Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
Indian writer, poet and journalist (1838–1894) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay (also Chatterjee) CIE (26 or 27 June 1838[4] – 8 April 1894[5]) was an Indian novelist, poet, essayist[6] and journalist.[7][8] He was the author of the 1882 Bengali language novel Anandamath, which is one of the landmarks of modern Bengali and Indian literature. He was the composer of Vande Mataram, written in highly Sanskritised Bengali, personifying Bengal as a mother goddess and inspiring activists during the Indian Independence Movement. Chattopadhayay wrote fourteen novels and many serious, serio-comic, satirical, scientific and critical treatises in Bengali. He is known as Sahitya Samrat (Emperor of Literature) in Bengali.[9][10][11][12][13]
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Native name | বঙ্কিমচন্দ্র চট্টোপাধ্যায় |
Born | 26 June 1838[1][2][3] Naihati, Bengal, British India |
Died | 8 April 1894(1894-04-08) (aged 55) Calcutta, Bengal, British India |
Pen name | Kamalakanta |
Occupation | Writer, poet, novelist, essayist, journalist, government official |
Language | Bengali, English |
Alma mater | University of Calcutta |
Literary movement | Bengal Renaissance |
Notable works | Durgeshnandini Kapalkundala Devi Chaudhurani Anandamath Bishabriksha |
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