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Labanyaprabha Bose

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Labanyaprabha Bose
Born
Pabna District, Bengal Presidency, British India (present-day Bangladesh)
Died1919
NationalityBritish Indian
Known forBengali literature
SpouseHemchandra Sarkar
Parent(s)Bhagwan Chandra Bose (Father)
Bamasundari Bose (Mother)
RelativesJagadish Chandra Bose (Brother)

Labanyaprabha Bose (Labanyaprabha Sarkar after marriage) ( ? - 1919)[1][2] was a 19th-century British Indian women writer who edited the high-profile monthly children's magazine 'মুকুল' (Mukul in Bengali) for the last three years.[3]

Biography

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Labanyaprabha Bose was born in the village of Radhikhal in Bikrampur, British India, now Bangladesh. Her father, Bhagwan Chandra Bose, a Brahmin, was the headmaster of Mymensingh Zilla School. Her mother, Bamasundari Bose. Labanyaprabha was the third amongst her parents' five daughters. The world-famous physicist Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose was her younger brother.[4] In 1907, Labanya Prabha married Hemchandra Sarkar, a physician and was engaged in literary works for a long time in her life.[5] To facilitate religious practice in daily life, i.e. living in the light of religious beliefs and principles, worshipping God, self-improvement and achieving spiritual goals, she compiled a book titled 'দৈনিক' (Dainik in Bengali) in the form of a script, the first half and the second half of which were published in 1899 and 1901 respectively. As a result, many religious people benefited. She also wrote a good number of books in Bengali

  • Neeti Katha
  • Griher Katha
  • Shradhyay Smaran (1912)
  • Porinoy
  • kobi o kabyer katha
  • Pouranik Kahini Part 1 Mahabharata and Part 2 Ramayana
  • Anandamohan Basur Dainik Jibani (two volumes)

Her works were well-read and hold a special place in Bengali literature.[5]

She edited the well-known monthly childrens' magazine 'মুকুল (Mukul in Bengali)' for the last three years.

Labanyaprabha passed away in 1919.

References

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  1. ^ Shishir Kumar Das (2019). Sangsad Bangla sahitysangi. Sahitya Sangsad, Kolkata. p. 199. ISBN 978-81-7955-007-9. {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: checksum (help)
  2. ^ "বঙ্গসাহিত্যে নারী (in Bengali)". Retrieved 2025-06-07.
  3. ^ "Index of Kuntalin Awards in Bengali". 26 March 2020. Retrieved 2025-06-14.
  4. ^ Subodhchandra Sengupta & Anjali Bose (2016). Sansad Bengali Charitabhidhan Vol.I. Sahitya Sansad,Kolkata. p. 684. ISBN 978-81-7955-135-6.
  5. ^ a b Saraladevi Choudhurani. জীবনের ঝরাপাতা (Jibaner jharapata in Bengal). p. 235. Retrieved 2025-06-14.