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Kabuliwala, is a Bengali short story written by Rabindranath Tagore in 1892, [1] [2] during Tagore's "Sadhana" period (named for one of Tagore's magazines) from 1891 to 1895. . The story is about a fruit seller, a Pashtun (his name is Rahmat) from Kabul, Afghanistan, who visits Calcutta (present day Kolkata, India) each year to sell dry frui
Jibanananda Das ( জীবনানন্দ দাশ ) (Bengali pronunciation: ['dʒibonˌanondoː daʃ]) (17 February 1899 – 22 October 1954) [1] was a Bengali poet, writer, novelist and essayist in the Bengali language.
The story of Rama as depicted by Krittivas Ojha inspired many later-day poets, including Michael Madhusudan Dutt and Rabindranath Tagore. The text is noted for its exploration of the concept of Bhakti , which would later contribute to the emergence of Vaishnavism in Gangetic Bengal and the surrounding regions.
The first Bangla novelists were Peary Chand Mitra (1814–1883) and Kali Prasanna Singha (1840–1870). [3] Under the pen name of 'Tekchand Thakur, Peary Chand Mitra wrote the first Bengali novel Alaler Gharer Dulal (1858).
Jibon Theke Neya (lit. ' Taken from Life ') is a critically acclaimed Bengali-language East-Pakistani film directed by Zahir Raihan.Released in 1970, it has been described as an example of "national cinema", using discrete local traditions to build a representation of the Bangladeshi national identity [2] [3]
The first Bangla books to be printed were those written by Christian missionaries. Dom Antonio's Brahmin-Roman-Catholic Sambad, for example, was the first Bangla book to be printed towards the end of the 17th century. Bangla writing was further developed as Bengali scholars wrote textbooks for Fort William College. Although these works had ...
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Kazi Nazrul Islam (Bengali: কাজী নজরুল ইসলাম, pronounced [kad͡ʒi ˈnod͡ʒɾul islam] ⓘ; 24 May 1899 [b] – 29 August 1976) was a Bengali poet, short story writer, journalist, lyricist and musician. [8]