Prakalpana Movement
Bengali literary movement
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The Prakalpana Movement, also known as the "Hypothesis" Movement, was a literary movement launched in 1969 by Vattacharja Chandan. This movement encouraged writing in both Bengali and English. It was an avant-garde movement that challenged existing ideas about literature. The Prakalpana Movement was one of three influential movements that shaped Bengali literature, alongside the Kallol and Hungry Generation movements.1
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