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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]

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

Early life and career

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

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

• Bangla Academy Literary Award (1962)[6]
• President's Award (1965)
• Uttara Sahitya Majlis Padak (1977)
• Ekushey Padak (1988)

Works

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

References

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