Frequently referred to as a poet, he was a versatile writer who wrote novels, short stories, plays and essays in addition to poetry.

After completing his MA in English there, with distinction marks that remain unsurpassed as of 2007[update], he moved to Calcutta in 1931.

In a letter to his daughter Damayanti Basu Singh who just flew to the US for studies he wrote: Rumi, since this morning, I am really worried.

He used to place books beside the table lamp to block the light so that it wouldn't disturb our sleep.

But both in terms of theme and style, he reflected the marked influence of renowned Western poets, especially Baudelaire.

While the literary circles of Bengal did not hesitate to recognize him as a leading post-Tagore literary personality, Buddhadeva Bose achieved mass popularity when his novel Raat Bho're Brishti (রাত ভ'রে বৃষ্টি) was banned by the government on charges of obscenity.

It depicted a love triangle which explicitly allowed sex to play a critical role in human relationships.

Raat Bho're Brishti has been translated by Clinton B. Seely[10] with the title Rain through the Night.

He was the editor, principal contributor and scriptor of the Pataka, a hand-written literary magazine published by the school students.

BB distinguished himself by his commitment to modernity as reflected in the post-first-World War western literature.

At the same time he firmly asked his colleagues to refrain from following Rabindranath Tagore and to cultivate their own creativity.

Also, he published a highly appreciative article on this promising poet to draw attention of the literary circle.

For the first two years, Kavita was co-edited by Bose and Premendra Mitra while poet Samar Sen worked as an assistant editor.

While discussing Bengali poetry, Edward Thompson referred to the first issue of Kavita in the Times Literary Supplement of 1 February 1936.

[13] Books published from Kavita Bhavan included BB's Kankaboti (কঙ্কাবতী), Padatik (পদাতিক) of Subhas Mukhopadhyay, Koyekti Kobita (কয়েকটি কবিতা) of Samar Sen and Avijnan Basanta (অভিজ্ঞান বসন্ত) by poet Amiya Chakravarty.

The first version of Banalata Sen (বনলতা সেন) by Jibanananda Das belonged to this series, sponsored by Bose.

In 1961, BB published a carefully selected collection of poems of the French poet Charles Baudelaire translated by him into Bengali.

In the introduction to the translations, BB made a notable analysis of modernism in Western literature.

In fact it was a long essay that BB wrote in the Ananda Bazar Patrika, serialised in 1971 (1–4 January) under the title Bhojan Rasik Bangali (ভোজন রসিক বাঙালি).

It is his daughter Damayanti Basu Singh who in 2005 published the essay in the form a small book and herself provided recipes of the dishes referred to by Bose.

It is Salil Bandyopadhyay of Theatron Theatre Group, Calcutta, who produced some of BB's plays like Tapaswi-O-Tarangini (তপস্বী ও তরঙ্গিণী), Kolkatar Electra (কলকাতার ইলেক্ট্রা) and Anamni Angana (অনাম্নী অঙ্গনা) and drew attention of people to Bose as a playwright.

[8] Bose's Kolkatar Electra has been translated into English as Kolkata's Elektra: A Play in Three Acts by Sreejata Guha.

[16] Apart from formal recognition mentioned below, BB remains one of the most important literary personalities of the 20th century Bengali literature.

Buddhdaeb became the central figure in a cluster of poets who came to embody Bengali modernism in early 20th century.

In emphasizing BB's importance, Ashok Mitra commented, 'These days we buy tickets to hear a poet.

Ovinoy, Ovinoy Noy, Rekhachitro, Era Ar Ora, Abong Aro Oneke, Odrisho Satru, Misses Gupta, Premer Bichitra Goti, Ghorete Bhromro Elo, Notun Nesha, Feriwala O Onnano Golpo, Khatar Shhesh Pata, Ekti Sokal O Ekti Shyandhya, Golpo Songkolon, Shreshtho Golpo, Hridoyer Joyogan, Vashao Amar Vela.

Mayamalancha, Taposhi O Torongini, Kalshandhya (from Mahabharat), Punormilon, Kolkatar Electra, Anamni Angana, Pratham Partha.

Hothat Alor Jhalkani, Uttor Tirish, Kaler Putul, Sahityacharcha, Rabindranath: Kotha Sahitya, Sanga Nishangata Rabindranath, Prabandha Sonkolon, Mohavarater Kotha, An acre of green grass — a review of modern Bengali literature, Tagore — portrait of a poet.