Khana (poet)
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Khana was a legendary Bengali philosopher, polymath, poet, and astrologer, who is said to have lived between the 8th and 12th centuries CE. She is best known for being associated with Khanar Bachan, a
Imaginary artistic depiction of Khana in a 1938 booklet
The mound of Khana-Mihir or Baraha-Mihir on Prithiba road, Chandraketugarh, Berachampa, West Bengal, India.
Excavated Brick Structure of Khana-Mihir Mound at Chandraketugarh.
Mallika Sengupta
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Mallika Sengupta was a Bengali poet, feminist, and reader of Sociology from Kolkata, known for her "unapologetically political poetry".
Khana (poet)
…tongue was cut off to silence her prodigious talent. The legend of Khana's tongue being cut off resonates in modern Bengali feminism, as in this poem by Mallika Sengupta, Khanaa's song: Listen o listen: Hark this tale of Khanaa In Bengal in the Middle ages Lived a woman Khanaa, I sing her life The first Bengali woman…
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