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Buddhadeva Bose

Born

in Comilla, British India (now in Bangladesh), Bangladesh

November 30, 1908

Died

March 08, 1974

Genre

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction

Influences

Rainer Maria Rilke, Charles Baudelaire, Rabindranath Tagore, Friedrich ...more

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Buddhadeva Bose (also spelt Buddhadeb Bosu) (Bengali: বুদ্ধদেব বসু ) was a major 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 recognized as one of the five poets who moved to introduce modernity into Bengali poetry. It has been said that since Tagore, perhaps, there has been no greater talent in Bengali literature. His wife Protiva Bose was also a writer.

Buddhadeva Bose received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1967 for his verse play Tapaswi O Tarangini, received the Rabindra Puraskar in 1974 for Swagato Biday(poetry) and was honoured with a Padma Bhushan in 19 ...more

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	রাত ভ'রে বৃষ্টি by Buddhadeva Bose, বুদ্ধদেব বসু 3.77 avg rating — 1,077 ratings — published 1967 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	তিথিডোর by Buddhadeva Bose, বুদ্ধদেব বসু 4.09 avg rating — 752 ratings — published 1949 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Kind of Girl by Buddhadeva Bose, Arunava Sinha (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 3.59 avg rating — 415 ratings — published 1951 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	তপস্বী ও তরঙ্গিনী by Buddhadeva Bose, বুদ্ধদেব বসু 3.97 avg rating — 86 ratings — published 1966 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	কালের পুতুল by Buddhadeva Bose, বুদ্ধদেব বসু 4.39 avg rating — 72 ratings — published 1946 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	আত্মজৈবনিক by Buddhadeva Bose, বুদ্ধদেব বসু, Damayanti Basu Singh (Contributor) 4.21 avg rating — 61 ratings — published 2018 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	বুদ্ধদেব বসুর শ্রেষ্ঠ কবিতা by Buddhadeva Bose, বুদ্ধদেব বসু, Naresh Guha (Editor) 3.79 avg rating — 67 ratings — published 1953	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	আমার ছেলেবেলা by Buddhadeva Bose, বুদ্ধদেব বসু 3.75 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 1972	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Love Letter and Other Stories by Buddhadeva Bose, Arunava Sinha (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 3.86 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 2014 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	ছায়া কালো কালো by Buddhadeva Bose, বুদ্ধদেব বসু 2.81 avg rating — 43 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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আত্মজীবনী: বুদ্ধদেব বসু (4 books)
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Quotes by Buddhadeva Bose (?)

“No, this is my revenge. I am giving you just what you want, I'm releasing you. And yet I''m really not. I'll inflict torments on you, subtle torments, day after day, year after year- that's why you're necessary to me.”
― Buddhadeva Bose, It Rained All Night

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“Hatred is never ended by hatred but by love.”
― Buddhadeva Bose

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“স্মৃতি থাকে। শেষ পর্যন্ত শুধু স্মৃতিই থাকে, আর কিছুই থাকে না।

'মনের মত মেয়ে”
― বুদ্ধদেব বসু

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