Ganesh Gogoi (1907– 1938) was a poet of

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and then he is remembered also as a lyricist, composer, playwright, actor and football player. He is also known as Papori Kobi.

Life

Ganesh Gogoi was born at

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of Assam on 28 December 1907. His father's name was Kanak Chandra Gogoi. Ganesh Gogoi's spent his childhood and student life in his native place Jorhat. Passed the Matric examination from Jorhat Government High School in the second division, After matriculation, he was admitted to

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, Guwahati, Assam in the year 1926. He left for Kolkata in 1927 and was admitted to Ripon College (now called Surendranath College) for higher studies. Later on he also got admission to the Kashi Hindu university (Now

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), but did not complete his study Some of his famous dramas had pictured in ' Jorhat Theatre' where Ganesh Gogoi used to stage these dramas. ;Drama * Jerengar Sati (1937) * Sakunir Pratisodh * Kashmir Kurmari * Lachit * Kuri Satika, etc. ; Poetry * Papori (1934) A romantic Assamese poetry book. * Swapna bhanga (1934) * Rupajyoti (1945) * Naoria * Boragi Many songs were published in magazines like Banhi, Awahan, Ghar-Jeuti, Dainik Batori, Na-Jon, etc. at that time. His only book on lyrics is titled Geetimala. Former

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was his nephew.

Honours

* The

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to institute an award in the name of Ganesh Gogoi from the year 2009. This film was officially selected for South Asian Film Festival 2007 at Dhaka. * A documentary entitled ''Ganesh Gogoir Jiban Surabhi'' has been produced on his life and works. * A park named as Ganesh Gogoi Kabita Kanan after him in Jorhat, Assam.

References

External links

Xoundarya aru Kobi, one poem of Ganesh Gogoi at Sofura
; Books:
History of Assamese literature
by

Birinchi Kumar Barua Birinchi Kumar Barua (10 November 1908 – 30 March 1964) was a folklorist, scholar, novelist, playwright, historian, linguist, educationist, administrator and eminent 20th century littérateur of Assam, with both scholarly and creative pursuit ...

Assamese literature: Volume 9, Part 2 – Page 84

Satyendranath Sarma Satyendranath Sarma (1917 - 1999) was an Assamese writer, educationalist, research scholar, critic and historian. He presided over the Assam Sahitya Sabha venue of Titabor in 1975. Biography Birth Satyendranath Sarma was born in Jhanji, ...

Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: devraj to jyoti, Amaresh Datta
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Regha Dibo Lage Jodi (1979) Audio song
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