Bengali famous writers

Famous Bengali writers & poets

Bengali literature has produced India's only Nobel literature laureate. From Rabindranath to today, here are the giants.

রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর
rôbīndrônāth ṭhākur
Rabindranath Tagore — Nobel laureate, polymath, author of two national anthems
Meaning: Gitanjali, Gora, Ghare Baire, Jana Gana Mana, Amar Sonar Bangla
1861–1941 · Nobel Prize in Literature 1913
কাজী নজরুল ইসলাম
kāji nôjrul islām
Kazi Nazrul Islam — the "rebel poet", national poet of Bangladesh
Meaning: Bidrohi (The Rebel), Agnibeena, Sanchita
1899–1976
বঙ্কিম চন্দ্র চট্টোপাধ্যায়
baṅkim côndrô côṭṭopādhyāy
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay — author of Vande Mataram
Meaning: Anandamath, Durgeshnandini, Bishabriksha
1838–1894
শরৎচন্দ্র চট্টোপাধ্যায়
śôrôtcôndrô côṭṭopādhyāy
Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay — beloved novelist of rural Bengal
Meaning: Devdas, Parineeta, Srikanta
1876–1938
মহাশ্বেতা দেবী
môhāśbêtā debī
Mahasweta Devi — Jnanpith novelist, activist for tribal rights
Meaning: Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa, Aranyer Adhikar
1926–2016 · Jnanpith 1996

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