Buddhadeva Bose

Buddhadeva Bose
Bose on a 2008 stamp of India
Bose on a 2008 stamp of India
Native name
বুদ্ধদেব বসু
Born2 September 1908
Tipperah, Eastern Bengal and Assam, British India
Died14 August 1974(1974-08-14) (aged 65)
Calcutta, West Bengal, India
Occupation
  • Writer
  • poet
  • playwright
  • essayist
[1]
NationalityIndian
SpousePratibha Bose
Children3, including Minakshi Datta

Buddhadeva Bose (Bengali: বুদ্ধদেব বসু;2 September 1908 – 14 August 1974),[2] also spelt Buddhadeb Bosu, was an Indian Bengali 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. It is said that since Rabindranath Tagore, there has not been a more versatile talent in Bengali literature.[3]

  1. ^ Sisir Kumar Das (1991). A History of Indian Literature: 1800–1910, Western impact : Indian response. Sahitya Akademi. p. 751. ISBN 978-81-7201-006-5.
  2. ^ Vasudha Dalmia; Rashmi Sadana (5 April 2012). The Cambridge Companion to Modern Indian Culture. Cambridge University Press. pp. 118–. ISBN 978-0-521-51625-9. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
  3. ^ Mitra, Ashoke (1977). Calcutta Diary. India.