Ananda Chandra Barua (1907–1983) was a writer, poet, playwright, translator, journalist and actor from
Assam
Assam (, , ) is a state in Northeast India, northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra Valley, Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . It is the second largest state in Northeast India, nor ...
.
He is popularly known as Bokulbonor Kobi in Assamese literacy society. He was honoured with, most notably the ''Padma Shri'' title and ''Sahitya Akademi'' award.
Literacy works
;Published books:
*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;
*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 of
Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya
Madan Mohan Malaviya (25 December 1861 — 12 November 1946; ) was an Indian scholar, educational reformer and activist notable for his role in the Indian independence movement. He was president of the Indian National Congress three times and ...
)
*Ethan From (translations)
;Unpublished but completed works:
*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
Barua received the fourth-highest civilian award ‘
Padma Shri
The Padma Shri (IAST: ''padma śrī'', lit. 'Lotus Honour'), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest Indian honours system, civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. In ...
' (
1970
Events
January
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* January 5 – The 7.1 1970 Tonghai earthquake, Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli ...
) from the
Government of India
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on 21 April 1970.
For his poetry book ''Bokul Bonor Kabita'' (1976), he achieved the
Sahitya Academy Award
The Sahitya Akademi Award is a literary honour in India, which the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, annually confers on writers of the most outstanding books of literary merit published in any of the 22 languages of the ...
in 1977.
''Bakulbon Park'' (বকুলবন উদ্যান) is named after Ananda Chandra Barua in
Jorhat
Jorhat ( /) is a major city in Upper Assam division, Upper Assam and among the fastest growing urban centres in the state of Assam in India.
Etymology
Jorhat ("jor" means twin and "hat" means market) means two hats or mandis - "Masorhaat" and ...
as a tribute to him.
The Bakul Bon Award is 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.
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 Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Assamese
Sahitya Akademi Award is given each year, since 1955, by Sahitya Akademi (India's National Academy of Letters), to writers and their works, for their outstanding contribution to the upliftment of Indian literature and Assamese literature in pa ...
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List of Assamese-language poets
This is a List of notable Assamese poets.
List
* Madhav Kandali (fl. 14th century)
* Hem Saraswati (fl. 14th century)
* Haribar Bipra (fl. 14th century)
* Sankardev (1449–1568)
* Madhavdev (1489–1596)
* Ananta Kandali (fl. 16th ce ...
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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
Hafiz and I a translated poem by Ananda Chandra Barua at poemhunter.com.
N. Sharma (1976). Assamese Literature Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. pp. 91–. . Retrieved 21 May 2013.
An image of Ananda Chandra Barua with
Bhupen Hazarika
Bhupen Hazarika (; 8 September 1926 – 5 November 2011), widely known as Sudha Kontho, was an Indian singer, songwriter, writer, filmmaker and politician from Assam. He has written songs mainly in the Assamese language, which are marked by h ...
at onlinesivasagar.com.
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