Rabindranath Tagore
What significant honor was Rabindranath Tagore given in 1913?
He won a Noble Prize in literature
What is the subject of Zainul Abedin’s painted scroll Manpura?
The devastation of the cyclone of 1970
Kazi Nazrul Islam was arrested in 1922 and imprisoned for a year. How did he protest about this?
By a hunger strike
What was the name of the Hindi poem translated by Alaol?
Padmavat
What did Begum Rokeya challenge?
The tradition of childhood marriages
Why did Rabindranath Tagore give up his knighthood in 1919?
Because of events at Amritsar
What had a major effect on the work of Zainul Abedin in 1943?
The Great Bengal Famine
What was written in the famous telegram sent to Kazi Nazrul Islam from Rabindranath Tagore during his hunger strike?
'Give up the hunger strike, our literature claims you'
What was the most significant contribution to Bangla literature made by Syed Alaol?
His translations
Begum Rokeya’s first story was written in 1905 and published in 1908. What was it called?
Sultana’s Dream
How many short stories and volumes of poems did Rabindranath Tagore write?
7 volumes of poems and 44 short stories
What were the dimensions of Zainul Abedin's famous scroll, 'Nabanna'
65 feet long and 6 feet wide
In which city did Kazi Nazrul Islam begin his career in literature and journalism after the First World War?
Kolkata
Which book written by Syed Alaol reflected his attention toward Religion and Morality
Tohfa
What did Begum Rokeya start in 1916?
An assosciation for Bengali Muslim women
What was the name of Tagore's first poem and where was it published?
Abhilash, and in a magazine named Tattobodhini.
What was Zainul's way of showing the world what the starving and dying people of Bengal were going through?
He drew on cheap brown packing paper using Chinese ink and a flat brush used for oil paintings
What was Kazi Nazrul Islam influenced by?
The socialist revolution in Russia that took place in 1917
When and where did Syed Alaol take his last breath?
In 1973, Hat Hazari, Chittagong
When did Begum Rokeya die? (Answer with date AND year)
9th December 1932
When was Shantiniketan established? (Answer with date AND year)
22nd December 1901
When did Zainul Abedin die, and how? (Answer with date AND year)
Because of cancer, on 28th May 1976
What was Kazi Nazrul Islam's book 'Dolon Champa' inspired by?
his relationship with his wife, Pramila
Which prestigious literary award was named after him?
Alaol Sahitya Purashkar
Why was it difficult for Rokeya to obtain an English education?