Ananda Chandra Barua
Ananda Chandra Barua | |
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| Born | 31 December 1907 Moran,Jorhat,Assam |
| Died | 27 January 1983 |
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| Language | Assamese |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Notable awards | Sahitya Academy Award(1977) Padmashree(1970) |
| Spouse | Promila Devi |
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Ananda Chandra Barua(1907–1983) was a writer, poet, playwright, translator, journalist and actor fromAssam.[1][2][3]He is popularly known asBokulbonor Kobiin Assamese literacy society.[4]He was honoured with, most notably thePadma Shrititle andSahitya Akademiaward.
Literacy works[edit]
- Published books
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- Porag (1930) (Poem collection)
- Bijoya (1932) (drama)
- Hafizor Sur (1933) (translation of poems)
- Bisorjan (1933) (drama)
- Ranjan Rashmi (1934), (Poem collection)
- Puspak (1934) (sonnets)
- Nal Damayanty (1934) (drama)
- Meghdoot Purbamegh (1940) (translated poems)
- Komota Kuwori (1940) (drama)
- Asiar Jyoti (1960)
- Translation work;[1]
- Soviet Kabita (1968)(translated poems)
- Kumar Sambhav (1969)(translated poems)
- Paporir Porimal (1969) (Poem collection)
- Bokul Bonor Kabita (1976)(Poem collection)
- Sei Nimati Puware Pora (1982) (Poem collection)
- Kopoi Kuwari (Children drama)
- Nilanjan (drama)
- Pondit Modon Mohan Malaviyar Jiboni (biography ofPandit Madan Mohan Malaviya)
- Ethan From (translations)
- Unpublished but completed works
- [1]
- Panchami (children drama)
- Tejimola (children drama)
- Phulora (children’s one-act-play)
- Sahjahanor Ontim (translated play)
- Bonik Bondhu (translated play)
- Sitaharan (drama)
- Mrigamaya (drama) and
- Banipath (for school curriculum)
- Agnigarh (drama)
- Asomiya Deka (novel) and
- Amar Sahitya (for public education)
Awards and honours[edit]
Barua received the fourth-highest civilian award ‘Padma Shri' (1970) from theGovernment of Indiaon 21 April 1970.[2]
For his poetry bookBokul Bonor Kabita(1976), he achieved theSahitya Academy Awardin 1977.[5]
Bakulbon Park(বকুলবন উদ্যান) is named after Ananda Chandra Barua inJorhatas a tribute to him.[6]
TheBakul Bon Awardis conferred every year in the fields of dancing, music, art and literature in the memory of 'Bakul Bonor Kabi' Ananda Chandra Barua by the Bakul Bon Trust, Assam which carries a sum of Rs 10,000 in cash and a citation.[7][8]
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]
- ^abcdBipuljyoti Saikia."Bipuljyoti Saikia's Home Page: Authors & Poets – Ananda Chandra Barua".Bipuljyoti.in. Archived fromthe originalon 5 August 2014.Retrieved19 May2013.
- ^ab"Ananda Chandra Barua".Vedanti.com. Archived fromthe originalon 3 August 2016.Retrieved19 May2013.
- ^Sisir Kumar Das (1991).A History of Indian Literature: 1800–1910, western impact: indian response / Sisir Kumar Das.Sahitya Akademi. pp. 751–.ISBN978-81-7201-006-5.Retrieved21 May2013.
- ^"Musical tribute to poets".The Telegraph, Calcutta.Archived fromthe originalon 16 June 2013.Retrieved19 May2013.
{{cite journal}}:Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^"Akademi Awards Information for Assamese".Sahitya Akademi. Archived fromthe originalon 7 January 2014.Retrieved19 May2013.
- ^The Times of India (6 November 2011)."Majuli remembers 'Hudhakantha' at ceremony".The Times of India.Archived fromthe originalon 16 June 2013.Retrieved19 May2013.
- ^TI Trade (15 January 2012)."Bakul Bon Award to Maniram Sonowal".Assamtribune.com. Archived fromthe originalon 13 August 2014.Retrieved19 May2013.
{{cite journal}}:Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^TI Trade (15 January 2011)."Bakul Bon Award for 2011 to Bolai Ram Senapati".Assamtribune.com. Archived fromthe originalon 13 August 2014.Retrieved19 May2013.
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External links[edit]
- Hafiz and I,a translated poem by Ananda Chandra Barua at poemhunter.com.
- N. Sharma (1976). Assamese Literature.Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. pp. 91–.ISBN978-3-447-01736-7.Retrieved 21 May 2013.
- An image of Ananda Chandra BaruaArchived4 March 2016 at theWayback MachinewithBhupen Hazarikaat onlinesivasagar.com.
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