Answer:
Bankim
Chandra Chattopadhyay's first novel was Durgeshnandini (1865). The story set in
the backdrop of Pathan-Mughal conflicts that took place in South-Western region
of modern-day Indian State of West Bengal during the reign of Akbar.
(i)
Durgeshnandini was not only Bankim's first novel, it was first major Bengali
novel in the history of Bengali literature.
(ii)
Thirteen editions of the novel were published during the lifetime of Bankim Chandra.
It was translated into English, Hindi and Kannada. This novel has been made
into a Bengali and a Hindi film as well.
(iii)
Durgeshnandini was a story of a love triangle between Jagat Singh, a Mughal General,
Tilottama, the daughter of a Bengali feudal Lord and Ayesha, the daughter of a
rebel Pathan leader against whom Jagat Singh was fighting. The story was based
on the age-old fight between good and evil. (3)
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