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{{Short description|Indian literary society}} | |||
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{{Infobox institute | {{Infobox institute | ||
| name = Bangiya Sahitya Parishat | | name = Bangiya Sahitya Parishat | ||
| other_name = বঙ্গীয় সাহিত্য পরিষৎ | | other_name = বঙ্গীয় সাহিত্য পরিষৎ | ||
| image = Bangiya Sahitya | | image = Bangiya Sahitya Parishat Shilmohor.svg | ||
| image_upright = | | image_upright = 0.8 | ||
| alt = | | alt = | ||
| caption = [[Façade]] of Bangiya Sahitya Parishat building | | caption = [[Façade]] of Bangiya Sahitya Parishat building | ||
| motto = | | motto = | ||
| founder = | | founder = | ||
| established = {{start date and age|23 | | established = {{start date and age|1893|07|23|df=yes}} | ||
| mission = | | mission = | ||
| focus = Study and development of the Bengali Language and Literature. | | focus = Study and development of the Bengali Language and Literature. | ||
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| state = [[West Bengal]] | | state = [[West Bengal]] | ||
| province = | | province = | ||
| country = | | country = India | ||
| coor = | | coor = | ||
| address = 243/1, [[AJC Bose Road & APC Road|Acharya Prafulla Chandra Road]], Kolkata-700006 | | address = 243/1, [[AJC Bose Road & APC Road|Acharya Prafulla Chandra Road]], Kolkata-700006 | ||
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[[File:Bangiya Sahitya Parisad.jpg|thumb|Bangiya Sahitya Parishad<br>6 December 1908]] | [[File:Bangiya Sahitya Parisad.jpg|thumb|Bangiya Sahitya Parishad<br>6 December 1908]] | ||
'''Bangiya Sahitya Parishat''' is a [[literary society]] in [[Maniktala]] of [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], India. Established during the time of the [[British Raj]], its goal is to promote [[Bengali language|Bengali]] literature, both by translating works in other languages to Bengali and promoting the production of original Bengali literature. | '''Bangiya Sahitya Parishat''' ({{literal translation|Bengal Academy of Literature}}) is a [[literary society]] in [[Maniktala]] of [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], India. Established during the time of the [[British Raj]], its goal is to promote [[Bengali language|Bengali]] literature, both by translating works in other languages to Bengali and promoting the production of original Bengali literature. | ||
The organisation was founded by L. Leotard and Kshetrapal Chakraborty | ==History== | ||
The organisation was founded by L. Leotard and Kshetrapal Chakraborty on 23 July 1893. Then it was known as ''The Bengal Academy of Literature''.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-08-06|script-title=bn:সম্পাদক সমীপেষু: ঐতিহ্যের ইতিহাস|url=https://www.anandabazar.com/amp/editorial/letters-to-the-editor/the-128th-birthday-of-the-bengal-literary-council-passed-in-silence-due-to-covid-crisis-1.1186009|access-date=2020-09-26|website=anandabazar.com|language=bn}}</ref> On 29 April 1894, the name of the society itself was changed to ''Bangiya Sahitya Parishat''. | |||
1894 saw the first officers, with [[Romesh Chunder Dutt]] as the first president and [[Rabindranath Tagore]] and [[Nabinchandra Sen]] as vice presidents.<ref name="bp">{{cite book |last=Mozammel |first=Md Muktadir Arif |year=2012 |chapter=Vangiya Sahitya Parishad |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Vangiya_Sahitya_Parishad |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]]}}</ref> | 1894 saw the first officers, with [[Romesh Chunder Dutt]] as the first president and [[Rabindranath Tagore]] and [[Nabinchandra Sen]] as vice presidents.<ref name="bp">{{cite book |last=Mozammel |first=Md Muktadir Arif |year=2012 |chapter=Vangiya Sahitya Parishad |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Vangiya_Sahitya_Parishad |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]]}}</ref> | ||
== See also == | |||
* [[Manipuri Sahitya Parishad]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Bangiya Sahitya Parishat|Bangiya Sahitya Parishat]] | |||
[[Category:Indic literature societies]] | [[Category:Indic literature societies]] | ||
[[Category:Bengali literary institutions]] | [[Category:Bengali literary institutions]] | ||
[[Category:Book publishing companies of India]] | [[Category:Book publishing companies of India]] | ||
[[Category:Companies based in Kolkata]] | [[Category:Companies based in Kolkata]] | ||
[[Category:Organisations based in Kolkata]] | [[Category:Organisations based in Kolkata]] | ||
[[Category:Indian companies established in 1893]] | [[Category:Indian companies established in 1893]] | ||
[[Category:Bengali-language education]] | |||
[[Category:Bengali language in India]] | |||
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 Façade of Bangiya Sahitya Parishat building | |
| Other name | বঙ্গীয় সাহিত্য পরিষৎ |
|---|---|
| Established | 23 July 1893 |
| Focus | Study and development of the Bengali Language and Literature. |
| President | Baridbaran Ghosh |
| Formerly called | Bengal Academy of Literature |
| Address | 243/1, Acharya Prafulla Chandra Road, Kolkata-700006 |
| Location | , , India |
| Website | bangiyasahityaparishat |
6 December 1908
Bangiya Sahitya Parishat (lit. 'Bengal Academy of Literature') is a literary society in Maniktala of Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Established during the time of the British Raj, its goal is to promote Bengali literature, both by translating works in other languages to Bengali and promoting the production of original Bengali literature.
History[edit | edit source]
The organisation was founded by L. Leotard and Kshetrapal Chakraborty on 23 July 1893. Then it was known as The Bengal Academy of Literature.[1] On 29 April 1894, the name of the society itself was changed to Bangiya Sahitya Parishat. 1894 saw the first officers, with Romesh Chunder Dutt as the first president and Rabindranath Tagore and Nabinchandra Sen as vice presidents.[2]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ সম্পাদক সমীপেষু: ঐতিহ্যের ইতিহাস. anandabazar.com (in Bengali). 6 August 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ↑ Mozammel, Md Muktadir Arif (2012). "Vangiya Sahitya Parishad". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.