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Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay (anglicized as Chatterjee) CIE (26 or 27 June 1838 – 8 April 1894) was an Indian novelist, poet, essayist 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.
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay was a poet, journalist, and novelist. In Bengali, Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay is known as the Emperor of Literature (Sahitya Samrat). This article will provide information about Bankim Chandra Chatterjee [1838-1894] in the context of the IAS Exam.
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee (born June 26/27, 1838, near Naihati, Bengal, India—died April 8, 1894, Calcutta) Indian author, whose novels firmly established prose as a literary vehicle for the Bengali language and helped create in India a school of fiction on the European model.
Jun 27, 2016 · His epic Anandamath — set in the background of the Sanyasi Rebellion (late 18th century), when Bengal was facing a famine too — made Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay an influential figure on the Bengali renaissance who kept the people of Bengal intellectually stimulated through his literary campaign.
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay was inspired by the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition of 14th and 15th century Bengal and it is from Bengal’s ‘bhakti’ traditions that he coined the idea of ‘anushilan’ in order upend the supremacy of Western cultural domination.
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay (June 26, 1838 - April 8, 1894) (Bengali: বঙ্কিম চন্দ্র চট্টোপাধ্যায় Bôngkim Chôndro Chôţţopaddhae) ("Chattopadhyay" in the original Bengali; "Chatterjee" as spelt by the British) was a Bengali poet, novelist, essayist, and journalist, most famous as the author ...
One of the first writers in India to write European-style novels, Bankim Chandra Chatterjee inspired patriotism and pride through his Bengali-language works. They were a source of inspiration to the independence movement that arose after his death.
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee (1838-1894) from North 24 Parganas in West Bengal, was among the few prominent Indian civil servants under the British Raj to valiantly raise his voice against the foreign rule.
The first two verses of Vande Mataram penned by legendary Bengali writer and novelist, Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay was selected as the National Song of India on January 24, 1950. The song shares the same status as the National Anthem ‘Jana Gana Mana’ barring certain official dictates.
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee was a renowned Bengali poet and presented the country with magical words of Vande Matram. This song inspired every freedom fighter to get involved in the struggle of freedom more deeply. The song was later declared the National Song of India.
