Category Archives: Bengali Icons

Michael Madhusudan Datta – Miusunderstood by Mediocres

Posted on April 2, 2021 by secondsaturn

Betrayed By Hope. A Play on the Life of Michael Madhusudan Dutt. Namita Gokhale and Malashri Lal. Harper and Collins. New Delhi. 2020. Betrayed By Hope is a slim volume consisting of a single play that seeks to investigate the … Continue reading →

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15th September, Sarat Chandra Chatterjee

Posted on September 15, 2020 by secondsaturn

Today is the birth anniversary of Sarat Chandra Chattpadhyay, the greatest novelist that India has ever known, perhaps the greatest in the world, if the impact factor is taken in. He wrote in Bengali and has been the world’s most … Continue reading →

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Doyen of Kallol _Premendra Mitra

Posted on August 21, 2017 by secondsaturn

Premendra Mitra   Premendranath Mitra is a popular novelist, poet, film script writer and director and is considered as a doyen, among others, of the Kallol movement. He can be credited with nearly a hundred composition in terms of novels, … Continue reading →

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Atul Prasad Sen…

Posted on March 13, 2017 by secondsaturn

Atul Prasad Sen, more commonly referred to as Atul Prasad is one of Bengal’s most popular song writer and composer. Atul Prasadi music is reckoned as a leading strand in Bengali culture, one that needs specialized training and practice. Atul … Continue reading →

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