Hema Saraswati ( as, হেম সৰস্বতী) (fl. late 14th century) was amongst the earliest known
Assamese writers, most known for his poem, ''Prahlada Charita'', the earliest known poetic work in Assamese language. He was court poet under the patronage of
Kamtapur's King Durlabh Narayan of
Kamata Kingdom, who also provided patronage to his contemporary,
Harivara Vipra
Harivara Vipra ( Assamese:হৰিবৰ বিপ্ৰ) is amongst the earliest known Assamese writers. He was patronaged by Kamatapur's king Durlava Narayan (14th Century). His compositions, ''Babrubahanar Yudha'', ''Lava-Kushar Yudha'', ''Ta ...
. He wrote ''Prahlada Charita'' based on a story found in
Vayu Purana
The ''Vayu Purana'' ( sa, वायुपुराण, ) is a Sanskrit text and one of the eighteen major Puranas of Hinduism.
''Vayu Purana'' is mentioned in the manuscripts of the Mahabharata and other Hindu texts, which has led scholars to ...
and ''Har-Gauri-Sambaad'', a version of
Kumarasambhava by
Kalidasa
Kālidāsa (''fl.'' 4th–5th century CE) was a Classical Sanskrit author who is often considered ancient India's greatest poet and playwright. His plays and poetry are primarily based on the Vedas, the Rāmāyaṇa, the Mahābhārata and t ...
.
[ Das, p. 215]
His concurrent writers are
Rudra Kandali,
Madhav Kandali,
Horibor Bipro etc., who gave a strong initial base to
Assamese Literature
Assamese literature ( as, অসমীয়া সাহিত্য, translit=ɔxɔmiya xaɦitjɔ}) is the entire corpus of poetry, novels, short stories, plays, documents and other writings in the Assamese language. It also includes the liter ...
.
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13th-century Indian poets
Assamese-language poets
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