Peary Chand Mitra, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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author and journalist
Date of Birth: 24-Jul-1814
Place of Birth: Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Date of Death: 23-Nov-1883
Profession: writer, librarian
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Peary Chand Mitra
- Peary Chand Mitra (Bengali: ?????????? ?????; 22 July 1814 – 23 November 1883) was an Indian writer, journalist, cultural activist and entrepreneur.
- His pseudo name is Tekchand Thakur.
- He was a member of Henry Derozio's Young Bengal group, who played a leading role in the Bengal renaissance with the introduction of simple Bengali prose.
- His Alaler Gharer Dulal pioneered the novel in the Bengali language, leading to a tradition taken up by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee and others.
- Mitra died on 23 November 1883 in Kolkata.
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