Poet, writer Bande Ali Mia

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Literature Desk :
Poet, writer, lyricist and artist Bande Ali Mia was born on 17 January in 1906 in Pabna and died on 27 June 1979 in Rajshahi.
He passed the Entrance Examination in 1923 from the Majumder Academy. He then studied Painting at the Indian Art Academy in Kolkata in 1927.
He worked as a journalist for the magazine Islam Dorshon. He also taught at a Kolkata Corporation School during 1930-1950.
His first book, Char Jamai was published in 1927 by Kolkata Ashutosh Library. 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, Kolkata.
He was the Editor of the periodicals Bikash and Bhorer Alo. Later he worked as a script-writer at Rajshahi Radio until his death in 1979.
Bande Ali Mia’s poems were included in the curriculum of School level, Secondary and Higher Secondary Bengali Literature in Bangladesh.
Works: Bande Ali Mia’s noteworthy works include the following:
Poetry: Moinamatir Char (1930), Onurag (1932), Padma Nodir Chor (1953), Madhumatir Chor (1953), Dhoritri (1975), Yaram (1981).
Novels : Bosonto Jagroto Dware (1931), Shesh Logno (1941), Oronyo Godhuli (1949), Nibbhrasta (1958), Taser Ghor (1954).
Play: Masnad (1931).
Juvenile literature: Char Jamai (1927), Mrighopori (1932), Bagher Ghore Ghoger Basa (1932), Shonar Horin (1939), Shiyal Ponditer Pathshala (1956), Kunchboron Konya (1961), Sat Rajyer Golpo (1977), Kamal Ataturk (1937), Sharat Chandra and Chhotoder Nazrul (1958), Dayni Bou (1959), Rupkotha (1960), Hadiser Golpo.
Awards: Bangla Academy Literary Award (1962), President’s Award (1965), Uttara Sahitya Majlis Padak (1977), Ekushey Padak (1988).
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki
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