Question

Which of the following is true about Rajmohan's Wife (1864)?

• A. It was a collaborative work by several Indian authors, published serially in a British magazine.
• B. It is recognized as the first Indian novel written in English.
• C. It was originally written in Bengali and later translated by the author, Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, into English.
• D. It is considered a seminal work of English literature by a prominent British author.

Answer 1

Answer:

B. It is recognized as the first Indian novel written in English.

• Rajmohan's Wife is widely acknowledged as the first Indian novel in English. Its author, Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, wrote it in English but subsequently switched to writing in Bengali, where he became one of the language's most influential novelists.