The Lieutenant Governor of Calcutta appointed Bankim Chandra Chatterjee as Deputy Collector in the same year. He was in Government service for thirty-two years and retired in 1891. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, father of modern Bengali literature , wrote Anandamath and Vande Mataram, inspiring nationalism, reform, and India’s freedom movement. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee stands as one of the defining figures of Bengali literature and modern Indian thought. The 185th birth anniversary of Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay was celebrated on 27th June 2024. Read here to learn more about his life. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay ’s political philosophy stemmed from the firm belief that Indian society must synergize the best practices of the West without acknowledging a total subservient self-surrender to Western culture. He was thoroughly interested in European literature, Enlightenment thought, and Western polemic on rationality and morality. Learn about the life and works of Bankim Chandra Chatterjee , a Bengali novelist, poet, essayist and journalist. He is known for his historical novels, such as Anandamath, and the national song Vande Mataram.
