Buddhadeva Bose

Buddhadeva Bose (1908–1974) is widely considered to be the successor to Rabindranath Tagore for the versatility and breadth of his literary work. A multifaceted writer and one of the leading lights of modern Bengali literature, Bose combines lyricism with a style of writing uniquely his own to create an unmatched legacy. TRANSLATOR BIO A r unava Sininha has translated twenty-seven works of fiction, non-fiction and poetry from Bengali into English. Twice the winner of the Crossword Translation Prize, he was born and brought up in Kolkata and lives in New Delhi.