Modern History PYQ 598 of 636 · Magazines, Books and Their Authors

The novel ‘Durgesh Nandini’ is written by:

  1. ARabindranath Tagore
  2. BTaraknath Gangopadhyaya
  3. CSwarna Kumari
  4. DBankim Chandra Chatterjee

43rd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1999

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Correct answer: (d) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

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Durgesh Nandini was written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee. It was published in 1865. He also wrote novels like Anandamath, Rajsingha, and Bishabriksha, giving Bengali literature a new direction. Durgesh Nandini was Bankim Chandra’s first novel published in the Bengali language.

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