Who was the first Bengali literature to win the Sahitya Akademi Award
Question | Who was the first Bengali literature to win the Sahitya Akademi Award | |
Type | multiple_choice | |
Option | Jibanananda Das | correct |
Option | Premendra Mitra | incorrect |
Option | Parashuram | incorrect |
Option | Tarashankar Bandopadhyay | incorrect |
Solution | Jibanananda Das, born on February 17, 1899, and passing away on October 22, 1954, was a renowned Indian poet, writer, novelist, and essayist celebrated for his works in the Bengali language. Revered as the “Rupashi Banglar Kabi” or the “Poet of Beautiful Bengal,” Das holds a prominent position as one of the most widely read poets in both Bangladesh and West Bengal, second only to the literary giants Rabindranath Tagore and Kazi Nazrul Islam. |