understanding of its intention and content. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay (27 June 1838 – 8 April 1894   Bôngkim Chôndro Chôţţopaddhae ) ('Chattopadhyay' in the original Bengali ; 'Chatterjee' as spelt by the British ) was an Indian Bengali poet, novelist, essayist and journalist, most famous as the author of Vande Mataram