Devi Prasad Bagrodia, is a noted writer , social worker and tea planter based in

Dibrugarh Dibrugarh () is a city in the Indian state of Assam, located 435 kms east of the state capital Dispur. It serves as the headquarters of the Dibrugarh district in Upper Assam. Dibrugarh also serves as the headquarters of the Sonowal Kach ...

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Biography

Early life

Devi Prasad Bagrodia was born to Shew Bhagovan Bagrodia of Bhekulajuan village of Tengakhat in

Dibrugarh district Dibrugarh district (Pron:ˌdɪbru:ˈgor:) is a district in the state of Assam in India. The district headquarters are located within the city of Dibrugarh. Etymology Dibrugarh derived its name from Dibarumukh (as a renowned encampment of Ahom ...

on 8 November 1939. He was groomed in a total Assamese rural set-up in his village.

Education

Devi Prasad Bagrodia finished matriculation from Tengakhat HE School in Assamese medium. He studied ISc and then studied up to BA at DHS Kanoi College at Dibrugarh.

Career

Published works

Devi Prasad Bagrodia is author of admirable number of books; mostly translation of famous work of Assamese authors. He translated the complete work of

Jyoti Prasad Agarwala Jyoti Prasad Agarwala (17 June 1903 – 17 January 1951) was a noted Indian playwright, songwriter, poet, writer and film maker from Assam. He was deeply revered for his creative vision and output and is popularly called the ''Rupkonwar'' of Ass ...

into Hindi in the form of two books - ''Jyoti Sudha'' in 1991 and ''Jyoti Prabha'' in 1995. The latter was released by Dr

Shankar Dayal Sharma Shankar Dayal Sharma (; 19 August 1918 – 26 December 1999) was an Indian lawyer and politician who served as the President of India from 1992 to 1997. Born in Bhopal, Sharma studied at Agra, Allahabad and Lucknow and received a doctorate i ...

, the Vice President of India. All these work showcasing the

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 ...

and culture have been received well by the scholars at the national level. Recently he has completed translation of ''

Borgeet Borgeets () are a collection of lyrical songs that are set to specific ragas but not necessarily to any tala. These songs, composed by Srimanta Sankardeva and Madhavdeva in the 15th-16th centuries, are used to begin prayer services in monas ...

s'' composed by Mahapurush

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and

Madhavdev (1489–1596) is an important preceptor of the Ekasarana Dharma known for his loyalty to his guru, Srimanta Sankardev as well as his artistic brilliance. Initially a shakta worshipper, he was converted to Ekasarana Dharma by Sankardev and b ...

, beside having translated ''

Gunamala Gunamala () is a scripture written by Sankardev within one night at the request of Kamata Kingdom, Koch king Nara Narayan in 1552. It is an abridged version (handbook) of Bhagavata Purana capturing in racy, rhyming and sonorous verses. The poet r ...

'', a transcreation of

Bhagavata Purana The ''Bhagavata Purana'' (; ), also known as the ''Srimad Bhagavatam (Śrīmad Bhāgavatam)'', ''Srimad Bhagavata Mahapurana'' () or simply ''Bhagavata (Bhāgavata)'', is one of Hinduism's eighteen major Puranas (''Mahapuranas'') and one ...

Assamese language 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 langu ...

by Mahapurush

into Hindi. Bagrodia’s literary work include the Hindi translation of Dr

Nagen Saikia Nagen Saikia (born 11 February 1939) is an Indian writer. He was formerly a professor of Dibrugarh University. Saikia had also been a member of the Rajya Sabha from 1986-1992 and was the vice-chairman of the Upper House from 1990-1992. Saikia s ...

’s ''Mit-Bhash'', ''Chah Gasar Kalam'', ''Sukhor Prithivi'', ''Mirabai'', ''Agastha Yatra'' etc. He also published a book titled 'Tha Agarwala Family of Tezpur' written by Bibekananda Agarwala. His other publications include 'You and Me on a Journey to Light' by Candraprasāda Śaikīẏā Ananda Bormudoi

Awards

Bagrodia is a recipient of the Central Hindi Directorate’s award of ‘Translator of remarkable standard’ in 1999 under the Union

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, ‘Fulchand Khandelwar Samhati Award’ in 2002 and ‘Meera Samman’ by the Meera Smruti Sansthan of Chittorgarh, Rajasthan in 2011 and a few others.

Gallery

File:Devi Prasad Bagrodia photograph.jpg, Devi Prasad Bagrodia File:Devi Prasad Bagrodia and dignitaries during release of his book 'Jyoti Prabha'.jpg, Devi Prasad Bagrodia (1st from Right) and dignitaries during release of his book 'Jyoti Prabha' File:Devi Prasad Bagrodia with President (former) Dr Shankar Dayal Sharma.jpg, Devi Prasad Bagrodia (2nd from Right) with former President of India Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma during release of his book 'Jyoti Prabha' File:Mita_Bhash.jpg, Mita Bhash File:Anup Jalota releasing Devi Prasad Bagrodia's Hindi translation of Borgeets.jpg, Anup Jalota releasing Devi Prasad Bagrodia's Hindi translation of Borgeets

References

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