Peary Chand Mitra
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Peary Chand Mitra was a 19th-century Bengali writer, social reformer, and key figure of the Young Bengal movement known for promoting Western education and rationalist ideas in colonial India.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century writer
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Bengali writer ⓘ member of Young Bengal movement ⓘ person ⓘ social reformer ⓘ |
| activity |
advocacy of women’s education
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critique of social orthodoxy ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
development of modern Bengali prose
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social reform in 19th-century Bengal ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | British India ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Hindu College, Calcutta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Calcutta Public Library NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Bengali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
education reform
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literature ⓘ social reform ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
essay
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novel ⓘ social novel ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Henry Louis Vivian Derozio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
promoting Western education in Bengal
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promoting rationalist ideas in colonial India ⓘ use of colloquial Bengali prose ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Bengali
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English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | early Bengali novel tradition ⓘ |
| movement |
Bengal Renaissance
NERFINISHED
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Young Bengal movement NERFINISHED ⓘ rationalism ⓘ social reform movement in Bengal ⓘ |
| name | Peary Chand Mitra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeName | প্যারীচাঁদ মিত্র NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Alaler Gharer Dulal
NERFINISHED
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essays on social reform in Bengali periodicals ⓘ |
| occupation |
journalist
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librarian ⓘ social reformer ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| partOf | Young Bengal circle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Calcutta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Calcutta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | librarian of Calcutta Public Library ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| workLocation | Calcutta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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