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Bankim Chandra Chatterjee wasone of the great novelistsof nineteenth century Bengal. He wasa literary pioneer and nationalist whohad an exceptional ability to communicate with and arouse the masses. Bankim Chandra was born on 26th June 1838 in the village of Kathalpara, near Naihati, District 24 Parganas, WestBengal. He belonged to a distinguished family. Bankimwas the yongest of three sons of Jadabchandra Chatterjee andDurgadebi. His father was a Deputy Collector. Evenas a child Bankim showedgreat courage and virtuosity and never had any fear of the 'gora sahebs'- (the British). He was always brilliant in his studies and started writingpoetry at a young age. Bankim studied law from the Presidency College in Calcutta and was one of the first two graduates of the Calcutta University in 1858. He was immediately appointed- Deputy Magistrate by the British colonial government - a job he grudgingly held for three decades.However, Bankim continued his literary pursuits. He chose fiction as his theme and the first novel by him toappear in print was Rajmohan's Wife. It was written in English. His first Bengali novel was Durgeshnandini, and was published in 1865. The next novel Kapalkundala(1866) is one of the best romances written by Chatterjee. However Bankim Chandra wanted to stimulate the intellect of theBengalispeaking peoplethroughhis works and bringing about a cultural revival. With this end in viewhe brought out and edited the monthly Bangadarshan in 1872. Bamkim was also a nationalist to the core. His goal was the revival ofnational pridein protest againstBritish rule. In 1882, Anandamath was published. Anandamath became his most famous as well as his most political novel and a source of inspiration for the patriots fighting for the freedom of our country from the British rule. The chant of"Vande Mataram", was coined in this novel and it soon became a patriotic hymn that aroused the entire nation to fight for their freedom. Vande Mataram was later adopted by the Indian government as the nation's National Song. Throughout his life, Bankim wrote on social and political issues facing the society andthe country at that time like widow remarriage, education, lackof intellectual development and freedom. He believed that by communicatingwith the masses he could unite them against the British.The British Government honoured him with the title"Ray Bahadur" in 1892. Bankim Chandra passed away on8th April 1894.

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Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay or Bankim Chandra Chatterjee was an Indian poet and writer. He was a journalist too. He is the composer of Vande Mataram which served as an inspiration during the Indian Independence Movement. He was born on 27 June 1838. He had written many novels, commentaries, songs, and essays. He was appointed as the deputy Collector of Jessore after obtaining a degree in Law. He retired from the services of the government in 1891 as Deputy Magistrate.