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Kamalakanta Bhattacharya; 1853–1936) was a prominent essayist and poet belonged to the Oronodoi era of
Assamese literature Assamese literature is the entire corpus of poetry, novels, short stories, plays, documents and other writings in the Assamese language. It also includes the literary works in the older forms of the language during its evolution to the contempor ...
. He was born on 23 December 1853 in Gorehagi village,
Biswanath Chariali Biswanath (Pron: ˌbɪswəˈnɑːθ ˈtʃɑːrɪˌælɪ) is a small city and a municipal board in Biswanath district in the state of Assam, India. This city is the district headquarters of Biswanath district, which was created on 15 August 2015. ...
,
Sonitpur district Sonitpur district ron: ˌsə(ʊ)nɪtˈpʊə or ˌʃə(ʊ)nɪtˈpʊəis an administrative district in the state of Assam in India. The district headquarters is located at Tezpur. Etymology The name of the district is derived from a story found ...
, Assam. He was popularly known as 'Agnikobi'. Politically, he was strongly nationalistic. He opposed the introduction of Bengali as the official language of Assam in 1871. At the annual meeting of the
Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party, or simply the Congress, is a political parties in India, political party in India with deep roots in most regions of India. Founded on 28 December 1885, it was the first mo ...
in 1886 in
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, he participated as a delegate for Assam. In 1929 he sat as Secretary General of the Organization Culture
Asam Sahitya Sabha The Asam Sahitya Sabha (; ) is a non Government, non profit, literary organisation of Assam. It was founded in December 1917 in Assam, India to promote the culture of Assam and Assamese literature. A branch of the organisation named ''Singapor ...
ago. He was also the president of the Asam Sahitya Sabha in 1929 held at
Jorhat district Jorhat (pron: ˈʤɔ:(r)ˌhɑ:t) is an administrative district of the Indian state of Assam situated in the central part of the Brahmaputra Valley. The district is bounded by Majuli on north, Nagaland state on the south, Sivasagar on the east an ...
, Assam. He campaigned for the abolition of the box security regulations and promoted the education of women. He also participated in the swadeshi movement in 1905–06.


Literary works

* ''Manat mor para Katha'' (autobiography) * ''Chintanala'' ("The Fire of Thoughts", a collection of poems, 1870) * ''Chinta Tarangini'' ("The Stream of Thought Waves", a collection of poems, 1933) * ''Ashtabakrar Atmajivani'' * ''Ashtabakra'' (poetry)


See also

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Assamese literature Assamese literature is the entire corpus of poetry, novels, short stories, plays, documents and other writings in the Assamese language. It also includes the literary works in the older forms of the language during its evolution to the contempor ...
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History of Assamese literature Assamese is part of the easternmost group of the Indo-Aryan languages. History of Assamese literature can largely be classified into three periods, including: Early Assamese period (6th to 15th century A.D.), Middle Assamese period (17th to 19th ...
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List of Asam Sahitya Sabha presidents Asam Sahitya Sabha (), or ") was founded in 1917 in Assam, India to promote the culture of Assam and Assamese literature. Except regular biennially seasons in 2000 and 2002 special session was held at Jorhat and Kalgachia. President, Time and ...
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List of Assamese writers with their pen names Assamese literature is the entire corpus of poetry, novels, short stories, documents and other writings in the Assamese language. It also includes popular ballads in the older forms of the language during its evolution to the contemporary form. T ...


References


External links


Short biography
at creative.sulekha.com.
Few lines by Kamalakanta Bhattacharya from his article "Jatiyo Unnoti"
at sarai.net. {{DEFAULTSORT:Bhattacharya, Kamalakanta 1853 births 1936 deaths People from Sonitpur district Assamese-language poets 19th-century Indian poets 20th-century Indian poets Indian male essayists 20th-century Indian essayists 19th-century Indian essayists 19th-century Indian male writers 20th-century Indian male writers Writers from Assam Asom Sahitya Sabha presidents Essayists from British India Poets from British India