Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay (27 June 1838-8 April 1894) was an Indian writer, poet and journalist. He was the composer of Vande Mataram, originally in Sanskrit stotra personifying India as a mother goddess and inspiring activists during the Indian Independence Movement. Chattopadhyay wrote thirteen novels and many serious, serio-comic, satirical, scientific and critical treaties in Bengali. His works were widely translated into other regional languages of India as well as in English
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
Writer, poet, novelist, essayist, journalist, lecturer and politician