Arjumand Ali Chowdhury | |
|---|---|
| Native name | আর্জুমন্দ আলী |
| Born | Arjuman Ali Chowdhury 1870 East Bhadeshwar, Golapganj, Sylhet District |
| Died | 1930 (aged 59–60) Rupsa, Tippera District, Bengal Province |
| Resting place | Rupsa, Faridganj, Chandpur District, Bangladesh |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Language | Bengali |
| Notable works | Premdarpaṇ, Hriday Sangīt |
| Relatives | Abidur Reza Chowdhury (brother-in-law) |
Arjumand Ali Chowdhury (Bengali: আর্জুমন্দ আলী চৌধুরী; 1870–1930), better known as simply Arjumand Ali, was a blind Bengali author and poet during the British Raj. The customary style of Bengali literature had historically been through poetry (puthis), with prose literature only emerging in the 19th century. Ali's Premdarpaṇ is the earliest example of a prose novel from Bengal's Muslim community.[1]