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'''Protiva Bose''' (also spelled '''Pratibha Basu'''; {{lang-bn|প্রতিভা বসু}}) (March 13, 1915 – 13 October 2006) was one of the most prolific and widely read [[Bengali language|Bengali]] writers of novels, short stories, and essays. | '''Protiva Bose''' (also spelled '''Pratibha Basu'''; {{lang-bn|প্রতিভা বসু}}) (March 13, 1915 – 13 October 2006) was a singer and one of the most prolific and widely read [[Bengali language|Bengali]] writers of novels, short stories, and essays. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
She was born in a village near Dhaka to Asutosh [[Shome]] and Sarajubala Shome. She was known as '''Ranu Shome''' before she married the Bengali writer, [[Buddhadev Bose]]. She had two daughters, Meenakshi Dutta and Damayanti Basu Singh, and a son, Suddhasil Bose, who died at the age of 42. One of her granddaughters, Kankabati Dutta, is also a well-known writer in Bengali. | She was born in a village near Dhaka in 1915<ref name=":0">{{cite magazine|date=13 October 2006|title=Pratibha Basu, R.I.P.|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/pratibha-basu-rip/422070|magazine=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]]|access-date=26 July 2021|agency=PTI}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite magazine|last=Clifford|first=Pat|date=2008|title=George Oppen, Buddhadev Bose and Translation|url=http://jacketmagazine.com/36/oppen-clifford-bose.shtml|magazine=[[Jacket2]]}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{cite news|last=Sengupta|first=Ratnottama|date=10 January 2015|title=Soi Mela salutes Pratibha Basu|newspaper=The Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Soi-Mela-salutes-Pratibha-Basu/articleshow/45828500.cms|access-date=26 July 2021}}</ref> to Asutosh [[Shome]] and Sarajubala Shome.{{Citation needed|date=July 2021}} She was known as '''Ranu Shome''' before she married the Bengali writer, [[Buddhadev Bose]] in 1934.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{cite news|last=Sarkar|first=Sebanti|date=30 November 2008|title=Treading the boards with Buddhadeva|newspaper=The Telegraph India|publisher=The Telegraph|location=Calcutta|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1081130/jsp/calcutta/story_10182184.jsp|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180212083647/https://www.telegraphindia.com/1081130/jsp/calcutta/story_10182184.jsp|archive-date=12 February 2018}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{cite news|last=Chowdhury|first=HQ|date=25 September 2010|title=Of men and music|newspaper=The Daily Star|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-155796|access-date=26 July 2021}}</ref> She had two daughters, Meenakshi Dutta and Damayanti Basu Singh, and a son, Suddhasil Bose, who died at the age of 42.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":4">{{cite news|last=Banerjee|first=Sudeshna|date=1 March 2015|title=Women and word power|newspaper=The Telegraph|location=Calcutta|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1150301/jsp/calcutta/story_6252.jsp|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150708182733if_/https://www.telegraphindia.com/1150301/jsp/calcutta/story_6252.jsp#.VZ1rmDMYDZs|archive-date=8 July 2015}}</ref> One of her granddaughters, Kankabati Dutta, is also a well-known writer in Bengali.<ref name=":2" /> | ||
Bose was also a singer of popular songs. The poet [[Kazi Nazrul Islam|Nazrul Islam]], singer Dilip Kumar Roy, and [[Rabindranath Tagore]] admired her voice and taught her their own songs. She made her first [[gramophone record|LP]] at the age of 12 and continued until the 1940s, when she gave up singing and started writing. | Bose was also a singer of popular songs. She was a pupil of [[Gul Mohammad Khan|Ustad Gul Mohammad Khan]].<ref name=":3" /> The poet [[Kazi Nazrul Islam|Nazrul Islam]], singer Dilip Kumar Roy, and [[Rabindranath Tagore]] admired her voice and taught her their own songs.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3" /> She made her first [[gramophone record|LP]] at the age of 12 and continued until the 1940s, when she gave up singing and started writing.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" /> | ||
Bose has written 200 books, all of which have been commercially successful. Monolina was her first novel, published in 1940. Several of her novels have been made into successful movies. After becoming a best-seller, publishers fought against each other for her books. | Bose has written 200 books, all of which have been commercially successful.<ref name=":0" /> Monolina was her first novel, published in 1940.{{Citation needed|date=July 2021}} Several of her novels have been made into successful movies.<ref name=":2" /> After becoming a best-seller, publishers fought against each other for her books.{{Citation needed|date=July 2021}} | ||
She had been known to be a great lover of animals. She was paralyzed from head to toe in 1972 because of an adverse reaction to an anti-[[rabies]] shot, which had become necessary as she was rescuing stray dogs who had rabies. | She had been known to be a great lover of animals. She was paralyzed from head to toe in 1972 because of an adverse reaction to an anti-[[rabies]] shot, which had become necessary as she was rescuing stray dogs who had rabies.{{Citation needed|date=July 2021}} | ||
She died on 13 October 2006, in Kolkata from "prolonged illness".<ref name=":0" /> | |||
==Awards and honours== | ==Awards and honours== | ||
She was awarded 'Bhubonmohini' gold medal from the [[University of Calcutta]] for her contribution in Bengali language and literature | She was awarded 'Bhubonmohini' gold medal from the [[University of Calcutta]] for her contribution in Bengali language and literature. She was also awarded the [[Ananda Purashkar]].{{Citation needed|date=July 2021}} | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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== External links == | |||
* | * Bose's works via: | ||
* | ** [http://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n80139855/ WorldCat] | ||
* | ** [https://openlibrary.org/authors/OL1235A/Protiva_Bose Open Library] ([https://openlibrary.org/authors/OL4967407A/Pratibha_Basu alternate spelling]) | ||
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| Born | Ranu Shome 13 March 1915 |
| Died | 13 October 2006 (aged 91) Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
Protiva Bose (also spelled Pratibha Basu; Bengali: প্রতিভা বসু) (March 13, 1915 – 13 October 2006) was a singer and one of the most prolific and widely read Bengali writers of novels, short stories, and essays.
Biography[edit | edit source]
She was born in a village near Dhaka in 1915[1][2][3] to Asutosh Shome and Sarajubala Shome.[citation needed] She was known as Ranu Shome before she married the Bengali writer, Buddhadev Bose in 1934.[1][2][4][5] She had two daughters, Meenakshi Dutta and Damayanti Basu Singh, and a son, Suddhasil Bose, who died at the age of 42.[1][6] One of her granddaughters, Kankabati Dutta, is also a well-known writer in Bengali.[3]
Bose was also a singer of popular songs. She was a pupil of Ustad Gul Mohammad Khan.[5] The poet Nazrul Islam, singer Dilip Kumar Roy, and Rabindranath Tagore admired her voice and taught her their own songs.[1][5] She made her first LP at the age of 12 and continued until the 1940s, when she gave up singing and started writing.[5][6]
Bose has written 200 books, all of which have been commercially successful.[1] Monolina was her first novel, published in 1940.[citation needed] Several of her novels have been made into successful movies.[3] After becoming a best-seller, publishers fought against each other for her books.[citation needed]
She had been known to be a great lover of animals. She was paralyzed from head to toe in 1972 because of an adverse reaction to an anti-rabies shot, which had become necessary as she was rescuing stray dogs who had rabies.[citation needed]
She died on 13 October 2006, in Kolkata from "prolonged illness".[1]
Awards and honours[edit | edit source]
She was awarded 'Bhubonmohini' gold medal from the University of Calcutta for her contribution in Bengali language and literature. She was also awarded the Ananda Purashkar.[citation needed]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Pratibha Basu, R.I.P." Outlook. PTI. 13 October 2006. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Clifford, Pat (2008). "George Oppen, Buddhadev Bose and Translation". Jacket2.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Sengupta, Ratnottama (10 January 2015). "Soi Mela salutes Pratibha Basu". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ↑ Sarkar, Sebanti (30 November 2008). "Treading the boards with Buddhadeva". The Telegraph India. Calcutta: The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 12 February 2018.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Chowdhury, HQ (25 September 2010). "Of men and music". The Daily Star. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Banerjee, Sudeshna (1 March 2015). "Women and word power". The Telegraph. Calcutta. Archived from the original on 8 July 2015.
External links[edit | edit source]
- Bose's works via: