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Bengali Writers
This article provides an alphabetical list of Bengali language authors. For a chronological list, see List of Bengali language authors. Pre-partition Bengal A *Abdul Hakim (poet), Abdul Hakim (1620–1690) *Afzal Ali (poet), Afzal Ali (16th-century) *Alaol (1606–1680) *Akkhoykumar Boral (1860–1919) B *Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay (1838–94) *Bharatchandra Ray (1712–60) *Begum Rokeya (1880–1932) D *Daulat Qazi (1600–1638) *Dawlat Wazir Bahram Khan (16th-century) *Dinesh Chandra Sen (1866–1939) *Dwijendralal Ray (1863–1913) E *Ekramuddin Ahmad (1872–1940) *Eyakub Ali Chowdhury (1888–1940) G *Girish Chandra Ghosh (1844–1912) *Girish Chandra Sen (1835/36-1910) *Gobindachandra Das (1885–1918) H *Heyat Mahmud (1693–1760) I *Ismail Hossain Siraji (1880–1931) *Ishwar Chandra Gupta (1812–59) *Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (1820–91) K *Krittibas Ojha (1443-15??) M *Michael Madhusudan Dutt (1824–73) *Mohammad Lutfur Rahman (1889� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bengali Language
Bengali, also known by its endonym and exonym, endonym Bangla (, , ), is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language belonging to the Indo-Iranian languages, Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages, Indo-European language family. It is native to the Bengal region (Bangladesh, India's West Bengal and Tripura) of South Asia. With over 242 million native speakers and another 43 million as second language speakers as of 2025, Bengali is the List of languages by number of native speakers, sixth most spoken native language and the List of languages by total number of speakers, seventh most spoken language by the total number of speakers in the world. Bengali is the Official language, official, National language, national, and most widely spoken language of Bangladesh, with 98% of Bangladeshis using Bengali as their first language. It is the second-most widely spoken scheduled languages of India, language in India. It is the official language of the Indian states of West ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gobindachandra Das
Gobindachandra Das () (1855–1918), was a Bengali poet and writer. Life Das was born in Gazipur of Bengal province. He was a very poor man and could not continue study. He was an employee of the Bhawal Estate. He had two daughters and a son. The younger one was named Bhaktimoyi who later was married to Haripada Bhowmik and was the mother of three children. Her son was Dilip Bhowmik(1948-1998). In the last part of his life, Das was in very poor health. Works Gobindachandra Das was a ‘Swavabkobi’, ‘A poet by nature’. His literary works were included in the curriculum of school level, secondary and higher secondary Bengali literature in Bangladesh. Some works * Kunkum * Kastury * Prem O Ful * Boijointi * Moger Muluk References * ''Bangla Sahitya'' (Bengali Literature), the national textbook of intermediate (college) level of Bangladesh Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prabhat Kumar Mukhopadhyay
Prabhat Kumar Mukhopadhyay (3 February 1873–5 April 1932) was a Bengali writer. He was born at Dhatrigram in present-day Purba Bardhaman district, West Bengal at his maternal uncle's house. His native place was Gurap in Hooghly district, West Bengal.''Samsad Bangali Charitabhidhan (Biographical dictionary)'', Sengupta, Subodh and Bose, Anjali, 1976, Sahitya Samsad, Calcutta, p 299 Personal life In 1888, he passed the entrance exam at the Jamalpur High School. In 1891, he received a Fine Arts degree from Patna College. In 1895, he received his bachelor's degree and he then went to study abroad in London. From 1901 to 1903, he studied law in London. In 1903, after becoming a barrister, he returned to Bengal to practice law in Darjeeling, Rangpur, and Gaya. He practiced law in these regions until 1916 when he became a professor at the University of Calcutta. He was a professor here until his death in 1932. Works Prabhat Kumar Mukhopadhyay is known to be a very famo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pramatha Chowdhury
Pramathanath Chaudhuri (7 August 1868 – 2 September 1946), known as Pramatha Chaudhuri, ''alias'' Birbal, was a Bengali essayist, poet, and writer. He was the nephew of Rabindranath Tagore as his mother was Sukumari Debi, the second sister of Tagore. He married musician and writer Indira Devi Chaudhurani, daughter of Satyendranath Tagore, the first Indian to have joined the Indian Civil Services and an author, composer and feminist, who was the second eldest brother of Rabindranath Tagore. Biography Life at Krishnanagar He studied in Krishnanagar Debnath High School in Krishnanagar. From his 5th to 13th year, Chaudhuri lived at Krishnanagar} Youth Chaudhuri joined the Presidency College, Kolkata for the First Arts course. But he had to shift to Krishnagar again as there was an outbreak of dengue fever in Kolkata and joined the sophomore year Arts class at Krishnagar College. He suspended his studies again and moved to his father in Dinajpur owing to persistent fever. Return ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nur Qutb Alam
Nūr Qut̤b ʿĀlam (, ) was a 14th-century Bengali Islamic scholar, author and poet. Based in the erstwhile Bengali capital Hazrat Pandua, he was the son and successor of Alaul Haq, a senior scholar of the Bengal Sultanate. He is noted for his efforts in preserving the Muslim rule of Bengal against Raja Ganesha and pioneering the Dobhashi tradition of Bengali literature. Early life and family Nur Qutb Alam was born in the city of Hazrat Pandua to a Bengali Muslim family descended from Khalid ibn al-Walid, an Arab commander and companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, who belonged to the Banu Makhzum clan of Quraysh. Alam's cousins, uncles and grandfathers were all employed by the Sultanate of Bengal, with his brother, Azam Khan, serving as the Wazir (Prime Minister). His father, Alaul Haq, was the court scholar of Bengal and entrusted with its treasury during the reign of Sikandar Shah. His grandfather, Shaykh Asʿad Khālidī, migrated to Bengal from Lahore and served a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nabinkali Devi
Nabinkali Devi was an Indian writer in Bengali language Bengali, also known by its endonym and exonym, endonym Bangla (, , ), is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language belonging to the Indo-Iranian languages, Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages, Indo-European language family. ... and sex worker known for her erotic poem titled ''Kaminikalanka'' (1886). A review of the book appeared in the magazine '' Hindoo Patriot'' to which the '' Indian Mirror'' responded with criticism of Devi. Works * References 19th-century Indian women writers Bengali-language writers Year of birth missing Year of death missing Women writers from West Bengal {{India-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nabinchandra Sen
Nabinchandra Sen (; 10 February 1847 – 23 January 1909) was a Bengali poet and writer, often considered one of the greatest poets prior to the arrival of Rabindranath Tagore. He commented on the battle of Plassey and the arrival of British Rule in India as "A night of Eternal Gloom". Life Nabinchandra was born in Noapara, Raozan Upazila in Chittagong on 10 February 1847 in a Baidya family. He studied at the Chittagong Collegiate School, clearing the school leaving Entrance examination in 1863, In 1865, he passed the FA exam from Presidency College, Calcutta. In 1868, he earned his BA from General Assembly's Institution (now Scottish Church College), and after teaching for a brief period at Hare School, he joined the colonial administrative services as a Deputy Magistrate. Sen retired in 1904, and died on 23 January 1909. He has been considered one of Bengal's greatest writers and poets. Works Sen's earliest poems were published in the ''Education Gazette'' edited by Peary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muhammad Muqim
Syed Muhammad Muqim () was an 18th-century Bengali poet, author and philosopher who was active during the advent of company rule in Bengal. His puthis are notable as they are interspersed with his own philosophical thoughts on prosody, music, astrology and religions. Background Muqim was born in the 18th century, to a Bengali Muslim family of Syeds in the neighbourhood of Noapara in Chittagong. His father, Syed Muhammad Daulat, had origins in Feni. Muqim later became a disciple of Sufi poet Ali Raza, and he was also inspired by the poetry of Muhammad Danesh. After losing his father at an early age, Muqim started his career at the record office of Ali Akbar Chowdhury, a prominent zamindar of Chittagong. Bichitra Sen of ''The Azadi ''Daily Azadi'' () is a Bangladeshi newspaper published in Bangladesh. History ''The Azadi'' was first published on 5 September 1960. The paper was pro-democracy and supported various autonomy movements in East Pakistan. It was blacklisted by the ...' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammad Lutfur Rahman
Mohammad Lutfur Rahman (1889-1936), a Bengali author, was born in Magura District. Life Mohammad Lutfur Rahman, was a teacher and afterwards went to Kolkata and established a helping house for women named, ‘Naritirtha’. He published a magazine named ''Narishakti''. Later, Mohammad Lutfur Rahman became a homeopathic doctor. Writing career His literary works were included in the curriculum of school level, secondary, higher secondary and graduation level Bengali literature in Bangladesh. Self-development books *Unnoto Jibon *Manob Jibon *Mohot Jibon *Shotto Jibon *Uccho Jibon *Jubak Jibon *Dharmo Jibon *Cheleder Mohottokotha *Musolman *Mangal Vabishat *Priti Upohar *Bashor Upohar *Raihan *Pothohara *Uddom o Porishrrom Poetry *Prokash Translations *Chotoder Karbala *Don Quixote References *Golpo Songroho (Collected Stories), the national textbook of B.A. (pass and subsidiary) course of Bangladesh, published by University of Dhaka The University of Dhaka (), also kn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Madhusudan Dutt
Michael Madhusudan Dutt (born Sri Madhusudan Dutta; ; 25 January 1824 – 29 June 1873) was a Bengali poet and playwright. He is considered one of the pioneers of Bengali literature. Early life Madhusudan was born in Sagardari, a village in Keshabpur Upazila, Jessore District of Bengal (present-day Bangladesh), to a Hindu family. His father was Rajnarayan Dutt and his mother was Jahnabi Devi. His family, being reasonably well-off, ensured that Madhusudan received an education in the English language and additional tutorship in English at home. Rajnarayan had intended for this Western education to open the doors for a government position for his son. College and religious conversion After he finished his education in Sagardari at roughly the age of fifteen, Rajnarayan sent Madhusudhan to Calcutta to attend Hindu College with the eventual aim of becoming a barrister. At Hindu College, Michael studied under a westernized curriculum in a university which had been express ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krittibas Ojha
Mahakavi Krittibas Ojha (; 1381–1461) was a medieval Bengali people, Bengali poet. His major contribution to Bengali literature and culture was Hindu epic ''Ramayana, Rāmāyaṇa'' in Bengali language, Bengali. His work, the ''Śrīrām Pā̃cālī'', is popularly known as the ''Krittivasi Ramayan''. His work, edited by Jaygopal Tarkalankar, was published by the Serampore Mission Press. Life Krittibas Ojha was born in a Bengalis, Bengali Kulin Brahmin family at Phulia village of modern-day Nadia district in the Indian state of ''Paschimbanga'' (West Bengal). He was the eldest among his father Banamali Ojha's six sons and one daughter. The word "Krittibas" is an epithet of Hindu god Shiva. It is known that when Krittibas was born, his grandfather Murari Ojha was preparing for a pilgrimage to Chandaneswar in Odisha, hence the child was named after Shiva, the predominant deity of the nearest Odisha pilgrimage to Bengal. At the age of 11, Krittibas was sent to Nabadwip (in other o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Ishwar Chandra Bandyopadhyay (26 September 1820 – 29 July 1891), popularly known as Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (), was an Indian educator and social reformer of the nineteenth century. His efforts to simplify and modernise Bengali language, Bengali prose were significant. He also rationalised and simplified the Bengali alphabet and type, which had remained unchanged since Charles Wilkins and Panchanan Karmakar had cut the first (wooden) Bengali Sort (typesetting), type in 1780. He was renowned as one of the main proponents of the Bengal Renaissance. He was the most prominent campaigner for Hindu widow remarriage, petitioning the Legislative Council despite severe opposition, including a counter petition (by Radhakanta Deb and the Dharma Sabha) which had nearly four times as many signatures. Even though widow remarriage was considered a flagrant breach of Hindu customs and was staunchly opposed, James Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie, Lord Dalhousie personally finalised t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
