![]() ![]() The Sultanate was a noteworthy period after the early encounter when traditional elements blend with the Islamic culture and generated an evolved form of Baņgālee culture. Since the ancient period, it had many encounters with external cultures, the encounter with Islam was a significant one among the long lists. The historical Bengal region, currently divided between Bangladesh and the Indian states of West Bengal and Tripura, has a distinct culture evolved through a long process of hybridization. The paper will focus primarily on the detailed study of eminent writers of Bengali literature whose works are being translated into various other languages so that their thoughts can be spread over the masses. ![]() The present paper dwells upon the historical background of West Bengal along with the evolution of Bengali literature from the ancient period till date. Many literary scholars and intellectual minds belong to the Bengali literature. These different periods may be dated as: ancient period from 950 AD to 1350 AD, medieval from 1350 AD to 1800 AD and the modern one from 1800 AD to the present. The Bengali literature has been divided into three main periods-ancient, medieval and modern. ![]() Bengali literature refers to the body of writings in the Bengali language which has developed from a form of Prakrit or Indo-Aryan language. Bengali is one of the prominent languages in which literature enriched itself the most. Indian literature is full of various genres of literature in different languages. ![]()
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