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Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay 
Bankim Chandra ChattopadhyayBorn 27 June 1838
Naihati, Bengal, IndiaDied 8 April 1894 (aged 55)
Kolkata, Bengal, IndiaOccupation Magistrate, writer, lecturer Nationality Indian Ethnicity Bengali Hindu Alma mater University of Calcutta Genres Poet, novelist, essayist, journalist Subjects Literature Literary movement Bengal Renaissance Notable work(s) Author of Anandamath containing the National Song of India Vande Mataram