History of Bengali Language and Literature c1: Front matter

History of Bengali Language and Literature c1

Language: English

Front matter

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SIGILLVM VNIVERSITATIS CALIFORNIENSIS FIAT LVX MDCCCLXVIII

Chaitanya Deva listening to the Bhagabata. This picture was painted between 1512 and 1533 A. D. during the life-time of Chaitanya by order of Raja Pratapa Rudra of Puri. It is said to have been carried to Nadia by Crinivasa one of the disciples. From his descendants, it passed to the family of Raja Nanda Kumar of East India Company fame, and by them is preserved at their country-seat of Kunjaghata near Murshidabad. The figures are as follows:—(1) Chaitanya Deva (2) Nityananda on his right (3) Bhagabata Acharyya (4) the Raja Pratapa Rudra patron of the artist, in the attitude of devotion. The peacock in line with the Raja is perhaps heraldic to show his rank.

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Bengali Language and Literature.

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A series of lectures delivered as Reader to the Calcutta University,

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DINESH CHANDRA SEN, B.A.

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*Fellow of the Calcutta University, Associate Member of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, Honorary Member of the Indian Research Society, Author of Banga Bhasa-O-Sahitya and other Bengali works, &c., &c., &c.*

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“This language, current through an extent of country nearly equal to
Great Britain, when properly cultivated, will be inferior to none in elegance and
perspicuity.”

William Carey.

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“Bengali unites the mellifluousness of Italian with the power possessed by
German of rendering complex ideas.”

F. H. Skrine.

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CALCUTTA. Published by the University.

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CALCUTTA: Printed by—D. C. KERR, at the “VALMIKI PRESS,” 11, Haldar Lane, Bowbazar.

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TO THE

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HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE

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ASUTOSH MOOKERJEE SARASWATI,

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C.S.I., M.A., D.L., D.Sc., F.R.A.S., F.R.S.E.,

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VICE-CHANCELLOR OF THE CALCUTTA UNIVERSITY

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Whose sound and far-sighted educational measures in furthering the cause of our beautiful language will be ever gratefully remembered by his countrymen.

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THESE PAGES

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ARE INSCRIBED

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IN TOKEN OF THE AUTHOR'S GRATITUDE AND ESTEEM.