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  2. Bengali poetry - Wikipedia

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    Bengali poetry is a rich tradition of poetry in the Bengali language and has many different forms. Originating in Bengal , the history of Bengali poetry underwent three successive stages of development: poetry of the early age (like Charyapad ), the Medieval period and the age of modern poetry .

  3. Bengali literature - Wikipedia

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    The first Bangla books to be printed were those written by Christian missionaries. Dom Antonio's Brahmin-Roman-Catholic Sambad, for example, was the first Bangla book to be printed towards the end of the 17th century. Bangla writing was further developed as Bengali scholars wrote textbooks for Fort William College. Although these works had ...

  4. Ghazal - Wikipedia

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    The Ghazal tradition is marked by the poetry's ambiguity and simultaneity of meaning. [12] Learning the common tropes is key to understanding the ghazal. There are several locations a Urdu sher might take place in: [13] The Garden, where the poet often takes on the personage of the bulbul, a songbird.

  5. Naʽat - Wikipedia

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    Naʽat (Bengali: নাত and Urdu: نعت) is poetry in praise of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad. The practice is popular in South Asia (Bangladesh, Pakistan and India), commonly in Bengali, Punjabi, or Urdu. People who recite Naʽat are known as Naʽat Khawan or sanaʽa-khuaʽan.

  6. List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Bengali - Wikipedia

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    Poetry 1978 Vivekananda O Samakalin Bharatvarsha, Vol. I, II and III Sankari Prasad Basu: Biography and cultural history 1979 Aranyer Adhikar: Mahashweta Devi: Novel 1980 Shambo: Samaresh Basu `Kalkut' Novel 1981 Kolikata Darpan, Pt. I Radharaman Mitra: Local history and culture 1982 Amritasya Putree: Kamal Das Novel 1983 Jete Pari Kintu Keno Jabo

  7. Kazi Nazrul Islam - Wikipedia

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    Kazi Nazrul Islam (Bengali: কাজী নজরুল ইসলাম, pronounced [kad͡ʒi ˈnod͡ʒɾul islam] ⓘ; 24 May 1899 [b] – 29 August 1976) was a Bengali poet, short story writer, journalist, lyricist and musician. [8] He is the national poet of Bangladesh. [9]

  8. List of Bengali poets - Wikipedia

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    Chandidas was the first humanist in Bengali poetry. He asserted "Shobar upor manush shotto tahar upore nai" ("Above all is humanity, none else"). [3] Nur Qutb Alam: 14th century Nur Qutb Alam wrote poetry in Middle Bengali using the Persian alphabet. [4] Krittibas Ojha: c. 1381-1461 CE He first translated Indian epic the Valmiki Ramayana into

  9. Shamsur Rahman (poet) - Wikipedia

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    Shamsur Rahman (Bengali: শামসুর রাহমান; 23 October 1929 – 17 August 2006) was a Bangladeshi poet, columnist and journalist.A prolific writer, Rahman produced more than sixty books of poetry collection and is considered a key figure in Bengali literature from the latter half of the 20th century.