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  2. Jagte Raho - Wikipedia

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    Jagte Raho (transl. Stay Awake or Stay Alert) is a 1956 Hindi/Bengali film, directed by Amit Maitra and Sombhu Mitra, written by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas, and produced by and starring Raj Kapoor. [2] The film centers on the trials of a poor villager (Kapoor) who comes to a city in search of a better life.

  3. Hajar Churashir Maa - Wikipedia

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    Hajar Churashir Maa also portrays the other faces of the human stories that emanated from the restless political adventure of the vibrant Bengali youth, which was ruthlessly cowed by the then Congress government until the Communist Party displaced them and who then again themselves ruthlessly cowed their opponents, the same Bengali youth. [7]

  4. Bengali novels - Wikipedia

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    The development of Bengali novel was fueled by colonial encounter, booming print culture, growth of urban centers, and increased middle-class readership [1] Upanyas, the Bangla word for novel, is derived from the words upanay and upanyasta. [2]

  5. The Boy with the Moon on his Forehead - Wikipedia

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    The goatherd flees to another kingdom and raises the kid with other goats. One day, the goat begins to talk and says he wishes to marry the local princess. The local king sets suitors' tasks first (to have a well full of flowers, and to have a well full of coins), which are duly fulfilled, and he has to deliver his daughter to the goat.

  6. Srikanta (book) - Wikipedia

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    The book features a large number of female characters− most of them based on women Sarat Chandra had known personally. There is Annada Didi, brought up in a conservative middle-class family, who elopes with a snake charmer. [8] Although her husband is a scoundrel, Annada remains loyal to him, for which she is idolized by the young Srikanta.

  7. Krittivasi Ramayan - Wikipedia

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    The editio princeps of the poem is Valmiki, [The Ramayana in Bengali], trans. by Krttibas, 5 vols (Serampore: Printed at the Mission Press, 1803). The version of the epic generally in circulation today was revised by Jaygopal Tarkalankar and was published in 1834. Later in the twentieth century, various editions were published based on the ...

  8. The Unfinished Memoirs - Wikipedia

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    The Unfinished Memoirs (Bengali: অসমাপ্ত আত্মজীবনী) is the autobiography by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Father of the nations of Bangladesh. Background [ edit ]

  9. Postmaster (short story) - Wikipedia

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    The story is set in a small village named Ulapur, where a young postmaster from Calcutta has been transferred. The postmaster finds it difficult to adjust to the slow pace and the rural lifestyle. He feels isolated and spends his days in the post office, writing poetry and reminiscing about his family and friends in the city.