Chandradhar Barua
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Chandradhar Barua | |
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| Native name | চন্দ্ৰধৰ বৰুৱা |
| Born | 15 October 1874 Jorhat, Assam |
| Died | 26 October 1961 (aged 87) |
| Occupation | Lawyer, tea cultivator, writer, poet, dramatist and lyricist |
| Language | Assamese |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Notable awards | Sahitya Ratna, 1929 |
Chandradhar Barua (15 October 1874 – 26 October 1961) was a writer, poet, dramatist and lyricist from Assam of Jonaki Era, the age of romanticism of Assamese literature. Barua was born at Jorhat, Assam on 15 October 1878.[1] He was second president of the Asam Sahitya Sabha in 1918 held at Goalpara.[2] He was the founder secretary of Asam Sahitya Sabha Patrika, an official journal of the Asam Sahitya Sabha established at 1927 and held in that position till 1936.[3] He also represented India at the Round Table Conference held at London in 1930.
Literary works
[edit]- Poetry Collections
- [4]
- Ranjan,
- Bidyut Bikash,
- Kamrup Jiyori,
- Muktaboli.
- Novel
- Shanti.
- Dramas
- [1]
- Meghnad Badh,[5]
- Bhagya Porikha,
- Mughal Bijoy,
- Ahom Sandhya etc.
See also
[edit]- Assamese literature
- History of Assamese literature
- List of Asam Sahitya Sabha presidents
- List of Assamese writers with their pen names
References
[edit]- ^ a b Amaresh Datta (1987). Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: A-Devo. Sahitya Akademi. pp. 395–. ISBN 978-81-260-1803-1. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
- ^ "Assam Sahitya Sabha is the foremost and the most popular organization of Assam". Vedanti.com. Archived from the original on 26 September 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
- ^ Thomas Effinger, www.novumdesign.de. "Subject Library South Asia". Savifa.uni-hd.de. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
- ^ Poemhunter.com. "The biography of Chandradhar Barua". Poemhunter.com. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
- ^ Sisir Kumar Das (1991). A History of Indian Literature: 1800–1910, western impact: indian response / Sisir Kumar Das. Sahitya Akademi. pp. 281–. ISBN 978-81-7201-006-5. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
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