Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay - Quotes

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  • Once Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, playing on the meaning of Bankim (Bent A Little), asked him what it was that had bent him. Bankim Chandra jokingly replied that it was the kick from the Englishman's shoe for he was a well known critique of the British and he used his excellent sense of humour and comedy to do so.
  • After the Vishabriksha (The Poison Tree) was published in 1873, The Times of London mentioned:
Have you read the Poison Tree
of Bankim Chandra Chatterjee?

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