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Prose must be written in language that is well understood by its readers. The world would hardly miss those literary works that are mastered by only half-a-dozen pundits.

Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

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About Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

Bankim Chandra Chatterjee (also Chattopadhayay) (27 June 1838 – 8 April 1894) was an Indian novelist, poet and journalist. He was the author of the 1882 Bengali language novel Anandamath, which is one of the landmarks of modern Bengali and Indian literaure. He was the composer of Vande Mataram, originally in Sanskrit, personifying India as a mother goddess and inspiring activists during the Indian Independence Movement. Chattopadhayay wrote fourteen novels and many serious, serio-comic, satirical, scientific and critical treatises in Bengali. He is known as Sahitya Samrat (Emperor of Literature) in Bengali.

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Native Name: বঙ্কিমচন্দ্র চট্টোপাধ্যায়

Alternative Names: Baṅkimacandra Caṭṭopādhyāẏa • Bankim Chandra Chatterji • Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay • Babu Bankim Chandra Chatterjee • Bankim chandra chatterjee • Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay(originally Bengali)

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