Bangiya Sahitya Parishad
Bangiya Sahitya Parishad is a literary society in Maniktala of Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Established during the time of the British Raj, its goal is to promote Bengali literature, both by translating works in other languages to Bengali and promoting the production of original Bengali literature.
6 December 1908
 Facade of Bangiya Sahitya Parishad building | |
| Established | 23 July 1893 |
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| Focus | Study and development of the Bengali Language and Literature. |
| President | Baridbaran Ghosh |
| Formerly called | Bengal Academy of Literature |
| Location | , , |
| Address | 243/1, Acharya Prafulla Chandra Road, Kolkata-700006 |
| Website | bangiyasahityaparishat |
History
The organisation was founded by L. Leotard and Kshetrapal Chakraborty in 1893. Then it was known as 'The Bengal Academy of Literature'. On 29 April 1894, the name of the society itself was changed to 'Vangiya Sahitya Parishad'. 1894 saw the first officers, with Romesh Chunder Dutt as the first president and Rabindranath Tagore and Navinchandra Sen as vice presidents.[1] That same year saw the first publication of the society's journal, previously in English as most business of the society was, in Bengali. 1900 saw Rabindranath Tagore's brother, Satyendranath Tagore, made President. The society, which moved into its permanent home in 1909, rapidly expanded to over 30 branch offices. Its notable members have included Debendra Prasad Ghosh, Romesh Chunder Dutt, Sajanikanta Das and Ramendra Sundar Tribedi.
References
- Mozammel, Md Muktadir Arif (2012). "Vangiya Sahitya Parishad". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
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