Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay

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Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay was a 19th-century Indian novelist and poet, regarded as a key figure of the Bengal Renaissance and a pioneer of modern Bengali literature.

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instanceOf civil servant
essayist
journalist
novelist
person
poet
alternativeName Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
surface form: Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
authorOf Anandamath
Devi Chaudhurani
Dharmatattva
Durgeshnandini
Kapalkundala
Krishna Charitra
Krishnakanter Will
Lokrahitya
Radha
surface form: Radharani

Rajani
Vishabriksha
birthDate 1838-06-27
birthPlace Bengal Presidency
British India
Naihati
citizenship British India
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
deathDate 1894-04-08
deathPlace Bengal Presidency
British India
Calcutta
educatedAt Hooghly Mohsin College
Presidency College, Kolkata
surface form: Presidency College, Calcutta

University of Calcutta
employer Indian Civil Service
ethnicity Bengali
fullName Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay self-link
genre historical fiction
religious fiction
social novel
influenced Bengali literature
Indian independence movement
knownFor novel "Anandamath"
pioneering modern Bengali literature
Vande Mataram
surface form: song "Vande Mataram"
language Bengali
literaryLanguage Bengali
English
movement Bengali Renaissance
surface form: Bengal Renaissance

Indian nationalism
nameInBengali Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay self-linksurface differs
surface form: বঙ্কিমচন্দ্র চট্টোপাধ্যায়
notableWork Anandamath
Devi Chaudhurani
Durgeshnandini
Kapalkundala
Krishnakanter Will
occupation Deputy Magistrate
period 19th century
regionOfActivity Bengal
religion Hinduism
spouse Rajlakshmi Devi
wroteLyricsOf Vande Mataram

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Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay alternativeName Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
this entity surface form: Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
Indian state of West Bengal associatedWithPerson Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
subject surface form: West Bengal
Anandamath author Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
Vande Mataram author Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
Bengal culturalIcon Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay fullName Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay self-link
West Bengal hasCulturalIcon Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
Bengali literature hasNotableAuthor Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
Bipin Chandra Pal influencedBy Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
Vande Mataram lyricist Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay nameInBengali Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: বঙ্কিমচন্দ্র চট্টোপাধ্যায়
Presidency College, Kolkata notableAlumnus Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
Bengali Renaissance notableFigure Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
Bengal Presidency significantPerson Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
Vande Mataram writer Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay