Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
Personal Profile
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
Date of Birth:
June 27, 1838Zodiac Sign:
CancerPlace of Birth:
Naihati, Kathalpara, 24 Parganas District, Bengal, IndiaPlace of Death:
KolkataDate of Death:
April 8, 1894Sex:
MaleNationality:
IndianEducation:
Educated at the Mohsin College in Hooghly
Presidency College
University of Calcutta
Family
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
Brother:
Yadav (or Jadab) Chandra Chattopadhyaya
Durgadebi
Sanjeeb Chandra ChatterjeeSpouse:
Rajalakshmi Devi
Career
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
Trivia
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
- Had three daughters.
- Later married Rajalakshmi Devi.
- Was married at a very young of age of eleven, his first wife died in 1859.
- Believe that few writers in world literature have excelled in both philosophy and art as he has done.
- His humorous sketches are his best known works other than his novels.
- His years at work were peppered with incidents that brought him into conflict with the ruling British.
- Was appointed as Deputy Collector, just like his father, of Jessore, Chatterjee went on to become a Deputy Magistrate, retiring from government service in 1891.
- Later obtained a degree in Law as well, in 1869.
- Was one of the first two graduates of the University of Calcutta .
- Was educated at the Mohsin College in Hooghly and later at the Presidency College, graduating with a degree in Arts in 1857.
Biography
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
Last Updated: Monday, May 11, 2009Bankim Chandra Chatterjee (27 June 1838 - 8 April 1894) (Bengali: বঙ্কিম চন্দ্র চট্টোপাধ্যায় Bôngkim Chôndro Chôţţopaddhae) ('Chattopadhyay' in the original Bengali; 'Chatterjee' as spelt by the British) was a Bengali poet, novelist, essayist and journalist, most famous as the author of Vande Mataram or Bande Mataram, that inspired the freedom fighters of India, and was later declared the National Song of India.