Peary Chand Mitra: Biography, Facts and Career
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Peary Chand Mitra (22 July 1814 – 23 November 1883) was an Indian writer, journalist, cultural activist and entrepreneur. His pseudonym was Tek Chand Thakur. He was a member of Henry Derozio's Young Bengal group, who played a leading role in the Bengal Renaissance with the introduction of simple Bengali prose. His Alaler Gharer Dulal pioneered the novel in the Bengali language, leading to a tradition taken up by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee and others. Mitra died on 23 November 1883 in Kolkata.
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- Full name: Peary Chand Mitra
- Born: 1814-07-24
- Nationality: British Raj
- Known as: Author
- Wikidata ID: Q288769
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Peary Chand Mitra (22 July 1814 – 23 November 1883) was an Indian writer, journalist, cultural activist and entrepreneur.
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Peary Chand Mitra is British Raj.
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Peary Chand Mitra was born on 1814-07-24.
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