbaran Kanya (1961)
  • Sat Rajyer Galpa (1977)
  • Kamal Ataturk (1937)
  • Sharat Chandra and Chhotoder Nazrul (1958)

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Ahmed Humayun Kabir Topu (2013-01-17). "Poet Bonde Ali's 107th birth anniversary today". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
  2. ^ a b c d Haque, Mahbubul (2012). "Mia, Bande Ali". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.


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