Category: LiteraturePart of speech: nounDifficulty: Intermediate

প্রবন্ধ

/probondho/Roman

English meaning: Essay

Definition

A short piece of non-fiction writing on a specific subject, expressing the author's personal view. Bengali essay writing flourished in the 19th century with Bankimchandra's Kamalakanter Daptar and Tagore's Jibansmriti, establishing a tradition of reflective, elegant Bengali prose.

Example

রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুরের প্রবন্ধ বাংলা গদ্যসাহিত্যের সম্পদ।

In English: Rabindranath Tagore's essays are a treasure of Bengali prose literature.

Literary Heritage

সাহিত্য হলো মানুষের মনের দর্পণ।

/Sahitya holo manusher maner darpan./

Literature is the mirror of the human mind.

Rabindranath Tagore · Poet, Nobel Laureate · 1861–1941

Kabuliwala

Essays on Literature, Rabindranath Tagore, 1907

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Bengali
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Indo-Aryan
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