Anandamath
Sign in to saveAnandamath ( ; ) is a Bengali Indian-nationalist historical novel, written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay and published in 1882. It is inspired by and set in the background of the Sannyasi Rebellion and Great Bengal famine of 1770. It is considered one of the most important novels in the history of Bengali and Indian literature.
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- Author
- Bankim Chandra Chatterji
- First published
- 1900
- Editions
- 5
- Subjects
- Fiction, History
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Key facts
- Book.name
- Anandamath
- Book.author
- Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
- Book.language
- Bengali
- Book.country
- Chuchurah, West Bengal, India
- Book.genre
- Nationalist
- Book.publisher
- Ramanujan University Press, India
- Book.title_orig
- আনন্দ মঠ
- Book.translator
- Julius J. Lipner
- Book.image
- File:আনন্দমঠ (দ্বিতীয় সংস্করণ, ১৮৮৩).djvu
- Book.image_size
- 200px
- Book.alt
- Title page of the second edition of the books
- Book.caption
- Title page of the second edition of the books
- Book.release_date
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- Plot summary
- Characters
- Commentary
- In adaptation
- Film
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Anandamath ( ; ) is a Bengali Indian-nationalist historical novel, written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay and published in 1882. It is inspired by and set in the background of the Sannyasi Rebellion and Great Bengal famine of 1770. It is considered one of the most important novels in the history of Bengali and Indian literature.
Vande Mataram, which means "Hail to the Motherland ", the first song to represent India as the Motherland, was published in this novel. After India gained independence in 1947, it was adopted as the national song of the Republic of India in 1950.
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1882 novels19th-century Indian novelsBengali-language novelsFamines in British IndiaFiction set in 1771Indian Bengali-language novelsIndian historical novelsIndian historical novels in BengaliIndian independence movement fictionIndian novels adapted into filmsLiterature of Indian independence movementNovels by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay