Nabinchandra Sen
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Nabinchandra was born in Noapara,
Deputy Magistrate. Sen retired in 1904, and died on 23 January 1909. He has been considered one of Bengal's greatest writers and poets.[1][2]
Works
Sen's earliest poems were published in the Education Gazette edited by Peary Charan Sarker, and his first volume of poetry, Abakash Ranjani, was published in 1871. A second volume of Abakash Ranjani was published in 1877. Palashir Juddha (1875), a long epic poem lamenting the betrayal of
Buddha, and Cleopatra in the Bengali language, and made verse translations of the Bhagavad Gita and the Markandeya Purana. Nabindrachandra's Bhanumati (a novel-in-verse) and "Prabaser Patra" ( a memoir of his travels) also brought him fame. His five-volume autobiography, Amar Jiban (My Life), is an important document chronicling the politics and social aspirations of the Bengali literati in the late nineteenth century.[1][2]
Bibliography
Epics
His epic trilogy was based on New Mahabharata.
- Raivatak
- Kurukkhetra
- Provash[2]
Poetry
- Abakash Ranjani (1871)
- Palashir Juddha (1875)
Biographies
- Amitabha (biography of the Buddha)
- Khrishta'ra Jibani (biography of Jesus Christ)
- Cleopatra (biography of Cleopatra)[2]
Autobiography
- Probasher Potro
- Amar Jiban, in 5 volumes[2]
Poetic translations
- Geeta
- Chandi
Poetic novel
- Bhanumoti[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Guha, Bimal. "Sen, Nabinchandra". Banglapedia. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f "Distinguished alumni of the University of Calcutta". University of Calcutta. Archived from the original on 21 November 2011.
- ^ "British Occupation of Bengal | Indian History". 24 August 2016.
- ISBN 978-0-19-563140-1.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nabinchandra Sen.
- Works by Nabin Chandra Sen at Open Library
- Sen, Nabin Chandra at the West Bengal Public Library Network
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