Dutta Baruah P.N. An Advanced Course Reader in Bengali

Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore, 1996. — 148 p.The present book entitled 'Chayanika' is the Advanced Course Reader in Bengali. It aims at giving the learners the taste of the representative samples of literature in Bengali. The editor Dr. Bakul Chandra Chowdury has carefully chosen pieces of prose, poetry and drama from the representative samples of writings by reputed writers of the current century. In addition to representing various literary styles and rich diction, these pieces also present the cultural background of the Bengali people. The editor has prepared various kinds of subjective as well as objective exercises for each lesson so as to strengthen the language skills of the learners and also has given cul~ural notes for the enrichment of knowledge o~ Bengali culture by the non-natives.It is hoped that this book will fully meet the needs of the learners of Bengali as a second language. It may even serve as a good text book or a reference book for teaching Bengali in the secondary school level under CBSE courses. The editor, the supervisor and the Institute will feel rewarded if the book is well received by the learners and teachers of Bengali.