Q. Who wrote the novel Durgesha Nandini?
Answer: Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
Notes: Durgesh Nandini is a Bengali historical romance novel written by Indian author Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay in 1865. Durgeshnanandini is a triangular love story between Mughal general Jagat Singh, Tilottama, the daughter of a Bengali feudal lord, and Ayesha, the daughter of the rebel Pathan leader. Jagat Singh is fighting against whom. The story is set against the backdrop of the Pathan-Mughal conflict in the southwestern part of the modern Indian state of West Bengal (West Bengal) during Akbar's rule. Durgeshanandini was the first Bengali novel written by Bankim Chandra as well as the first major Bengali novel in the history of Bengali literature.