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of Subhash Mukhopadhyay and poets likeBishnu De, whose poetic contributions areconsidered to have brought about asignificant reorientation of BanglaLiterature. In fact, the changes thatemerged in Bangla writings after Bankim,Sharat, Tagore are the outcome ofexperimentation in content and styles ofwritings. Among Bangla writers as also inBuddha Dev Bose one sees the tendencyto free themselves from the influence ofTagore, though ironically it is possible onlyafter an extensive study and a deepunderstanding of Tagore's writings.Dr. Aloke Ranjan Dasgutpa in hismonograph on Buddha Dev Bose reachesa significant conclusion about him thatBuddha Dev Bose discovered with hispredilection in literary criticism throughRabindranath or the study of RavindraSahitya. It can be said without doubt thatthe Indian readers came to know ofRabindranath Tagore's greatness — throughthe discursive writings of Buddha Dev Boseas also through the writings of other Banglawriters, Dr. Aloke Ranjan Dasgupta whohad worked with Buddha Dev Bose inJadavpur University in the field ofcomparative literature clarifies — the bestexamples of Tagorian criticism are foundin the literary studies of Buddha Dev Bose.They are neither biography nor literarycriticism but incorporate the qualities ofboth. This is to say that B.B. created anew type of critical genre to understandTagore. Buddha Dev Bose understood thefgndi •colossal that was Tagore. His study fallsin the same category as that of Ajit KumarChakravarty, Premanath Vidhi and PrabhatKumar Mukhopadhyaya.Certainty Buddha Dev Bose evaluatedafter serious scrutiny Tagore's significanceand relevance to our times. He admittedthat Tagore is a literary phenomenon andnature is an important aspect of his literaryouvre.Almost all of the initial twentiethcentury Bangla writings are influenced byTagore. It is natural that Tagore is not onlyappreciated but venerated in Banglaliterature. But later 20th century literaryevaluation of Tagore has been moreobjective than the earlier criticism, sinceit could detach itself from the emotionalburden of proximity to the great writer.Questions are begun to be raised aboutTagore's literary contribution, this is thatsecond strand of writing which recognizesthe literary merit of both old and new andtheir respective contribution to the makingof modern Bangla literature. In thiscontext, Tagore should be recognized asa creative harbinger, wielding massiveinfluence on writers and their writingsalike. All this could possibly happen whenTagore's multifaceted genius wasunderstood and his literary impact defined.Buddha Dev Bose undertook this task ina planned manner though respectingTagore's genius yet undeterred by hisreputation, he was guided by his ownincisive judgement and intellect.April-June 2013 :: 23