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Bande Ali Mia
বন্দে আলী মিঞা
Born(1906-01-17)17 January 1906
Pabna, East Bengal and Assam, British India
Died27 June 1979(1979-06-27) (aged 73)
Rajshahi, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
Occupation(s)Poet, writer, artist, lyricist
Awardsfull list

Bande Ali Mia (17 January 1906 – 27 June 1979)[1] was a Bangladeshi poet, lyricist, novelist, dramatist, essayist, children’s writer and journalist.[2][3] He was awarded the Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1962 and Ekushey Padak in 1988.[4][5]

Early life and career

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Mia was born in Radhanagar, Pabna. He passed the entrance examination in 1923 from the Majumder Academy. He then studied painting at the Indian Art Academy in Calcutta in 1927.[6] He worked as a journalist for the magazine Islam Darshan. He also taught at a Calcutta Corporation School during 1930–1950.[6] His first book, Chor Jamai, was published in 1921 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

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Mia's poems were included in the curriculum of school level, secondary and higher secondary Bengali literature in Bangladesh. A school, Kobi Bonde Ali High School, was established in 1988.[1]

Awards

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Works

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Bande's noteworthy work include the following.[6]

Poetry
  • Mainamatir Char (1930)
  • Anurag (1932)
  • Padmanadir Char (1953)
  • Madhumatir Char (1953)
  • Dharitri (1975)
  • Yaram (1981)
  • Leelasangini
Novels
  • Basanta Jagrata Dhare (1931)
  • Shes Lagna (1941)
  • Aranya Godhuli (1949)
  • Nibbhrasta (1958)
  • Taser Ghar (1954)
  • Nari Rahashyamayee
Play
  • Masnad (1931)
  • Baner Phul
  • Kamal Ataturk
  • Joar Bhata
Juvenile literature
  • Chor Jamai (1927)
  • Mrighapori (1932)
  • Bagher Ghare Ghoger Basa (1932)
  • Shonar Harin (1939)
  • Shiyal Panditer Pathshala (1956)
  • Kunchbaran Kanya (1961)
  • Sat Rajyer Galpa (1977)
  • Kamal Ataturk (1937)
  • Sharat Chandra and Chhotoder Nazrul (1958)
  • Dayni Bou (1959)
  • Rupkotha (1960)
  • Hadisher Golpo
  • Galper Asar
  • Shikarer Galpo
  • Bhuter Haate
  • Sundarbaner Bibhisika

References

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  1. ^ a b c Ahmed Humayun Kabir Topu (2013-01-17). "Poet Bonde Ali's 107th birth anniversary today". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
  2. ^ "My favourite poet Bande Ali Mia Azad Miah". The New Nation. 2017-09-29. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
  3. ^ "মরমি কবি বন্দে আলী মিয়া". Jugantor. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
  4. ^ পুরস্কারপ্রাপ্তদের তালিকা [Winners list] (in Bengali). Bangla Academy. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  5. ^ একুশে পদকপ্রাপ্ত সুধীবৃন্দ [Ekushey Padak winners list] (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  6. ^ 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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