Bibhutibhushan bandopadhyay biography of mahatma
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Historical Perspective
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (1486-1533): Chaitanya was born as Visvambhar Mishra in 1486 as the second son of Jagannath Mishra and Sachi Devi in the town of Nabadwip in Nadia,West Bengal, India. In his youth, Chaitanya was an erudite scholar, whose learning and skills in argumentation were next to none. Though religious at heart, Chaitanya did not display an active interest in the Vaishnava religion in his younger years.
A number of stories also exist telling of Chaitanya’s apparent attraction to the chanting and singing of Krishna’s names from a very young age, but largely this was perceived as being secondary to his interest in acquiring knowledge and studying Sanskrit. When travelling to Gaya to perform the Sraddha ceremony for his departed father, Chaitanya met his guru, the ascetic Ishvara Puri, from whom he received initiation with the Gopala Krishna mantra. This meeting was to mark a significant change in Chaitanya’s outlook and upon his return to Bengal
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Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay
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Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay was an Indian writer in Bengali Language. He is known for some of his best works are- Pather Panchali(Song of Little Road), Aparajito(Undefeated), Aranyak, and Chander Pahar( Mountain of the Moon).
He was born on September 12, 1894 and died on November 1, 1950.
Early Life and Education
The Panitar Hamlet, which is close to Basirhat in the North 24 Parganas area of what is now West Bengal, is where the Bandyopadhyay family first lived. Ayurvedic physician Bandyopadhyay's great-grandfather finally made Barrackpore village, close to Gopalnagar, Banagram (now Bangaon), North 24 Parganas, his home.
However, Bandyopadhyay was born at his maternal uncle's home in Muratipur village, which is close to Kalyani in Nadia. His father, Mahananda Bandyopadhyay, was a professional storyteller and scholar of Sanskrit. Mahananda and his wife, Mrinalini, had five children, with Bandyopadhyay being the oldest. His childhood re
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Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay
Bandyopadhyay's works are largely set in rural Bengal, with characters from that area. Several of his novels are set in Bongaon, including Pather Panchali, Adarsha Hindu Hotel, Ichamati, and Bipiner Sansarm while his Aranyak is set in a forest in Bhagalpur.[9] In 1921, Bandyopadhyay's first published short story, "Upekshita" appeared in Prabasi, at the time one of Bengal's leading literary magazines. However, he did not receive any critical attention until 1928, when his first novel Pather Panchali (also known in English as Song of the Little Road) was published (initially as a serial, then as a book in 1929). Pather Panchali brought Bandyopadhyay to prominence in Bengali literature, and the novel and its sequel Aparajito, were subsequently translated into numerous languages.[7] Additionally, these two were made into films by Satyajit Ray, and together with Apur Sansar, formed the highly successful Apu Trilogy.[10] Ray referr