What was the first novel by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay?

Q. What was the first novel by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay?
Answer: Durgeshnandini
Notes: Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay was born on 27th June, 1938 in Naihati. He is considered as one of the leading Bengali novelists and essayists of the 19th century. His first novel Durgeshnandini, (1865) is considered a benchmark in the history of Bengali literature.

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