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Jul 06, 1866 Kolkata, West Bengal, India Died on 02 Oct 1938 (aged 72)
Indian writer, archaeologist
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About Nagendranath Basu
- Nagendranath Basu (Bengali: ??????????? ???; 6 July 1866-11 October 1938) was the compiler of the Bangla Bishwakosh, the first encyclopedia in Bengali and Hindi Vishvakosh, the first encyclopedia in Hindi, as well as a pioneering archaeologist and historian.
- The first volume of Bangla Bishwakosh was compiled by Rangalal Mukhopadhyay and Troilokyanath Mukhopadhyay, however the all the subsequent 22 volumes were compiled and published by Nagendranath which took 27 years until 1911.
- The 24 volume Hindi Vishvakosh was published during 1916 and 1931. Nagendranath started his writing career with poems and novels, but he soon became involved in editing.
- He edited two monthly publications Tapasvini and Bharat and the Sahitya Parisad Patrika, of the Vangiya Sahitya Parishad.
- He founded the Kayastha Sabha and edited its publication.
- He edited and published several Bengali classics Bangiya Sahitya Parishat, including as Aprakakshita Rachanabali of Chandidas, Rasamabjari of Pitambar Das, Chaitanyamabgal of Jayananda, Krishvaprematarabgini of Bhagavatacharya and Jaynarayan's Kashi-Parikrama.Nagendranath traveled widely to examine archaeological remnants.
- He collected ancient manuscripts in Bengali, Sanskrit and Oriya, and compiled inscriptions on rocks and copper plates.
- His collection of manuscripts allowed University of Calcutta to initiate its Bengali Department. His historical methods have been challenged and his interpretations are now deemed to be quite unreliable, courtesy his religious acceptance of the-then prevalent caste hierarchy as a longstanding form of social order along with a strong antipathy towards the Muslim rule in India.
