Q. Anandamath is written by____?
Answer: Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
Notes: Bankim Chandra Chatterjee or Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay is a nationalist writer from West Bengal. He was born on 27 June 1838 in Naihati, in the Bengal Presidency of British India (now West Bengal, India). Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay is a poet, journalist and novelist. In Bengali, Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay is known as Sahitya Samrat (Literary Emperor). Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay wrote 'Vandemataram' in the 1870s as a hymn to the motherland. During the Swadeshi movement in Bengal, Vande Mataram was widely sung by the people. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyaya added the Vande Mataram song to his novel Anandamatham. Novel - Ananda Math was written in 1882 by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyaya. Due to the country envisioned in the novel, Anandamatham inspired strong political movements. Many freedom fighters were inspired by Ananda Math. It is a novel about a militia trying to establish a kingdom.

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