Question

Whom does the pseudonym 'Hutom Pyancha' belong to?
1. Michael Madhusudan Dutt
2. Ishwar Chandra Bidyasagar
3. Kali Prasanna Singha
4. Sarat Chandra Chatterjee

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Kali Prasanna Singha

The correct answer is Kali Prasanna Singha.

• The pseudonym 'Hutom Pyancha' belongs to Kali Prasanna Singha.

• Kali Prasanna Singha was a Bengali writer of the nineteenth-century.
• He also translated the epic Mahabharata in Bangla.
• Hutom Pyancha means 'The Owl'.
• At the age of 13, he established the Vidyotsahini Sabha.
• He edited magazines such as Sarbatattva Prakashika, Bibidartha Sangraha, Paridarshak, etc.
• He wrote books like Babu (1854), Vikramorbashi (1857), Savitri-Satyaban (1858), and Malati-Madhab.
• His satirical novel was called Hutom Pnyachar Naksha.

• Timothy Penpoem was the pen name of Michael Madhusudan Dutt.
  • Michael Madhusudan Dutt translated The Nil Darpan into English.
• Som Prakash was started by Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar.
• Nyarha was the pen name of Sarat Chandra Chatterjee.
  • He wrote books like Path Ke Davedar, Chandranath, Majhli Didi and Grihadaha