Labanyaprabha Bose

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]

Labanyaprabha Bose
Born	Pabna District, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died	1919 (1920)
Nationality	British Indian
Known for	Bengali literature
Spouse	Hemchandra Sarkar
Relatives	Jagadish Chandra Bose (brother)

Biography

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.