Kids Org. Do you know him?

Born at Kantalpara on June 26, 1838 five years after the death of Raja Ram Mohan Roy, he is known as ´Sahitya Samarat´.

His father, Rakhal Chandra was an aristocratic Brahmin and held the coveted post of Deputy Collector.

He studied in an English school at Midnapore and later joined the Hooghly Mohsin College for further studies. In 1857 he joined the Presidency College at Calcutta as a student of law. In the year 1858, he graduated from the University of Calcutta.

It was in the year 1876 that he made his first contribution to the cause of modern science in India by raising funds for an organisation, called The Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, founded by Dr Sircar. Through his writings in the Journal Banga Darshan, he appealed to the people to contribute generously for Dr Sircar´s organisation.

His first fiction appeared in a novel entitled Rajmohan´s Wife in the year 1864. His other literary works include Durgeshnandini, a Bengali romantic novel published in 1865, and Kapal-kundala in 1866. It was however Anandamath, written in 1882, where we see his genius as a historical fiction writer.

He died in the year 1894 at the age of 56.

Ans.: Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

Dear Children, let´s see how much you know about VANDE MATARAM

1. Vande Mataram is

• National poem

• National song

• National anthem

2. Vande Mataram is written by

• Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

• Rabindranath Tagore

• Mahadevi Verma

3. It was first published in 1882 in

• Anandamath

• Harijan

• The Hindu

4. It was first sung at the session of the Indian National Congress in

• 1896

• 1897

• 1898

5. Who composed the music of the song as well as sung it first of all

• Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

• Rabindranath Tagore

• Subhas Chandra Bose

6. Vande Mataram was written

• Before ´Jana Gana Mana´

• At the same time

• After ´Jana Gana Mana´

Answers 1. (b), 2. (a), 3. (a), 4. (a), 5. (b), 6.(a)