Bande Ali Mia
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Bande Ali Mia | |
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বন্দে আলী মিঞা | |
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| Born | 17 January 1906 |
| Died | 27 June 1979 (aged 73) Rajshahi, Bangladesh |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Occupation(s) | Poet, writer, artist, lyricist |
| Awards | full 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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
- Bangla Academy Literary Award (1962)[6]
- President's Award (1965)
- Uttara Sahitya Majlis Padak (1977)
- Ekushey Padak (1988)
Works[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "My favourite poet Bande Ali Mia Azad Miah". The New Nation. 2017-09-29. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
- ^ "মরমি কবি বন্দে আলী মিয়া". Jugantor. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
- ^ পুরস্কারপ্রাপ্তদের তালিকা [Winners list] (in Bengali). Bangla Academy. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ একুশে পদকপ্রাপ্ত সুধীবৃন্দ [Ekushey Padak winners list] (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ 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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