Background
He was born in Howrah, West Bengal, and studied at the Howrah Vivekananda Institution. Basu was born on 21 October 1928 in Howrah, West Bengal.
He was born in Howrah, West Bengal, and studied at the Howrah Vivekananda Institution. Basu was born on 21 October 1928 in Howrah, West Bengal.
He is a researcher on Swami Vivekananda and his books on the subject include Sahashya Vivekananda and Bandhu Vivekananda. He was a student and professor at Calcutta University, and retired in 1993 as the Head of the Bengali Language Department there. He was a student at the Howrah Vivekananda Institution.
He received an Master of Arts degree from Calcutta University, and later became a professor of Bengali literature there.
He was appointed the head of the department in 1985, and remained in that position until his retirement in 1993. Basu had written 48 publications by 1999.
Many of his printed works have been in Bengali, including biographies, essays, and criticism: Vivekananda o Samakalin Bharatbarsha (seven volumes), Sahasya Vivekananda, Nivedita Lokmata (four volumes), Samakalin Bharate Subhaschandra, Madhya Yuger kabi o Kabya, Chandidas o Bidyapati, Amader Nivedita, Krishna anad Rasasagar Vidyasagar. His English language books have included Comparative Religion and Swadeshi Movement in Bengal and Freedom Struggle of India, and he was the chief editor of the book Letters of Sister Nivedita.
He has also penned books on cricket.
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