Devi Choudhurani

by Debrani Mitra, Anant Pai, Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay

The great Bengali novelist Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyaya, was born in 1838, in Kantalpara, Bengal. He obtained a post as Deputy Collector and continued in Government service for 32 years, but he was often harassed because his pride in his country and people angered his British superiors. The song 'Vande Mataram' which Bankim Chandra first wrote in his novel, 'Ananda Math', echoed though the freedom movement; and during the non-co-operation movement the song was heard on the lips of many, while they braved the lathis of the British police force. Before Bankim Chandra, writers in India had depended upon Sanskrit literature for plots. Bankim Chandra was amongst the first to realise that history could be a rich source of material. His historical fiction became popular at once and earned him the title 'Sir Walter Scott of India'. His novels though originally written in Bengali have been translated into many Indian languages Devi Choudhurani and her mentor, Bhavani Pathak, are historical characters that figure in the report of Lieutenant Brennan, quoted by Hunter in his 'Statistical Account of Bengal'. There is no historical explanation of what made Devi turn to dacoity in the first place and later, what made her give it up. However, Bankim Chandra's fertile imagination has provided the answers to these puzzling questions in his novel 'Devi Choudhurani', on which our tale is based.

Genres: Comics

32 pages, Paperback

Published December 31, 2001

Reviews

[Puja · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting story, not sure how I feel about the ending. The novel should be worth a read.

[Surya · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing, happy, sad story. Inspiring to know what women go through and how easily it could have been any of us. There is no room for ego/pride, it could have easily been us. Stories like this humbles me instantly

[Titirsha Bhattacharya · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing story. True literature of bengal.

[Srikanth Sreedharan · Rating 4 out of 5]

A Great Bengali Classic

Reading Bankim ChandraxChatterjees wirkbas a graphic novel was great Indeed. The visualsxwere also great...This is good way to preserve our great Heritage

[Ravi Kumar Dandapani]

nice