| Italic Title: | (see above) --> |
| Author: | Sunil Gangopadhyay |
| Title Orig: | প্রথম আলো |
| Translator: | Aruna Chakravarti |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Bengali |
| Subject: | History |
| Genre: | Historical novel |
| Publisher: | Ananda Publishers |
| Publisher2: | Penguin Books |
| English Pub Date: | 2001 |
| Awards: | Saraswati Samman |
| Isbn: | 978-0-14-100430-3 |
| Oclc: | 47225450 |
| Preceded By: | Those Days |
First Light (Bengali: [[:bn:প্রথম আলো (উপন্যাস)|প্রথম আলো]]) is a historical novel by Sunil Gangopadhyay, centering on historical figures like Rabindranath Tagore, Swami Vivekananda, Ramakrishna, Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, George Curzon. It is set in India during the second half of the nineteenth century of Indian history, focusing on the Bengal Renaissance.[1]