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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The PM Modi paid homage to Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay on his which birth anniversary?
A
150th
B
200th
C
183rd
D
100th
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Bankim Chandra Chatterjee also known as Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay was one of the greatest novelists and poets of India. He is famous as author of Vande Mataram, the national song of India. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee was born on June 27, 1838 in the village Kantalpara of the 24 Paraganas District of Bengal.

Detailed explanation-2: -He was the author of the 1882 Bengali language novel Anandamath, which is one of the landmarks of modern Bengali and Indian literature. He was the composer of Vande Mataram, written in highly sanskritized Bengali, personifying Bengal as a mother goddess and inspiring activists during the Indian Independence Movement.

Detailed explanation-3: -In all, he wrote about 15 novels and numerous essays. The Bongodarshan, a Bengali monthly he edited for a number of years, took Bengali journalism to new heights and substantially contributed to the development of the Bengali language and literature.

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