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Bengali literature: Quick Facts

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Rabindranath Tagore, with long white hair and beard, sits and reads from a paper, wearing traditional clothing in an indoor setting.
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Candidus
Greek theologian
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Shamsur Rahman
Bengali poet, journalist, and human rights advocate
Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
Bengali writer
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Utpal Dutt
Indian actor, director, writer, playwright
Kazi Nazrul Islam
Kazi Nazrul Islam
Bengali author
Portrait of Indian poet Rabindranath Tagore with long wavy hair and a full beard, wearing a simple robe and looking directly at the camera.
Rabindranath Tagore
Bengali poet
Michael Madhusudan Dutt
Michael Madhusudan Dutt
Indian author
Taslima Nasrin
Taslima Nasrin
Bangladeshi author
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Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
Indian author

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