Bengali daughter, Bengali child

Indian Coal Mines in Hundred Years Old Fiction and Now: A Geographical Analysis

“…The invaders destroyed libraries and universities, so scholars with literary manuscripts started to take refuge in Nepal. Referred to as the dark age of Bengali literature, the only significant work of this time is the Srikrishnakirtana drama based on the love story of Radha and Krishna in verse (Sen, 1991). The middle period is generally divided into two phases: the Pre-Chaitanya era and the Chaitanya era after Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (1486-1534), the Vaishnava saint and a prominent figure of Bhakti Andolan (religious movement).…”

“…Chaitanya's influence on Bengali literature should also be acknowledged because the first ever biographies were written on him when Vrindavana Das Thakur wrote Sri-Chaitanya-Bhagavata (c.1548) and Krishna Das Kaviraja composed Sri-Chaitanya-Charitamrita (c. 1557). That set the trend of biographical literature in Bengali language (Sen, 1991). In the medieval period, Bengali literature was rejuvenated by translating great works of mainly Sanskrit, Arabic, and Persian works.…”

Contested Approaches to the Past and Its Significance in Twenty-First-Century India

“…Such encounters were significant for a philosopher king like Akbar who wanted to discover and grasp the very spiritual roots of India. 12 Like Kabir, Akbar was formally a non-literate. Such people often apply their intuitive intelligence to understand the country and its people and allow themselves to be guided by liberal humanism.…”