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First Light (Ganguly novel)

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The cover image of প্রথম আলো (First Light, part 1) published by Ananda Publishers
AuthorSunil Gangopadhyay
Original titleপ্রথম আলো
TranslatorAruna Chakravarti
LanguageBengali
SubjectHistory
GenreHistorical novel
PublisherAnanda Publishers, Penguin Books
Publication placeIndia
Published in English
2001
AwardsSaraswati Samman
ISBN978-0-14-100430-3
OCLC47225450
Preceded byThose Days 

First Light (Template:Lang-bn) is a novel by Sunil Gangopadhyay. It encompasses the second half of nineteenth century of Indian history, specially then ongoing Bengal Renaissance. The story of the novel centers on many historical figures including Rabindranath Tagore, Swami Vivekananda, Ramakrishna, Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, George Curzon, etc.[1]

References

  1. ^ "History as gossip". The Hindu. 1 April 2001. Retrieved 24 October 2012.