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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.
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee was one of the earliest graduates of the newly established Calcutta University. After his BA, he joined the colonial government as a civil servant, becoming a Deputy Collector and later a Deputy Magistrate.
This module talks about Bankimchandra and his contribution to Indian intellectual tradition with his original thoughts in the field of literature, religion, philosophy and history. He is not only a great novelist in Bengali but his literary contribution is widely acclaimed by the other Indian critics too.
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee or Bankimchandra Chattopadhyaya was a famous Bengali poet, writer, and journalist who contributed significantly toward the creation of modern Bengali prose, freed from its earlier dependence on Sanskrit literary styles.
Almost serving as a revolutionary call to arms, Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay’s Anandamath ( The Abbey of Bliss, 1882) ignited the spirits of the Indian youth. It became a clarion call for reclaiming national pride and serving the motherland even at the cost of one’s own life.
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.
Jun 27, 2018 · Vande Mataram has been India's national song since 1937. Sung by generations of Indians to evoke the motherland, the song was written by Bengali writer Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay. Bankim's lyrics were written in 1882 when nationalism itself was at a very nascent stage of development.
Jun 27, 2018 · Few Indians know about the legend who so meticulously crafted India's national song, Vande Mataram. Here's the little-known story of Bengal's Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay.
