Ananda Chandra Barua
Ananda Chandra Barua (1907–1983) was a writer, poet, playwright, translator, journalist and actor from Assam. 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.
Ananda Chandra Barua
- Name
- Ananda Chandra Barua
- Born
- 31 December 1907
- Birthplace
- Moran, Jorhat, Assam
- Died
- 27 January 1983
- Occupation
- * Writer
- Spouse
- Promila Devi
- Awards
- Sahitya Academy Award (1977) Padmashree (1970)
- Nationality
- India · British Raj · Dominion of India
- Education
- Banaras Hindu University
- Honours
- Sahitya Akademi Award · Padma Shri in literature and education
- Languages
- Assamese
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Ananda Chandra Barua (1907–1983) was a writer, poet, playwright, translator, journalist and actor from Assam. 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.
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Ananda Chandra Barua (1907–1983) was a journalist and poet and a national of the British Raj and the Dominion of India. The journalist studied at Banaras Hindu University.
Languages used include Assamese. Ananda Chandra Barua received Padma Shri in literature and education and Sahitya Akademi Award.
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• Name — Ananda Chandra Barua • Born — 31 December 1907 • Birthplace — Moran, Jorhat, Assam • Died — 27 January 1983 • Occupation — * Writer • poet • playwright • translator • journalist • actor • Language — Assamese • Spouse — Promila Devi • Relatives — Anupama Bhattacharjya (niece) • Awards — Sahitya Academy Award (1977) Padmashree (1970)
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• 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) • 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)
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Barua received the fourth-highest civilian award ‘Padma Shri' (1970) from the Government of India on 21 April 1970. For his poetry book Bokul Bonor Kabita (1976), he achieved the Sahitya Academy Award in 1977. Bakulbon Park (বকুলবন উদ্যান) is named after Ananda Chandra Barua in Jorhat 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.
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- 1.Bipuljyoti Saikia. Bipuljyoti Saikia's Home Page : Authors & Poets – Ananda Chandra Barua. Bipuljyoti.in.
- 2.Vedanti.com. Ananda Chandra Barua.
- 3.Sisir Kumar Das. A History of Indian Literature: 1800–1910, western impact: indian response / Sisir Kumar Das. Sahitya Akademi. 751–. 1991. 978-81-7201-006-5.
- 4.The Telegraph, Calcutta. Musical tribute to poets.
- 5.Sahitya Akademi. Akademi Awards Information for Assamese.
- 6.The Times of India. Majuli remembers 'Hudhakantha' at ceremony. 6 November 2011.
- 7.TI Trade. Bakul Bon Award to Maniram Sonowal. Assamtribune.com. 15 January 2012.
- 8.TI Trade. Bakul Bon Award for 2011 to Bolai Ram Senapati. Assamtribune.com. 15 January 2011.
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