Guwahati: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid homage to Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay on his 183rd birth anniversary and said he showcased the greatness of India’s ethos through his extensive body of work.
PM Modi took his Twitter and wrote, “Paying homage to Rishi Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay on his Jayanti. Through his extensive body of work, he showcased the greatness of India’s ethos. #VandeMataram, penned by him, inspires us to serve India with humility and devote ourselves towards empowering our fellow Indians”.
Paying homage to Rishi Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay on his Jayanti. Through his extensive body of work, he showcased the greatness of India’s ethos. #VandeMataram, penned by him, inspires us to serve India with humility and devote ourselves towards empowering our fellow Indians.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 27, 2021
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee or Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay was born on 27 June 1838.
He was an Indian novelist, poet and journalist.
Chattopadhyay was the composer of Vande Mataram, originally in Sanskrit, personifying India as a mother goddess and inspiring activists during the Indian Independence Movement.
Chattopadhyay wrote fourteen novels and many serious, serio-comic, satirical, scientific and critical treatises in Bengali. He is known as Sahitya Samrat (Emperor of Literature) in Bengali.
