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  2. Anarkali (1953 film) - Wikipedia

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    Shahenshah Jalal-ud-din Akbar is the grandson of Babur, and the son of Humayun.He is known to have ruled over Hindustan with a humane and just heart. He knew in order to garner the support of the Hindus, he must treat them sensitively, allow them to worship freely, and in order to maintain this peace, he married Jodha Bai, a Hindu Rajput, the sister of Raja Bhagwant Das.

  3. Culture of Bengal - Wikipedia

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    Pohela Baishakh celebration in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The culture of Bengal defines the cultural heritage of the Bengali people native to eastern regions of the Indian subcontinent, mainly what is today Bangladesh and the Indian states of West Bengal and Tripura, where they form the dominant ethnolinguistic group and the Bengali language is the official and primary language.

  4. Kiranmala (Bengali folktale) - Wikipedia

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    Kiranmala (Bengali: কিরণমালা) is a Bengali folktale collected by author Dakshinaranjan Mitra Majumder and published in the compilation Thakurmar Jhuli (Bengali: ঠাকুরমার ঝুলি; Grandmother's Bag [of tales]), a collection of Bengali folk tales and fairy tales.

  5. Amar Sonar Bangla - Wikipedia

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    Amar Sonar Bangla" (Bengali: আমার সোনার বাংলা, lit. 'My Golden Bengal', pronounced [ˈamaɾ ˈʃonaɾ ˈbaŋla] ) is the national anthem of Bangladesh . [ 6 ] [ 7 ] An ode to Mother Bengal , the lyrics were written by Bengali polymath Rabindranath Tagore , while the melody is derived from Baul singer Gagan Harkara 's ...

  6. Bengali novels - Wikipedia

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    His significant works include Omol Dhabol Chakri, Ek Priyodorshini, Chhayadampoti, Hai Shunyota, Sangharsho, Shahar, Hai Anonter Pakhi, Modhyomather Khelowar etc. Akhtaruzzaman Elias, one of the most artistic but least productive writers, wrote only two novels. He has started his journey with Chilekothar Sepai.

  7. 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 ...

  8. Ghosts in Bengali culture - Wikipedia

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    Jekhane Bhooter Bhoy (2012), directed by Sandip Ray, is a movie based on three classic Bengali ghost stories. The stories are Satyajit Ray's Anath Babur Bhoy, Brown Saheber Bari and, Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay's Bhoot Bhabishyat. [64] Probably the most well-known film of horror genre in recent times is Bhooter Bhabishyat (2012), directed by Anik ...

  9. Pradeep Kumar - Wikipedia

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    He started his film career in Bengali films. [2] His notable roles in Bengali films were in Alaknanda (1947), directed by renowned filmmaker Debaki Bose , and in 42 (1951). Pradeep Kumar Batabayal then shifted to Bombay and Filmistan studios, and had an important role in the film Anand Math (1952).