Bhasha O Sahityer Tin Prasanga by Subhash Bhattacharya [Hardcover]

"When discussing the language and literature of Bengalis, the first unavoidable mention is Rabindranath Tagore. More than a century and a half after his birth, the question arises—how relevant is he today? Arun Mitra is one of the foremost poets of the twentieth century. How many readers knew that he also wrote an excellent novel? The Valmiki-Ramayana is surrounded by many surprises, problems, and doubts. The emergence of Bengali poetry hinted at the future. There have been repeated efforts to resolve uncertainties in Bengali spelling. The reform initiators were the University of Calcutta, West Bengal Bengali Academy, and Anandabazar Patrika. Yet, some uncertainties remain even today. Occasion, or cause? Kosha, or Kosha? Practical, or practical? How should the use of the hyphen be? What exactly is the relationship between standard and regional languages in Bengali? Three eminent lexicographers of the Bengali language, Haricharan Bandyopadhyay, Yogeshchandra Roy Vidyanidhi, and Gyanendramohan Das, have been reevaluated. This book contains twenty-one articles on these three subjects: language, literature, and dictionary."