Anandamath meaning ‘The Abbey of Bliss’ is a Bengali fiction, written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay and published in 1882. It is inspired by and set in the background of the Sannyasi Rebellion in the late 18th century. Anandamath is considered one of the most important novels in the history of Bengali and Indian literature. Its first English publication was titled The Abbey of Bliss (literally Ananda=Bliss…Continue readingAnandamath by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay: The Novel that Gave Vande Matharam to India