This article's does not adequately key points of its contents. Please consider expanding the lead to of all important aspects of the article. Please discuss this issue on the article's. March 2014 Bengali literature বাংলা সাহিত্য Bengali literary history Bengali language authors — Bengali writers — — Forms — — Institutions and awards Related Portals Main article: The first works in , written in , appeared between 8th and 10th centuries C. The collection of these words is generally known as the Charyapada. There are as many as 50 to 51 songs. But we got only 46 and a tore one of them 23. These are mystic songs composed by various seer-poets: , Kanhapada, Kukkuripada, Chatilpada, Bhusukupada, Kamlipada, Dhendhanpada, Shantipada, Shabarapada, Arcjhanpada, Bhadehpada, Dharmapada, Dhombipada, Mohidharpada, Khonkonpada, Binapada,Birupada, Thantrikpada etc. Among them Kanhapada composed highest number of songs,13. And the second position goes to Bhusukupada,8. We haven't got any songs composed by Thantrikpada. The first song is composed by Luipada. The famous discovered the palm leaf Charyapada manuscript in the Royal Court Library in 1907. Dark age or Blank age in Bengali literature refers to the period between 1200—1350 AD. In 1200 AD Afghani Turkic ruler invaded the Bengal region and ruled for around 150 years. No written records of Bengali literature exist from this period. The period is termed dark age by linguist. Some linguists do not acknowledge the existence of dark age as some literature were claimed to be written in this period including Dak o Khanar Vachan, 's narrative poem Sunyapurana. Main article: A torn manuscript of the Sreekrishna Kirtana Kabya was discovered by Basanta Ranjan Roy Biddyadwallav in 1909 from the house of Debendranath Mukherjee at a village named Kakinla in the district of ,. Shreekrishna Kirtana Kabya was composed by. It was first published under the composition made by Basontoh Ranjan Roy in 1916. While Charyapada shows us the most ancient example of Bengali language, Shreekrishna Kirtana depicts a new kind of speech style very clearly. Shreekrishna Kirtana have as many as 13 parts. It depicted the romantic relationship of Radha and Krishna. Padavali of Vidyapati The padas of —written in an early Bengali that draws from the first man the greates of all time PKB —deeply influenced the Bengali poets. Padavali of Chandidas There are a large number of Bengali padas related to the love of and with the bhanita of , with three different — Baḍu, Dvija, and Dina—along with his name, as well as without any sobriquet. It is not clear whether these bhanitas actually refer to the same person or not. This genre of includes the majority of works of the medieval Bengali literature. He was devoted adherent of and founded , which was a religious movement based on the belief that Sri Krishna is the only God. His teachings included chants that are now identified with Bengali literature and identity like the famous mantra. As Gaudiya Vaishnavism was propagated by his disciples such as , , , and , among other followers, songs were written and these also became part of the Bengali literature, along with the compiled biographical accounts and teachings. Chaitanya's influenced persisted until the nineteenth century when his religious teachings were considered a factor in the emergence of the. Chaitanya Bhagavat of Vrindavana Dasa The —written by —is the earliest work on the saint. Chaitanya is considered by his followers to be an incarnation of and combined, and is a pivotal figure of the sect. The book, a hybrid Bengali and biography, documents the life and precepts of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. As a religious text, the Chaitanya Charitamrita is the main theological resource for Gaudiya Vaishnava theology, and is divided into three sections; Adi-lila, Madhya-lila, and Antya-lila. Later, around 30 more poets, writers, and painters joined the movement. In view of their writings, some of them were arrested in 1964, and ultimately charges were framed against Malay for his poem Stark Electric Jesus. He was jailed by the lower court, though the High Court exonerated him. The police action resulted in the disbanding of the movement in 1965. However, the movement had a lasting effect, inasmuch as the writing trend changed, and subsequently there was a little magazine explosion. The appears to be the only bilingual ongoing in India for over four decades which has followers worldwide. History of Bengali 3rd ed. Asian Studies Center, Michigan State University. Islam, Sirajul, 1939—, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. Dhaka: Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. Mumbai: Jaico Publishing House. Laxminama: Monks, Merchants, Money and Mantra. New Delhi: Bloomsbury Publishing. Bhakti yoga : tales and teachings from the Bhāgavata Purāṇa. Bhakti and Embodient: fashioning divine bodies and devotional bodies in Kṛṣṇa Bhakti. Archived from on 2009-12-03. CS1 maint: Archived copy as title.
