About Sanjib Chandra Chattopadhyay
Lived 1834 – 1889 (aged 54–55). Sanjib Chandra Chattopadhyay was an Indian writer, poet, civil servant and travel writer.
Sanjib Chandra Chattopadhyay (; 1834 – 18 April 1889 ) was a Bengali writer, poet and journalist. He was the elder brother of Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay.
Sanjib Chandra was born to an orthodox Brahmin family at Kanthalpara, North 24 Parganas. He was educated at Hooghly Mohsin College, founded by Bengali philanthropist Muhammad Mohsin and Presidency College, Calcutta. He was one of the first graduates of the University of Calcutta.
Sanjib Chandra is widely regarded as a key figure in literary renaissance of Bengal as well as India. He later obtained a degree in Law as well, in 1869.
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Indian writer
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Sanjib Chandra Chattopadhyay was born in 1834 in Naihati.
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Sanjib Chandra Chattopadhyay died on 18 April 1889 in Kolkata.
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Sanjib Chandra Chattopadhyay was a writer, poet, civil servant and travel writer.
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