Michael Madhusudan Datta Biography

Michael Madhusudan Datta,  Datta also spelled Dutt    (born Jan. 25, 1824, Sāgardari, Bengal, India —died June 29, 1873, Calcutta, India), poet and dramatist, the first great poet of modern Bengali literature.Datta was a dynamic, erratic personality and an original genius of a high order. He was educated at the Hindu College, Calcutta, the cultural home of the Western-educated Bengali middle class. In 1843 he became...

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Sukumar Ray Biography

Sukumar Ray was born on 30 October 1887 inKolkata & died on 1923 Kolkata, was a Bengali humorous poet, story writer and playwright. As perhaps the most famous Indian practitioner of literary nonsense, he is often compared to Lewis Carroll. His works such as the collection of poems “Aboltabol”, novella “HaJaBaRaLa”, short story collection “Pagla Dashu” and play “Chalachittachanchari” are considered nonsense masterpieces equal...

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Sarat Chandra Chattopadhay Biography

Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay was born on 15th September 1876, in Debanandapur, Hooghly, India. His family was occasionally supported by other family members and Sarat Chandra's lack of financial stability would influence his writing in years to come. He started his education at "Pyari Pandit"s" pathshala and then he took admission at Hooghly Branch High School. Although he began as a fine arts student, Chattopadhyay left his studies...

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Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar Biography

Ishwar Chandra Bandopadhaya, was born in Birsingha village of Midnapore district, West Bengal. His father Thakurdas Bandyopadhyay and mother Bhagavati Devi were very religious persons. Their economic condition was not that stable and subsequently the childhood days of Vidyasagar were spent in abject poverty. After the completion of elementary education at the village school, his father took him to Calcutta (Kolkata). It is believed that...

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Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhay Biography

Bibhuti bhushan Bandopadhay was born on the 12th September 1894, in Kalyani, Muratipur village in the Nadia of Bengal, British India. He was born at his maternal uncle's house in a Hindu Brahmin family. His father Mahananda Bandopadhyay, was a 'Kathak' - a person who recites stories for a living - and also a Sanskrit scholar. Bibhutibhushan finished his schooling in Bongaon High School, which happened to be one of the oldest institutions...

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