3/31/2024 0 Comments Bengali![]() Bengali intellectuals were the first to import literary forms such as the novel and sonnet in India. In South Asia, Bengali literature became emblematic of Indian literature as a whole through the success of its poets and novelists. Therefore learning Bengali is an invitation to learn more about Asia, specifically about South Asia’s encounter with the world. It is at the crossroads of eastern, South, and Southeastern Asia, and Bengali culture was immensely enriched by those cosmopolitan encounters. The history of Bengali is marked by the diversity of the cultures that took part in its formation. It is linguistically related to Sanskrit and has had a rich history as a literary language since the close of the first millennium. ![]() ![]() Bengali (aka Bangla) is spoken in northeastern India and Bangladesh by over 200 million speakers, and thus ranks 6th in number of native speakers in the world. ![]()
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