Siddhartha Bose (born on 4 April 1956) is one of the most notable writers in Bengali literature. He graduated from Indian Art College in Kolkata. His original name is Buddhadev Bose. Writer Samresh Basu gave him the name Siddhartha, which he uses as his pen-name.
In 1997, he won the National Award as an illustrator of the book named 'SONALI BHORER SWAPNO by Dr.Dwipayon Nath. In 2006 he received the Rammohan Ray award (RAMMOHAN RAY PUROSKAR) for his famous Bengali story Collage,that was published in the Little Magazine (Sanskritic Samosamay) in 2005. He had also received the Deshikottom Prabhatkumar Mukhopaddhya smriti puroskar or the Deshikottom Prabhatkumar Mukhopaddhya memorial award. Two of his most notable books are shaola o onanyo golpo andsakkhi bot and he is also the writer of the famous drama SeshkistiA number of his stories have been translated into English and Hindi. His dramas are regularly published in the magazine named Obhinoy His story,Rojnamcha was published in 2007 in Little Magazine.
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