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Bengali language Bengali ( ), generally known by its endonym Bangla (, ), is an Indo-Aryan language native to the Bengal region of South Asia. It is the official, national, and most widely spoken language of Bangladesh and the second most widely spoken ...

authors. For a chronological list, see List of Bengali language authors.

Pre-partition Bengal

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Abdul Hakim Abdul Hakim ( ar, عبد الحكيم, translit=ʻAbd al-Ḥakīm) is a Muslim male given name, and in modern usage, first name or surname. It is built from the Arabic words '' Abd'', '' al-'' and ''Hakim''. The name means "servant of the All-wise ...

(1620–1690) * Afzal Ali (16th-century) * Alaol (1606–1680) * Akkhoykumar Boral (1860–1919)

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Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay Bankim Chandra Chatterjee (also Chattopadhayay) CIE (26 or 27 June 1838 – 8 April 1894) was an Indian novelist, poet, Essayist and journalist. Staff writer"Bankim Chandra: The First Prominent Bengali Novelist" ''The Daily Star'', 30 June 201 ...

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Bharatchandra Ray Bharatchandra Ray Gunakor ( bn, ভারতচন্দ্র রায় গুণাকর; 1712–1760) was an 18th-century Bengali and Sanskrit Sakta court poet and song composer. He is mostly known for his poetic work, '' Annadamangal'' or ...

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Begum Rokeya Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain") is the commonly used spelling of Rokeya's full married name, Rokeya herself is never seen to use her full married name in this English spelling. In much of her correspondence in English, she used just her initials: � ...

(1880–1932)

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Daulat Qazi Daulat Qazi ( bn, দৌলত কাজী; ) was a medieval Bengali poet, was born into a Qazi family in the village of Sultanpur in Raozan Upazila, Chittagong. Not getting any recognition at home, he left for Arakan, where he seems to have been ...

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Dawlat Wazir Bahram Khan Dawlat Wazir Bahram Khan ( bn, দৌলত উজির বাহরাম খান, Doulot Uzir Bahram Khan), born as Asaduddin, was a 16th-century medieval Bengali poet and the Wazir of Chittagong in southeastern Bengal. He is best known for ...

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Dinesh Chandra Sen Rai Bahadur Dinesh Chandra Sen ( bn, দীনেশ চন্দ্র সেন) (3 November 1866 – 20 November 1939)Sengupta, Subodh Chandra (ed.) (1988) ''Sansad Bangali Charitabhidhan'' (in Bengali), Kolkata: Sahitya Sansad, p.208 was a ...

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Dwijendralal Ray Dwijendralal Ray (19 July 1863 – 17 May 1913), also known as D. L. Ray, was an Indian poet, playwright, and musician. He was known for his Hindu mythological and nationalist historical plays and songs known as ''Dwijendrageeti'' or the ''Son ...

(1863–1913)

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Ekramuddin Ahmad Ekramuddin Ahmad (1872 – 20 November 1940) was a Bengali government officer and litterateur. He was known for his support of the Santal people during his government service and his literary criticisms after retirement. Early life and educatio ...

(1872–1940) * Eyakub Ali Chowdhury (1888–1940)

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* Girish Chandra Ghosh (1844–1912) *

Girish Chandra Sen Girish Chandra Sen ( – 15 August 1910) was a Bengali religious scholar and translator. He was a Brahmo Samaj missionary and known for being the first publisher of the '' Qur’an'' into Bengali language in 1886. Early life Sen was born in a ...

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Gobindachandra Das Gobindachandra Das ( bn, গোবিন্দচন্দ্র দাস) (1855–1918), was a Bengali poet and writer. Life Das was born in Gazipur of Bengal province. He was a very poor man and could not continue study. He was an employee ...

(1885–1918)

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* Heyat Mahmud (1693–1760)

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Ismail Hossain Siraji Syed Ismail Hossain Siraji ( bn, সৈয়দ ইসমাইল হোসেন সিরাজী; 1880–1931) was a Bengali author and poet from Sirajganj in present-day Bangladesh. He is considered to be one of the key authors of period o ...

(1880–1931) * Ishwar Chandra Gupta (1812–59) * Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (1820–91)

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* Krittibas Ojha (1443-15??)

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Michael Madhusudan Dutt Michael Madhusudan Dutt ((Bengali: মাইকেল মধুসূদন দত্ত); (25 January 1824 – 29 June 1873) was a Bengali poet and playwright. He is considered one of the pioneers of Bengali literature. Early life Dutt ...

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Mohammad Lutfur Rahman Mohammad Lutfur Rahman (1889-1936), a Bengali author, was born in Magura District. Life Mohammad Lutfur Rahman, was a teacher and afterwards went to Kolkata and established a helping house for women named, ‘Naritirtha’. He published a magaz ...

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Muhammad Muqim Syed Muhammad Muqim ( bn, ছৈদ মোহাম্মদ মুকিম) was an 18th-century Bengali poet, author and philosopher who was active during the advent of company rule in Bengal. His puthis are notable as they are interspersed wi ...

(18th-century)

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Nabinchandra Sen Nabinchandra Sen ( bn, নবীনচন্দ্র সেন; 10 February 1847 – 23 January 1909) was a Bengali poet and writer, often considered one of the greatest poets prior to the arrival of Rabindranath Tagore. He commented on the batt ...

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Nur Qutb Alam Nūr Quṭb ʿĀlam ( ar, , bn, নূর কুতুব আলম) was a 14th-century Bengali Islamic scholar, author and poet. Based in the erstwhile Bengali capital Hazrat Pandua, he was the son and successor of Alaul Haq, a senior scholar ...

(died 1416)

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Pramatha Chowdhury Pramathanath Chaudhuri ( bn, প্রমথনাথ চৌধুরী; 7 August 1868 – 2 September 1946), known as Pramatha Chaudhuri, ''alias'' Birbal, was a Bengali writer and an influential figure in Bengali literature. He was the neph ...

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Prabhat Kumar Mukhopadhyay Prabhat Kumar Mukhopadhyay (3 February 1873–5 April 1932) was a well known Bengali author. He was born at Dhatrigram in present-day Purba Bardhaman district, West Bengal at his maternal uncle's house. His native place was Gurap in Hoogh ...

(1873-1932)

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Rabindranath Tagore Rabindranath Tagore (; bn, রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর; 7 May 1861 – 7 August 1941) was a Bengali polymath who worked as a poet, writer, playwright, composer, philosopher, social reformer and painter. He resh ...

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Rahimunnessa Rahimunnessa ( bn, রহিমুন্নিসা; 1763–1800) was an 18th-century female Bengali Muslim poet. She wrote poetry in medieval Bengali, notable works of hers include a Bengali translation of the Persian Laily Majnu and the poem Pa ...

(1763–1800) * Rajanikanta Sen (1865 - 1910)

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* Sarasibala Basu (1886–1929) *

Satyendranath Dutta Satyendranath Dutta (also spelt Satyendranath Datta or Satyendra Nath Dutta; bn, সত্যেন্দ্রনাথ দত্ত) (1882 – 25 June 1922), a Bengali poet, is considered the "wizard of rhymes" (or 'ছন্দের জ� ...

(1882–1922) *

Satyendranath Tagore Satyendranath Tagore (1 June 1842 – 9 January 1923) was an Indian Bengali civil servant, poet, composer, writer, social reformer and linguist from Kolkata, West Bengal. He was the first Indian who became an Indian Civil Service officer in 18 ...

(1842–1923) *

Shah Muhammad Saghir Shah Muhammad Sagir ( bn, শাহ মুহম্মদ সগীর) was one of the earliest Bengali Muslim poets, if not the first. Life Shah Muhammad Sagir was a poet of the 14/15th century, during the reign of the Sultan of Bengal Ghiyasuddi ...

(14th-century) * Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay (1876–1938) *

Sheikh Fazlul Karim Sheikh Fazlul Karim (1882–1936; bn, শেখ ফজলুল করিম), also known by his daak naam Mona ( bn, মোনা), was a Bengali poet and writer. He was born in Lalmonirhat. Early life and education Sheikh Fazlul Karim was ...

(1882–1936) * Sukumar Ray (1887–1923) *

Swami Nigamananda Swami Nigamananda Paramahansa (born Nalinikanta Chattopadhyay; 18 August 1880 – 29 November 1935) was an Indian yogi, guru and mystic well known in Eastern India. He is associated with the Shakta tradition and viewed as a perfect spi ...

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Swami Vivekananda Swami Vivekananda (; ; 12 January 1863 – 4 July 1902), born Narendranath Datta (), was an Indian Hindu monk, philosopher, author, religious teacher, and the chief disciple of the Indian mystic Ramakrishna. He was a key figure in the intr ...

(1863–1902) *

Swarnakumari Devi Swarnakumari Devi (1855 or 1856 – 1932), also known as Swarnakumari Tagore, Swarnakumari Ghosal, Svarṇakumārī Debī and Srimati Svarna Kumari Devi, was an Indian Bengali writer, editor, essayist, poet, novelist, playwright, composer, an ...

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Syed Sultan Syed Sultan ( bn, সৈয়দ সুলতান) was a medieval Bengali Muslim writer and epic poet. He is best known for his magnum opus, the ''Nabibangsha'', which was one of the first translations of the Qisas Al-Anbiya into the Bengali la ...

(1550–1648)

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* Troilokyanath Mukhopadhyay (1847–1919)

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* Upendrakishore Ray (1863–1915)

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* Zainuddin (15th-century)

West Bengal

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* Abanindranath Tagore (1871–1951) *

Abul Bashar Abul Bashar ( bn, আবুল বাশার) is a popular Bengali writer from the state of West Bengal in India. He was born in 1951 in Teka in Lalbagh, Murshidabad district. Bashar is pro Trinamool so called intellectual. Select bibli ...

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Achintyakumar Sengupta Achintya Kumar Sengupta (born 19 September 1903 – 29 January 1976) was an Indian Bengali-language poet, story writer, novelist, biographer and editor. Life He was born in Noakhali, now in Bangladesh. At the age of 13, after his father's de ...

(1903–76) *

Amiya Bhushan Majumdar Amiya Bhushan Majumdar ( Bengali: অমিয় ভূষণ মজুমদার) (22 March 1918 – 8 July 2001) was an Indian novelist, short-story writer, essayist and playwright. In a writing career spanning over four decades, Majumdar ...

(1918–2001) * Amiya Chakravarty (1901–86) *

Anil Ghorai Anil Gharai (alt., Anil Ghařāi, Anil Gharai ( bn, অনিল ঘড়াই) is a Bengali writer from the state of West Bengal in India. He was born on 1 November 1957 in Rukminipur village near Egra in what is now Purba Medinipur P ...

(b. 1957) *

Annadashankar Roy Annada Shankar Ray (15 March 1904 – 28 October 2002) was an Indian poet and essayist in Bengali. He also wrote some Odia poetry. He wrote several Bengali poems criticising the Partition of India. Most notable is "''Teler shishi bhaanglo bole ...

(1904–2002) * Arun Mitra (1909–2000) * Ashapoorna Devi (1909–95) *

Ashutosh Mukherjee Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee (anglicised, originally Asutosh Mukhopadhyay, also anglicised to Asutosh Mookerjee) (29 June 1864 – 25 May 1924) was a prolific Bengali educator, jurist, barrister and mathematician. He was the first student to be awa ...

(1920–89) * Atin Bandyopadhyay (1934–2019)

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* Balai Chand Mukhopadhyay (1899–1979) * Bani Basu (b. 1939) *

Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay () (12 September 1894 – 1 November 1950) was an Indian writer in the Bengali language. His best known works are the autobiographical novel, '' Pather Panchali'' (''Song of the Little Road''), ''Aparajito (Undefeat ...

(1894–1950) * Bibhutibhushan Mukhopadhyay (1894–1987) *

Bijon Bhattacharya Bijon Bhattacharya ( bn, বিজন ভট্টাচার্য; 17 July 1906 – 19 January 1978) was an Indian theatre and film actor from West Bengal. He was an eminent playwright and dramatist. Bhattacharya was born in 1906 at Farid ...

(1917–78) * Bimal Kar (1921-2002) *

Bimal Mitra Bimal Mitra (18 March 1912 – 2 December 1991) was an Indian writer in Bengali. Bimal Mitra was equally adept in writing in Bengali as well as in Hindi, and wrote more than one hundred novels and short stories. Many of Bimal Mitra's novels ha ...

(1912–91) *

Binoy Majumdar Binoy Majumdar ( bn, বিনয় মজুমদার) (17 September 1934 – 11 December 2006) was a Bengali poet. Binoy received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2005. Biography Binoy Majumdar was born in Myanmar (erstwhile Burma) on 17 Sept ...

(1934–2006) * Bishnu Dey (1909–82) * Buddhadeb Bosu (1908–74) *

Buddhadeb Guha Buddhadeb Guha (29 June 1936 – 29 August 2021) was an Indian writer of fiction in Bengali language. Apart from writing, he was a trained singer and a painter too. Career Born in Calcutta, Guha studied at St. Xavier's College of the Universi ...

(b. 1936)

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Dakshinaranjan Mitra Majumder Dakshinaranjan Mitra Majumdar (15 April 1877 – 30 March 1956) was an Indian writer in Bengali of fairy tales and children's literature. He was born at Ulail in Dhaka district of Bengal province in British India (now Dhaka District of Bangla ...

(1877–1957) * Dibyendu Palit (b. 1939) *

Dinesh Das Dinesh Das (16 September 1913 – 13 March 1985) was a Bengali people, Bengali poet. He was born in his maternal home at Chetla in Alipore, a locality on the bank of Adi Ganga creek. When he was in Class IX, at around 15 years age, he became ...

(1913–85)

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* Ekram Ali (b. 1950)

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* Hemendrakumar Roy (1888–1963)

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* Jagadish Gupta (1886–1957) *

Jatindramohan Bagchi Jatindramohan Bagchi (27 November 1878 — 1 February 1948) ( bn, যতীন্দ্রমোহন বাগচি) was a Bengali poet and editor.

(1878–1948) *

Jatindranath Sengupta Jatindranath Sengupta (or Yatīndranātha Senagupta) (June 26, 1887 in Patilpara, Purba Bardhaman – September 17, 1954) was an Indian Bengali-language poet and writer. Birth Jatindranath Sengupta was born on 26 June in the year of 1887 at P ...

(1880–1954) * Jibanananda Das (1899–1954) * Joy Goswami (b. 1954)

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Kalidas Roy Kalidas Roy (1889–1975) was a poet of the Tagore era of Bengali literature and a teacher. He was born in Karui village of Bardhaman (now Purba Bardhaman district) at West Bengal in a Vaidya (Baidya) family and was from the family lineage of the ...

(1889–1975) * Kamal Kumar Majumdar (1914–79) * Kamini Roy (1864–1933) * Kumud Ranjan Mullick (1883–1970)

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Leela Majumdar Leela Majumdar ( bn, লীলা মজুমদার ''Lila Mojumdar''), (26 February 1908 – 5 April 2007) was a Bengali writer. Early life Born to Surama Devi and Pramada Ranjan Ray (who was the younger brother of Upendra Kishor Ray Ch ...

(1908–2007)

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* Mahasweta Devi (b. 1926) * Malay Roy Choudhury (b. 1939) * Mani Shankar Mukherjee (b. 1933) *

Manik Bandopadhyay Manik Bandyopadhyay lias Banerjee(; 19 May 1908 – 3 December 1956) is an Indian Litterateur regarded as one of the major figures of 20th century Bengali literature. During a lifespan of 48 years and 28 years of literary career, battling with ...

(1908–56) *

Mohit Chattopadhyay Mohit Chattopadhyaya (also spelled Mohit Chattopadhyay) (1 June 1934 – 12 April 2012) was a Bengali Indian playwright, screenwriter, dramatist and poet. He was a leading figure in modern Indian drama. Mohit Chottopadhya died on 12 April 2012. ...

(b. 1934) * Moniruddin Khan (b. 1974) *

Moti Nandi Moti Nandi; 10 July 1931 – 3 January 2010) was a Bengali writer and journalist. Career Moti Nandi was from Kolkata. He graduated from the University of Calcutta and became a sports journalist and worked as a sports editor in ''Anandabazar Pa ...

(1931–2010) *

Mohitolal Majumdar Mohitlal Majumdar (Bengali: মোহিতলাল মজুমদার; 26 October 1888 – 26 July 1952) was a renowned Indian poet and essayist in the Bengali-language. He began his journey as a poet, but later became literary critic. L ...

(1888–1952) * Maniklal Sinha (1916-1994)

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* Nabanita Dev Sen (b. 1938) *

Nabarun Bhattacharya Nabarun Bhattacharya (23 June 1948 – 31 July 2014) was an Indian writer in Bengali language. He was born at Berhampur, West Bengal. He was the only child of actor and playwright Bijon Bhattacharya and writer, activist Mahashweta Devi. His mate ...

(1948-2014) *

Narayan Debnath Narayan Debnath (25 November 1925 – 18 January 2022) was an Indian comics artist, writer and illustrator. He created the Bengali comic strips '' Handa Bhonda'' (1962), ''Bantul the Great'' (1965) and '' Nonte Phonte'' (1969). He holds the re ...

(b. 1926) *

Narayan Gangopadhyay Narayan Gangopadhyay (4 February 1918 – 8 November 1970), also known as Narayan Ganguly, was an Indian novelist, poet, essayist, and short story writer, and one of the leading writers of modern Bengali literature. He introduced the endearing ...

(1918–70) * Narayan Sanyal (1924–2005) *

Narendranath Mitra Narendranath Mitra (30 January 1916 – 14 September 1975) was an Indian writer and poet, best known for his short stories in the Bengali-language. Several of his works have been adapted into films, such as Mahanagar directed by Satyajit Ray. ...

(1916–75) *

Nihar Ranjan Gupta Nihar Ranjan Gupta ( bn, নীহাররঞ্জন গুপ্ত, pen name: ''Banbhatta'' (বানভট্ট); 6 June 1911 – 20 February 1986) was an Indian dermatologist and a popular Bengali novelist. He is the creator of the fic ...

(1911–86) * Nirad C. Chaudhuri (1897–1999) * Nirupama Devi (1883-1951)

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* Prabir Ghosh (b. 1945) * Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar (1921–1990) *

Premendra Mitra Premendra Mitra (4 September 1904 – 3 May 1988)Samsad Bengali Charitabhidhan Vol.II edited Anjali Bose, Published by Sagitta Samsad, Kolkata, Edition January,2019,Page-240 was an Indian poet, writer and film director in the Bengali language. ...

(1904–88) * Priyanath Mukhopadhyay (1855–1947) * Protiva Bose (1915–2006) * Purusottom Kumar Debnath (1955 -till date)

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* Rajsekhar Bose (1880–1960)

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* Sachin Sengupta (1891–1961) * Samaresh Majumdar (b. 1944) * Samir Roychoudhury (b. 1933) * Sandipan Chattopadhyay (1933–2005) *

Sanjib Chattopadhyay Sanjib Chattopadhyay ( bn, সঞ্জীব চট্ট্যোপাধ্যায়; born 24 october 1936 in Kolkata, India) is an Indian Bengali novelist and writer of short stories. His style is characterized by use of short satirica ...

(b. 1936) *

Satyajit Ray Satyajit Ray (; 2 May 1921 – 23 April 1992) was an Indian director, screenwriter, documentary filmmaker, author, essayist, lyricist, magazine editor, illustrator, calligrapher, and music composer. One of the greatest auteurs of ...

(1921–92) * Shamik Ghosh (b. 1983) *

Shankha Ghosh Sankha Ghosh (born Chittapriya Ghosh; 5 February 1932 – 21 April 2021) was an Indian poet and literary critic. He was born in Chandpur District of the then Bengal Presidency, present day Bangladesh. His ancestral home was at Banaripara Upazil ...

(1932–2021) *

Shakti Chattopadhyay Shakti Chattopadhyay (25 November 1933 – 23 March 1995) was an Indian poet and writer who wrote in Bengali. He is known for his realistic depictions of rural life. He was a green poet, many of his poems raised the issue of nature in crisis. ...

(1933–95) * Shaktipada Rajguru (b. 1922) * Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay (1899–1970) *

Shibram Chakraborty Shibram Chakraborty (1903–1980) was a popular Bengali writer and humorist who is best known for his humorous stories. His best known short stories and novels are renowned for their unique use of pun, alliteration, play of words and ironic humo ...

(1902–80) *

Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay ( bn, শীর্ষেন্দু মুখোপাধ্যায়; born 2 November 1935) is a Bengali author from India. He has written stories for both adults and children. He is known for creating the relative ...

(b. 1935) * Subhas Mukhopadhyay (1919–2003) * Subodh Ghosh (1909–80) *

Sudhindranath Dutta Sudhindranath Dutta (30 October 1901 – 25 June 1960) was an Indian poet, essayist, journalist and critic. Sudhindranath is one of the most notable poets after the Tagore-era in Bengali literature. Education Sudhindranath Dutt went to the The ...

(1901–1960) *

Sudhir Chakravarti Sudhir Chakravarti (19 September 1934 – 15 December 2020) was a Bengali educationist and essayist. He made a vast contribution in Bengal's folk culture Folklore is shared by a particular group of people; it encompasses the traditions com ...

(1934-2020) *

Sukanta Bhattacharya Sukanta Bhattacharya ( bn, সুকান্ত ভট্টাচার্য) (; 15 August 1926 – 13 May 1947) was a Bengali poet and playwright. He was called 'Young Nazrul' and 'Kishore Bidrohi Kobi', a reference to the great rebel poet ...

(1926–47) * Sukumar Sen (1900–92) *

Sunil Gangopadhyay Sunil Gangopadhyay or Sunil Ganguly (7 September 1934 – 23 October 2012) was an Indian poet, historian and novelist in the Bengali language based in the city of Kolkata. He is a former Sheriff of Calcutta. Gangopadhyay obtained his m ...

(1934–2012) * Syed Kawsar Jamal (b. 1950) * Syed Mustafa Siraj (b. 1930)

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Tarapada Roy Tarapada Ray ( bn, তারাপদ রায়) was a Bengali writer of poems, short stories, and essays. He is especially known for his satirical sense of humour. He was born on 17 November 1936 in Tangail, now in Bangladesh. He lived in K ...

(b. 1936) * Tarashankar Bandopadhyaya (1898–1971)

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* Utpal Dutt (1929–93)

Bangladesh

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* Abdullah Abu Sayeed (b. 1939) * Abdullah-Al-Muti (1930–1998) *

Abdul Gaffar Choudhury Abdul Gaffar Choudhury (12 December 1934 – 19 May 2022) was a Bangladeshi-born British writer, journalist, columnist, political analyst and poet. He wrote the lyrics to " Amar Bhaier Rokte Rangano", a widely celebrated song commemorating the ...

(b. 1934) *

Abdul Mannan Syed Abdul Mannan Syed (3 August 19435 September 2010) was a Bangladeshi poet, and critic. He is known for his considerable research works on Kazi Nazrul Islam, Jibanananda Das, Farrukh Ahmad, Syed Waliullah, Manik Bandopadhyay, Manik Bandyopadhyay, ...

(b. 1943) * Abdul Kadir (1906–84) *

Abdul Karim Sahitya Bisharad Abdul Karim (1871 – 1953), known as Abdul Karim Sahitya Bisharad, was a Bengali littérateur, historian of Bangla literature and collector and interpreter of old Bangla manuscripts. Early life Karim was born in Suchakradandi village, Bengal Pr ...

(1869–1953) *

Abdur Rouf Choudhury Abdur Rouf Choudhury (1 March 1929 – 1996) was a Bengali writer. Early life Choudhury was born on 1 March 1929, in Mukimpur, Nabiganj, Habiganj District, Bangladesh (then part of Assam) where his father Azhar Choudhury, a land owner, and hi ...

(1929–1996) *

Abu Ishaque Abu Bashar Mohammad Ishaque ( bn, আবু ইসহাক; 1 November 1926 – 2003) was a Bangladeshi novelist. Early life Ishaque was born in the village of Shirangal in Naria, Faridpur District (now in Shariatpur District) on 1 November 192 ...

(1926–2003) * Abu Rushd * Abubakar Siddique (b. 1936) * Abujafar Shamsuddin (1911–89) *

Abul Kashem Mohammad Abul Kashem (known as Principal Abul Kashem, 28 June 1920 – 11 March 1991) is generally considered as a pioneer and the architect of the historic Language Movement of Bangladesh. He was also a politician, author and an eminent educa ...

(1920–1991) *

Abul Mansur Ahmed Abul Mansur Ahmad ( bn, আবুল মনসুর আহমদ; 3 September 1898 – 18 March 1979), born Ahmad Ali Farazi ( bn, আহমদ আলী ফরাজী), was a Bangladeshi politician, writer, and journalist. Ahmad began as an ...

(1898–1979) *

Ahmed Sharif Ahmed Sharif (13 February 1921 – 24 February 1999) was an educationist, philosopher, critic, writer and scholar of medieval Bengali literature. He is recognized as one of the most outspoken atheist and radical thinkers of Bangladesh. Backgr ...

(1921–1999) * Ahmed Sofa (1943–2001) *

Ahsan Habib Ahsan Habib (2 January 1917 – 10 July 1985) was a Bangladeshi poet and literary figure in Bengali culture. He was born in the village of Shankarpasha, in Pirojpur. Before the India-Pakistan partition, he worked on several literary magazines: ' ...

(1917–1985) * Ahsan Habib (cartoonist) *

Akhteruzzaman Elias Akhteruzzaman Elias (12 February 1943 – 4 January 1997) (Bengali: আখতারুজ্জামান ইলিয়াস) was a Bangladeshi novelist and short story writer. Despite writing only two novels, critics place Elias "in the pant ...

(1943–97) * Akbar Hussain (1917–1980) * Alauddin Al-Azad (b. 1932) *

Al Mahmud Mir Abdus Shukur Al Mahmud (known as Al Mahmud; 11 July 1936 – 15 February 2019) was a Bangladeshi poet, novelist, and short-story writer. He is considered one of the greatest Bengali poets to have emerged in the 20th century. His work in Be ...

* Ali Imam *

Anwar Pasha Anwar Pasha (1928–1971) was a Bangladeshi novelist. He was killed in 1971. Life Anwar Pasha was born in the village Dabkai in Murshidabad (currently in West Bengal, India). He passed the High Madrassah examination in 1946 then went on to do ...

(1928–1971) *

Anisul Hoque Anisul Hoque (born 4 March 1965) is a Bangladeshi author, screenwriter, novelist, dramatist and journalist. He won Bangla Academy Literary Award in 2011. His most popular work is his non-fiction novel ''Maa'' (mother). He is also the editor of K ...

(b. 1965) *

Aroj Ali Matubbar Aroj Ali Matubbar ( bn, আরজ আলী মাতুব্বর; 17 December 190015 March 1985) was a self-taught philosopher and rationalist from Bangladesh. Early life and education Matubbar was born in the village of Charbaria Lamchar ...

Asad Chowdhury Asad Chowdhury (born 11 February 1943) is a poet, writer, translator, radio, television personality and journalist, as well as a cultural activist in Bangladesh. He won Ekushey Padak in 2013 and Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1987. Early life ...

* A. T. M. Shamsuddin

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* Baby Halder (b. 1973) *

Bande Ali Mia Bande Ali Mia (17 January 1906 – 27 June 1979) was a Bangladeshi poet, lyricist, novelist, dramatist, essayist, children’s writer and journalist. He was awarded the Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1962 and Ekushey Padak in 1988. Early lif ...

(1906–82) * Bashir Al Helal (b. 1936) * Benojir Ahmed (1903–1983) *

Bipradash Barua Bipradash Barua (born September 20, 1940) is a Bangladeshi novelist. He was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1991 and Ekushey Padak in 2014. Works ;Novels * Achena (The Unknown, 1975) * Bhoy, Bhalobasa Nirbasan (Fear, Love, Exile, 1988) ...

(b. 1940)

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* Datta, Haripada (b. 1947) *

Dewan Mohammad Azraf Dewan Mohammad Azraf ( bn, দেওয়ান মোহাম্মদ আজরফ; 1908–1999) was a Bengali philosopher, teacher, author, politician, journalist and activist. In 1993, he was honoured as a National Professor in Bangladesh. ...

(1908–1999) *

Dilara Hashem Dilara Hashem ( bn, দিলারা হাশেম; 21 August 1935 – 19 March 2022) was a Bangladeshi author and novelist.Heil, Alan L., Jr. (2006) ''Voice of America: A History'', Columbia University Press, , p. 297 She was a recipient of ...

(b. 1936)

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* Ekhlasuddin Ahmed (b. 1940)

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Farrukh Ahmed Syed Farrukh Ahmad ( bn, সৈয়দ ফররুখ আহমদ; 10 June 1918 – 19 October 1974), later simply known as Farrukh Ahmad, was a Bangladeshi poet and author. He is commonly known as the ''poet of the Muslim renaissance'', as m ...

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* Golam Mostofa (1897–1964) * Nirmalendu Goon

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* Hasan Azizul Huq (b. 1939) * Hasnat Abdul Hye (b. 1939) * Humayun Ahmed (b. 1948) * Humayun Azad (1947–2004)

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* Imdadul Haq Milon (b. 1955)

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* Jagadish Gupta (1886–1957) *

Jahanara Imam Jahanara Imam (3 May 1929 – 26 June 1994) was a Bangladeshi writer and political activist. She is known for her efforts to bring those accused of committing war crimes in the Bangladesh Liberation War to trial. She has been called "Shaheed Ja ...

(1929–1994) * Jasimuddin * Jatin Sarker (b. 1936)

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* Kazi Abdul Odud (1894–1970) * Kazi Nazrul Islam (1898–1976) * Khondakar Ashraf Hossain

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* Mahbubul Alam (1898–1981) * Mahbub Ul Alam Choudhury (b. 1927) *

Mir Mosharraf Hossain Mir Mosharraf Hossain ( bn, মীর মশাররফ হোসেন; 1847–1912) was a Bengali writer, novelist, playwright and essayist. He is considered to be the first major writer to emerge from the Muslim society of Bengal, and one ...

* Mohammad Barkatullah (1898–1974) * Mohammad Nurul Huda (b. 1949) * Mohammad Rafiq (b. 1943) *

Moinul Ahsan Saber Moinul Ahsan Saber (born 26 May 1958) is a Bangladeshi fiction writer. He is the executive editor of weekly magazine Shaptahik 2000, Saptahik 2000, published from Dhaka. He also heads ''Dibya Prokash'', a progressive publishing house in Bangladesh ...

(b. 1958) *

Mokbula Manzoor Makbula Manzoor or Mokbula Manzoor ( bn, মকবুলা মনজুর, 1938–2020) was a Bangladeshi author and novelist. Her literary works are considered to have played a significant role in the creation of modern Bangladeshi literature. ...

(b. 1938) *

Motaher Hussain Chowdhury Motaher Hossain Chowdhury ( bn, মোতাহের হোসেন চৌধুরী; 1903 – 1956) was a Bengali writer, thinker and educationist. He was born in Noakhali of Bengal Presidency, British India in 1903. He died in Chittagong, ...

(1903–1956) * Muhammad Mohar Ali (1932–2007) * M. R. Akhtar Mukul (1929–2004) * Mufazzal Haider Chaudhury (1926–1971) * Muhammad Asadullah Al-Ghalib (b. 1948) * Muhammad Habibur Rahman (b. 1935) *

Muhammad Shahidullah Muhammad Shahidullah ( bn, মুহম্মদ শহীদুল্লাহ; 10 July 1885 – 13 July 1969) was a Bengali linguist, philologist, educationist, and writer. In 2004, he was ranked number 16 in BBC's poll of the Greatest Benga ...

(1885–1969) *

Muhammed Zafar Iqbal Muhammed Zafar Iqbal ( bn, মুহম্মদ জাফর ইকবাল; ; born 23 December 1952) is a Bangladeshi science fiction author, physicist, academic, activist & former professor of computer science and engineering and former head ...

(b. 1952) *

Munier Chowdhury Munier Choudhury (27 November 192514 December 1971) was a Bangladeshi educationist, playwright, literary critic and political dissident. He was a victim of the mass killing of Bangladeshi intellectuals in 1971. He was awarded Independence Day A ...

(1925–1971) *

Muntasir Mamun Muntasir Mamoon (born 1951) his full name is Muntasir Uddin Khan Mamun, he is a Bangladeshi writer, historian, scholar, secularist, translator, and professor at University of Dhaka. He was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award and Ekushey Padak ...

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* Nurul Momen (Sobriquet:- Natyaguru) (1908–1990) *

Nasreen Jahan Nasreen Jahan (born 1966) is a Bangladeshi writer and literary editor. She came to notice with the publication of her novel ''The Woman Who Flew: Urukku'' in 1993. Life Jahan was born and brought up in Mymensingh. She joined the ''Chander Hat'', ...

(b. 1964) * Nilima Ibrahim (1921–2002)

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* Qazi Anwar Hussain * Qazi Imdadul Haq * Qazi Motahar Hossain (1897–1981) *

Qazi Nazrul Islam , pseudonym = bn, ধূমকেতু, Dhūmketu , image = Nazrul.jpg , image_size = , caption = Nazrul in Chittagong, 1926 , birth_date = 11 ''Joiṣṭhyô'', 1306 '' Bônggabdô ...

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* Rabeya Khatun (b. 1935) *

Rafiq Azad Rafiq Azad (born Rafiqul Islam Khan; February 14, 1941 – March 12, 2016) was a Bangladeshi poet, editor and writer. He is credited with 45 collections of poetry including ''Prakriti O Premer Kabita, Asambhaber Paye, Sahasra Sundar, Haturir Nich ...

* Rahat Khan (b. 1940) * Rakib Hasan * Rashid Askari (b.1965) *

Rashid Haider Rashid Haider (15 July 1941 – 13 October 2020) was a Bangladeshi author and novelist. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2014 and Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1984 by the Government of Bangladesh. He was the author of more than 70 books thro ...

* Rashid Karim (b. 1925) *

Razia Khan Razia Khan Amin (1936 – 28 December 2011) was a Bangladeshi writer, poet and educationist. She was also a journalist, theatre actor and columnist for newspapers. She was awarded Ekushey Padak in 1997 for her contribution to education by the Gov ...

* Rezauddin Stalin * Rizia Rahman(b. 1939) * Romena Afaz (1926 - 2003) * Rudra Mohammad Shahidullah (1956–1992)

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* Salimullah Khan *

Sardar Fazlul Karim Sardar Fazlul Karim ( bn, সরদার ফজলুল করিম; 1 May 1925 – 15 June 2014) was a scholar, academic, philosopher and essayist in Bangladesh. Early life and family Sardar Fazlul Karim was born on 1 May 1925, to a lower mi ...

* Sarder Jayenuddin (1918–1986) * Selim Al-Deen (1949–2008) * Selina Hossain (b. 1947) *

Sezan Mahmud Saleh M. M. Rahman, better known by his pen name Sezan Mahmud, ( bn, সেজান মাহমুদ) is a Bangladeshi-born American writer, lyricist, columnist and physician-scientist. He was awarded the Shishu Academy Award in 1395 Bengali ye ...

(b. 1967)("NC 1988") * Sen, Satyen (1907–81) *

Shah Muhammad Sagir Shah Muhammad Sagir ( bn, শাহ মুহম্মদ সগীর) was one of the earliest Bengali Muslim poets, if not the first. Life Shah Muhammad Sagir was a poet of the 14/15th century, during the reign of the Sultan of Bengal Ghiyasuddi ...

(?) * Shahadat Hussain (1893–1953) *

Shahed Ali Shahed Ali ( bn, শাহেদ আলী; 24 May 19256 November 2001) was a Bangladeshi litterateur and cultural activist. Aside from being an educationist and his journalism, he was one of the founders of the nationwide Tamaddun Majlish which in ...

(b. 1925) * Shahid Akhand (b. 1935) * Shahidul Zahir (1953–2008) *

Shahidullah Kaiser Shahidullah Kaiser (16 February 1927 – disappeared 14 December 1971) was a Bangladeshi novelist and writer. He was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1969, Ekushey Padak in 1983 and Independence Day Award in 1998. Early life and educ ...

(1926–1971) * Shahriyar Kabir * Shamsuddin Abul Kalam (1926–97) *

Shamsunnahar Mahmud Shamsunnahar Mahmud (c. 1908 — April 10, 1964) was a writer, politician and educator in Bengal during the early 20th century. She was a leader of the women's rights movement in Bengal pioneered by Begum Rokeya. Shamsunnahar Hall of the Univer ...

(1908–1964) * Shamsur Rahman *

Shaukat Osman Sheikh Azizur Rahman (known as Shawkat Osman; 2 January 1917 – 14 May 1998) was a Bangladeshi novelist and short story writer. He won the Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1962, the Ekushey Padak in 1983 and the Independence Day Award in 1997. ...

(1917–98) *

Sirajul Islam Chowdhury Serajul Islam Choudhury (born 23 June 1936) is a Bangladeshi literary critic, public intellectual, social and political analyst, activist, historian, educationist, editor, translator, columnist, and professor emeritus at the University of Dhak ...

* Sufia Kamal (1911–99) * Syed Ali Ahsan *

Syed Abul Maksud Syed Abul Maksud (23 October 1946 – 23 February 2021) was a Bangladeshi journalist, columnist, research scholar, essayist, and writer. He was acclaimed for his critical and research work. He was a regular contributor to the ''Daily Prothom Alo ...

* Syed Emdad Ali (1880–1956) *

Syed Manzoorul Islam Syed Manzoorul Islam (born 18 January 1951) is a Bangladeshi critic, writer and a former professor of Dhaka University. As a literary critic, he has written criticism on writers including Michael Madhusudan Dutt, Kazi Nazrul Islam, Sudhindranath ...

Syed Mujtaba Ali Syed Mujtaba Ali ( bn, সৈয়দ মুজতবা আলী; 13 September 1904 – 11 February 1974) was a Bengali writer, journalist, travel enthusiast, academic, scholar and linguist. He lived in Bangladesh, India, Germany, Afghanist ...

(1904–74) *

Syed Shamsul Haque Syed Shamsul Haq (27 December 1935 – 27 September 2016) was a Bangladeshi writer. He was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1966 (the youngest among all to receive it), Ekushey Padak in 1984 and Independence Day Award in 2000 by the Gov ...

(1934) *

Syed Waliullah Syed Waliullah (August 15, 1922 – October 10, 1971) was a Bangladeshi novelist, short-story writer and playwright. He was notable for his debut novel, ''Lalsalu'' (translated in English with the title ''"Tree Without Roots"''). He was awarded B ...

(1922–71)

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* Tahmima Anam (b. 1975) *

Taslima Nasrin Taslima Nasrin (born 25 August 1962) is a Bangladeshi-Swedish writer, physician, feminist, secular humanist, and activist. She is known for her writing on women's oppression and criticism of religion. Some of her books are banned in Bangladesh ...

(b. 1962)

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* Wasi Ahmed (b. 1954)

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Zahir Raihan Mohammad Zahirullah (19 August 1935 – disappeared 30 January 1972), known as Zahir Raihan, was a Bangladeshi novelist, writer and filmmaker. He is most notable for his documentary '' Stop Genocide'' (1971), made during the Bangladesh Liberatio ...

(1935–1972)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Bengali Language Authors (Alphabetical)

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