Devananda Bharali
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Devananda Bharali | |
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| Born | June, 1883 Sivasagar district, Assam |
| Died | June 1972 |
| Pen name | Miri |
| Occupation | writer, linguistic |
| Language | Assamese |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Genre | Literature |
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Devananda Bharali (1883-1972) was a pioneer linguist, writer, translator and dramatist from Assam.[1] He also wrote many articles using the pen name of Miri. He was born in June, 1883 in Sivasagar district, Assam to Ishananda Bharali.
Literary career
[edit]Bharali's writings are both in English and Assamese language. Some of his major works include:
- Asamiya bhashar moulik bicar aru sahityor chinaki (অসমীয়া ভাষাৰ মৌলিক বিচাৰ আৰু সাহিত্যৰ চিনাকি), published in 1912.,[2]
- Assamese Grammar in English (1902),
- A Study of the Phonology and Vocabulary of Assamese Language (1960).[3]
- Cīnā Luitaea pāre, pāre (1972) [4]
He was a regular writer in the Assamese magazines like "Usha", "Banhi". He had translated the "Macbeth" of Shakespeare into Assamese language for the first time.
Bharali's dramatical works include:
- Bhimdarpa (ভীমদৰ্প), an abridged translation of Macbeth published in 1910[5]
- Srimonto Sankar (শ্ৰীমন্ত শংকৰ) (1944)
- Bihu (বিহু)
See also
[edit]- Assamese literature
- History of Assamese literature
- List of Asam Sahitya Sabha presidents
- List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Assamese
- List of Assamese-language poets
- List of Assamese writers with their pen names
References
[edit]- ^ Kaliram Medhi (1978). Studies in the Vaiṣṇava Literature & Culture of Assam. Assam Sahitya Sabha. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
- ^ "Asamiya Bhashara Maulika Bicara aru Sahityara Cinaki (8173310270) by Debananda Bharali @". Bookfinder.com. Retrieved 22 May 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Thomas Albert Sebeok (1972). Current Trends in Linguistics: V. 9: Linguistics in Western Europe Pts. 1 & 2, and Index to Names. Walter de Gruyter. pp. 142–. GGKEY:58UAB133QTX. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
- ^ Debananda Bharali (1972). Cīnā Luitaea pāre, pāre. Dattabaruwā. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
- ^ "Indian ReviewAssamese LiteratureShakespeare in Assamese : Navakanta Barua". Indianreview.in. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
External links
[edit]- Read online edition of AXAMIYĀ BHĀXĀR MOULIK BISĀR at archive.org.
- Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland by Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland.
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