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| Author | Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay |
|---|---|
| Original title | আনন্দ মঠ |
| Translator | Julius J. Lipner |
| Language | Bengali |
| Genre | (Nationalist) |
| Publisher | Ramanujan University Press, India |
Publication date | 1882 |
| Publication place | India |
Published in English | 2005, 1941, 1906 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 336 pp |
Anandamath (Bengali: আনন্দমঠ Anondomôţh) (lit. The Abbey of Bliss) is a Bengali historical novel, written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay and published in 1882. It is inspired by and set in the background of the Sannyasi Rebellion in the late 18th century, it is considered one of the most important novels in the history of Bengali and Indian literature.[1]
Vande Mataram, "Hail to the Motherland ", first song to represent India – as the Motherland was published in this novel.[2]
- ^ Julius, Lipner (2005). Anandamath. Oxford, UK: OUP. pp. 27–59. ISBN 978-0-19-517858-6.
- ^ Bhattacharya, Sabyasachi (2003). Vande Mataram. New Delhi: Penguin. pp. 68–95. ISBN 978-0-14-303055-3.