Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

Indian writer, poet and journalist from Bengal

Date of Birth: 26-Jun-1838

Place of Birth: Naihati, West Bengal, India

Date of Death: 08-Apr-1894

Profession: writer, civil servant, novelist

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Bankimchandra Chatterjee or Bankimchandra Chatjee (27 June 1838–8 April 1894) was an Indian novelist, poet and journalist.
He was the composer of Vande Mataram, originally in Sanskrit stotra personifying India as a mother goddess and inspiring activists during the Indian Independence Movement.
Chattopadhyay wrote thirteen novels and many serious, serio-comic, satirical, scientific and critical treatises in Bengali.
His works were widely translated into other regional languages of India as well as in English.
He was born on 13th Ashard 1245, as per Bengali calendar.