Anandamatha Odia Book By Bankima Chandra Chottopadhyaya
                     Anandamatha Odia Book By Bankima Chandra Chottopadhyaya
Anandamath 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, 
it 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.Vande Mataram, "Hail to the Bengal 
Motherland ", first song to represent Bengal - as the Motherland was published in this novel.
The book is set in the years during the famine in Bengal in 1770  It starts with introduction to a 
couple, Mahendra and Kalyani, who are stuck at their village Padachinha without food and water 
in the times of famine. They decide to leave their village and move to the next closest city where 
there is a better chance of survival. During the course of events, the couple gets separated and 
Kalyani has to run through the forest with her infant to avoid getting caught by robbers. After a 
long chase, she loses consciousness at the bank of a river. A Hindu “Santana”( who were not true 
sanyasis but common people who took the symbol of sanyasis and left their household so as to 
rebel against the British East India Company), Jiban took the daughter to his home handing her to 
his sister while he shifted Kalyani to his ashram.
The husband, Mahendra, at this point is more inclined towards joining the brotherhood of the 
monks and serving the Mother Nation. Kalyani wants to help him in attaining his dreams by trying 
to kill herself, thereby relieving him of worldly duties. At this point, Mahatma Satya joins her but 
before he can help her, he is arrested by the East India Company soldiers, because other monks 
were fuelling the revolt against Company rule. While being dragged away he spots another monk 
who is not wearing his distinctive robes and sings, 
The book is set in the years during the famine in Bengal in 1770  It starts with introduction to a 
couple, Mahendra and Kalyani, who are stuck at their village Padachinha without food and water 
in the times of famine. They decide to leave their village and move to the next closest city where 
there is a better chance of survival. During the course of events, the couple gets separated and 
Kalyani has to run through the forest with her infant to avoid getting caught by robbers. After a 
long chase, she loses consciousness at the bank of a river. A Hindu “Santana”( who were not true 
sanyasis but common people who took the symbol of sanyasis and left their household so as to 
rebel against the British East India Company), Jiban took the daughter to his home handing her to 
his sister while he shifted Kalyani to his ashram.
The husband, Mahendra, at this point is more inclined towards joining the brotherhood of the 
monks and serving the Mother Nation. Kalyani wants to help him in attaining his dreams by trying 
to kill herself, thereby relieving him of worldly duties. At this point, Mahatma Satya joins her but 
before he can help her, he is arrested by the East India Company soldiers, because other monks 
were fuelling the revolt against Company rule. While being dragged away he spots another monk 
who is not wearing his distinctive robes and sings.