Durgeshnandini

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Durgeshnandini
AuthorBankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
Original titleদুর্গেশনন্দিনী
LanguageBengali
GenreNovel
Publication date
1865
Publication placeIndia
Media typePrint

Durgeshnandini (Bengali: দুর্গেশনন্দিনী, Doorgeshnondini, Daughter of the Feudal Lord[1]) is a Bengali historical romance novel written by Indian writer Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay in 1865.[2] Durgeshnandini is a story of the love triangle between Jagat Singh, a Mughal General, Tilottama, the daughter of a Bengali feudal lord and Ayesha, the daughter of a rebel Pathan leader against whom Jagat Singh was fighting. The story is set against the backdrop of Pathan-Mughal conflicts that took place in south-western region of modern-day Indian state of Paschimbanga (West Bengal) during the reign of Akbar.[2]

Durgeshnandini is the first Bengali novel written by Bankim Chandra as well as the first major Bengali novel in the history of Bengali literature.[2] The story of the novel was borrowed from some local legends of Arambag region, Hooghly district, Paschimbanga, collected by Bankim Chandra’s great-uncle.[3] Although the conservative critics mocked the lucidity of Bankim Chandra’s language, Durgeshnandini was highly praised by most of the contemporary scholars and newspapers.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference sukumarseneng was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b c Bandyopadhyay, Asit Kumar (2007) [1998]. Bangla Sahityer Itibritta [History of Bengali Literature] (in Bengali). Vol. VIII (3rd ed.). Kolkata: Modern Book Agency Pvt Ltd. pp. 493–502.
  3. ^ a b Bagal, ed. (2003) [1953]. "Upanyas-Prasange" [On Novels]. Bankim Rachanavali [Complete Works of Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay] (in Bengali). Vol. I (20th ed.). Kolkata: Sahitya Sansad. pp. XXX–XXXII. ISBN 81-85626-13-8.