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Jonaki (magazine)
''Jonaki'' ( Assamese: ''জোনাকী''; lit ''Moonlight)'' was an Assamese language magazine published from Calcutta in 1889. It was also the mouthpiece of the then Assamese literary society Asamiya Bhasa Unnati Sadhini Sabha in which the society’s aim and objectives were regularly expressed. The first editor of the magazine was Chandra Kumar Agarwala. History The Asamiya Bhasa Unnati Sadhini Sabha, after its formation in 1888, decided to publish a new monthly Assamese magazine. But the bigger problem was to finance it since all the associated members of the society were students. Chandra Kumar Agarwala, who belonged to a rich business family, came forward to finance the magazine and named it ''Jonaki'' ("Moonlight"). Agarwala was a FA student in Presidency College then and also a member of the society. He put forward two conditions to publish and edit the magazine: #Every member must take care of ''Jonaki''; #Every member must write an article for ''Jonaki''. If t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asamiya Bhasa Unnati Sadhini Sabha
Asamiya Bhasa Unnati Sadhini Sabha () was a lite organization formed on Saturday 25 August 1888 (1810 Saka). It is the precursor of the Asam Sahitya Sabha. The first secretary of this society was Shivaram Sarma Bordoloi. The prime objective of forming this society was the development of Assamese language and literature. This is the pioneering society to shape the then Assamese dialect to today’s state. History In the 8th decade of the 19th century the Assamese students studying in Calcutta took the Assamese language as the most important unifying factor for the formation of an Assamese nationality. Initially they formed messes in 50 Sitaram Ghosh Street and 62 Sitaram Ghosh Street in Calcutta. As the influx of students increased, the number of messes was also increased. Some important messes added later were 67 Mirzapur Street, 107 Amherst Street, 14 Pratap Chandra Lane, Eden Hospital Street mess etc. They initiated a number of inter-mess activities. Among them, the most crucial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanaklal Barua
Kanaklal Barua (1872–1940) was a prominent writer, essayist, historian and politician from Assam who wrote mainly in the English language. He was one of the literary stalwarts of the Jonaki Era, the age of romanticism of Assamese literature. He was the president of the Asam Sahitya Sabha in 1924 held at Dibrugarh district, Assam. In 1929 he was elected to Assam Legislative Assembly. He also served as a member of the Viceroy's Executive Council. He was the founder president of the Kamarupa Anusandhan Samiti (Assam Research Society). He was rewarded with the "Raibahadur" title by the British Government. Works His books include ''Studies in the Early History of Assam'', ''An Early History of Kamarupa From the Earliest Time to the Sixteenth Century'' and ''Manual of Co-operative Societies in Assam''. He was also an editor of the '' Jonaki'' magazine for some months. See also * Assamese literature * History of Assamese literature * List of Asam Sahitya Sabha presidents * List of As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monthly Magazines Published In India , sometimes known as "monthly"
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Literary Magazines Published In India
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Defunct Literary Magazines
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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 contemporary form and its cultural heritage and tradition. The literary heritage of the Assamese language can be traced back to the 9–10th century in the ''Charyapada'', where the earliest elements of the language can be discerned. Banikanta Kakati divides the history of Assamese literature into three prominent eras—Early Assamese, Middle Assamese and Modern Assamese—which is generally accepted. Ancient era: Literature of the beginning period, 950–1300 AD * Charyapada * Mantra Sahitya Medieval era: 1300–1826 AD * 1st period: Pre-Shankari literature, 1300–1490 AD * 2nd period: Shankari literature, 1490–1700 AD * 3rd period: Post-Shankari literature, 1700–1826 AD Modern era: 1826 AD–present * 1st period: Missionary lit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assamese-language Mass Media
Assamese () or Asamiya ( ) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken mainly in the north-eastern Indian state of Assam, where it is an official language. It has long served as a ''lingua franca'' in parts of Northeast India."Axomiya is the major language spoken in Assam, and serves almost as a lingua franca among the different speech communities in the whole area." It has over 15 million native speakers and 8.3 million second language speakers according to ''Ethnologue''. Nefamese, an Assamese-based pidgin in Arunachal Pradesh, was used as a lingua franca till it was replaced by Hindi; and Nagamese, an Assamese-based Creole language, continues to be widely used in Nagaland. The Kamtapuri language of Rangpur division of Bangladesh and the Cooch Behar and Jalpaiguri districts of India is linguistically closer to Assamese, though the speakers identify with the Bengali culture and the literary language. In the past, it was the court language of the Ahom kingdom from the 17th century. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 contemporary form and its cultural heritage and tradition. The literary heritage of the Assamese language can be traced back to the 9–10th century in the ''Charyapada'', where the earliest elements of the language can be discerned. Banikanta Kakati divides the history of Assamese literature into three prominent eras—Early Assamese, Middle Assamese and Modern Assamese—which is generally accepted. Ancient era: Literature of the beginning period, 950–1300 AD * Charyapada * Mantra Sahitya Medieval era: 1300–1826 AD * 1st period: Pre-Shankari literature, 1300–1490 AD * 2nd period: Shankari literature, 1490–1700 AD * 3rd period: Post-Shankari literature, 1700–1826 AD Modern era: 1826 AD–present * 1st period: Missionary lit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assamese Language Movement
The Assamese Language Movement () refers to a series of political activities demanding the recognition of the Assamese language as the only sole official language and medium of instruction in the educational institutions of Assam, India. The struggle for the use of Assamese for official purposes, in courts and as a medium of instruction in educational institutions began in the nineteenth century, when the region was under the British rule. The use of Bengali in Assam as the language of the courts was resented by the Assamese people and also by American Baptist Missionaries such as Nathan Brown. Following the agitations for linguistic states in various part of India and the States Reorganization Act (1956), the Assam Sahitya Sabha demanded the use of Assamese as the official language in Assam. This was followed by political movements supporting it and also opposing it. The Assam Official Language Act was passed in 1960, recognizing Assamese as an official language in Assam, whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jatindra Nath Duwara
Jatindra Nath Duwara (1892-1964) was a notable poet of the Jonaki era of Assamese literature. Duwara is known as Bonphulor kobi in the Assamese literacy society. He was the first writer awarded with Sahitya Akademi Award in 1955 for his poetry book "Bon Phul". He was the president of the Assam Sahitya Sabha, the premier literary organization of Assam in 1955 which was held at Guwahati. Short Biography Duwara was born in Rangpur at Sivasagar district on 4 March 1892 to Shyamsundor Duwara and Punoyda Duwara. He had his early schooling at Sivasagar and then went to Calcutta for higher education. Duwara spent his whole life as unmarried. He died on 5 July 1964. Literary works Some of his literary works include: * ''Umor Titho'' (ওমৰ তীৰ্থ) - 1925 * ''Kotha Kobita'' (কথা কবিতা) - 1933 * ''Apun Sur'' (আপোন সুৰ) - 1938 * ''Bonphul'' (বনফুল) - 1952 * ''Milonor Soor'' (মিলনৰ সুৰ) - 1960 * ''Moromor Soor'' ( মৰ� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ambikagiri Raichoudhury
Ambikagiri Raichoudhury (1885–1967) was an Assamese poet, lyricist, singer, powerful prose writer, news worker, magazine editor, patriotic, social-worker and the leading freedom fighter of India's freedom struggle. He is known as Assam Kesari. He was elected president of the Asam Sahitya Sabha in 1950 of Margherita session. Early life Raichoudhory was born in the famous Raichoudhury family of Barpeta. His father was Krishnaram Raichowdhury and his mother was Devika Devi. After his primary education in Barpeta, he studied in class VIII of high English school in Guwahati. Then he joined the Swadeshi Movement and social development work from 1904 to 1905 by. He, along with a few other youths, students and formed a British Opposition Anarchist team during this period. As a result, the British government captured Ambikagiri in Barpeta from 1908 to 1915. Political and social life Raichoudhury was a poet, playwright and patriot all rolled in one. He took part in the Independenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
