Name Bande Mia | Role Poet | |
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Occupation Poet, writer, artist, lyricist Awards Bangla Academy Award (1962) | ||
bande ali mia
Bande Ali Mia (Bengali: বন্দে আলী মিঞা; 17 January 1906 – 27 June 1979) was a Bangladeshi poet.
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- bande ali mia
- Amader Gram Bande Ali Mia by Aiesha Samia
- Early life and career
- Legacy
- Awards
- Works
- Poetry
- Novels
- Play
- Juvenile literature
- References
Amader Gram Bande Ali Mia আমাদের গ্রাম বন্দে আলী মিঞা by Aiesha Samia
Early life and career
Bande was born in Pabna. He passed the entrance examination in 1923 for the Majumder Academy. He then studied painting at the Indian Art Academy in Calcutta in 1927. He worked as a journalist for the magazine Islam Darshan. He also taught at a Calcutta Corporation School during 1930-1950. His first book, Char Jamai, was published in 1927 by Calcutta 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 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
Bande's poems were included in the curriculum of school level, secondary and higher secondary Bengali Literature in Bangladesh. In 1988 his admirers established the Kobi Bonde Ali High School.
Awards
Works
Bande's noteworthy work include the following.