Vangiya Sahitya Parishad (Bengali: বঙ্গীয় সাহিত্য পরিষদ)was a literary society in Bengal during the time of the Raj (in 1893). It was founded by L. Leotard and Kshetrapal Chakraborty. The aim of the society was to promote Bengali literaure but the society almost functioned entirely in English. In 1894 the nespaper began publishing in Bengali. Bangla (বাংলা, IPA: ) or Bengali is an Indo-Aryan language of East South Asia, evolved from Sanskrit and Prakrit. ... A literary society is a group of people interested in literature. ... Bengal, known as Bôngo (Bengali: বঙ্গ), Bangla (বাংলা), Bôngodesh (বঙ্গদেশ), or Bangladesh (বাংলাদেশ) in Bangla, is a region in the northeast of South Asia. ... In many Indian languages, Raj literally means Prince or Royalty though is often used to mean something more like the English term of empire and as such is often used in reference to the Mughal Raj and the British Raj: the period of direct colonial rule of India by the... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

Organization

Romesh Chander Dutt was the first president in 1894 while Rabindranath Tagore and Navinchandra Sen were the vice-presidents of the society. ^[1] In 1900, Rabindranath Tagore's brother Satyendranath Tagore was made President. ^[2] In later times, Pramatha Chowdhury was a President as well. Rabindranath Tagore in Kolkata, c. ... Rabindranath Tagore in Kolkata, c. ... Satyendranath Tagore (1842-1923) writer and INS officer. ...

20th Century

By the early 1900's membership in the society rose above 500 which prompted members in 1906 to decide to open an office outside Kolkatta. The second branch was established in Rangpur and as time passed 30 different branches were established in as well as away from Bengal. The Maharaja of Qasimbazar donated 7 kathas (.125 acres) of land to the society in 1909. This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Rangpur, city in Bangladesh, not to be confused with Rampur, the names of a city and a former state in India. ... Bengal, known as Bôngo (Bengali: বঙ্গ), Bangla (বাংলা), Bôngodesh (বঙ্গদেশ), or Bangladesh (বাংলাদেশ) in Bangla, is a region in the northeast of South Asia. ... The word Maharaja (also spelled maharajah) is Hindi as well as ancient Sanskrit for high king (a karmadharaya from maha great and rajan king). Its use is primarily for Hindu potentates (ruler or sovereign). ...

Fame

It rose to fame as members patronized the use of Bengali in works of literature. The aim of the society was both to translate great works from other languages into Bengali and produce Bengali literature. Bangla (বাংলা, IPA: ) or Bengali is an Indo-Aryan language of East South Asia, evolved from Sanskrit and Prakrit. ...

Noted Members

The society had many noted members including: Rabindranath Tagore, Satyendranath Tagore, Debendra Prasad Ghosh, and Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar Rabindranath Tagore in Kolkata, c. ... Satyendranath Tagore (1842-1923) writer and INS officer. ... Indian postal stamp on Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (Bangla: ঈশ্বর চন্দ্র বিদ্যাসাগর) (1820-1891) (born Ishwar Chandra Bandopadhyay) was a Bengali polymath. ...

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