Who wrote Itihasmala?

Question

It's a filipino proverb.

Answer 1

Carey, William (1812)

Itihasmala is a first collection of Bengali stories of folk culture in Modern India written by Carey, William in 1812. This book was originally written in Bengali language. This is the first book of prose in Bengali Literature. In 1977 author Sukumar Sen translated this book into English.