Notes On The Bengal Renaissance

Book excerpt: This book provides an in-depth examination of the intellectual and cultural movement that took place in Bengal during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Sen explores the major figures involved in the movement, including Rabindranath Tagore and Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, and their contributions to the development of modern Indian literature and art. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.