Nana Bhasha Nana Mat (Bengali Version)

• Author: Pabitra Sarkar

• Category: Essays

• Publisher: National Book Agency Private Limited

• Language: Bengali

• First Publication Year: 2025

• Publication Year: 2025

• Edition: 1st Edition

• Binding: Hardcover

• Number of Pages: 216

• ISBN: 978-93-48778-75-8

About the Book

This book presents new perspectives on "language," "mother tongue," "language of education," and related topics. If readers encounter similar thoughts elsewhere, they are encouraged to inform the author. The book also delves into the topic of education in the mother tongue, the new education policy, and presents fresh interpretations and revives old debates on these matters. The author also discusses figures like Ram Mohan, Halley, and William Jones in this context.

Like all of Pabitra Sarkar's writings, the book is penned in a simple and clear prose style, confronting various opinions and viewpoints. Pabitra Sarkar is a renowned linguistic scholar, writer, drama critic, educator, and researcher. His interests span multiple fields, and he has actively engaged in theater, music, and even writing for children. After the partition of India, he relocated to this side of the border.

He is a consistently distinguished scholar and was awarded the prestigious Fulbright Scholarship, which led him to pursue his MA and Ph.D. in Linguistics at the University of Chicago. He has taught at Bangabasi College, Jadavpur University, and the University of Minnesota. He also served as the Vice-Chancellor of Rabindra Bharati University. Throughout his career, he has been honored with numerous accolades, both domestically and internationally. Pabitra Sarkar has authored approximately 87 books, and the number of books he has edited, either solo or jointly, stands at 64.