Hemchandra Goswami
Hemchandra Goswami (1872–1928) was an Indian writer, poet, historian, teacher and a linguist from Assam in the early part of modern Assamese literature. He was the fourth president of the Asom Sahitya Sabha in 1920 held at Tezpur. He retired as Extra Assistant Commissioner in the British Assam.
Hemchandra Goswami
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- Name
- Hemchandra Goswami
- Born
- 8 January 1872
- Birthplace
- Golaghat district, Assam
- Died
- 2 May 1928
- Place of death
- Guwahati, Assam
- Occupation
- Administrative officer, writer, poet, historian
- Education
- Presidency college, Calcutta
- Nationality
- British Raj
- Languages
- Assamese
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Hemchandra Goswami (1872–1928) was an Indian writer, poet, historian, teacher and a linguist from Assam in the early part of modern Assamese literature. He was the fourth president of the Asom Sahitya Sabha in 1920 held at Tezpur. He retired as Extra Assistant Commissioner in the British Assam.
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• Name — Hemchandra Goswami • Born — 8 January 1872 • Birthplace — Golaghat district, Assam • Died — 2 May 1928 • Place of death — Guwahati, Assam • Occupation — Administrative officer, writer, poet, historian • Language — Assamese • Education — Presidency college, Calcutta
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Goswami published the first Assamese dictionary, Hemkosh by Hemchandra Barua with the help of Colonel Gordon in 1900. Some of his other works include Asamiya sahityar chaneki, Phular Saki (The Bunch of Flowers, 1907), which contains the first sonnet in Assamese — 'Priyatamar Sithi' (A letter from the beloved), Kako aru hiya nibilao etc. 'Katha Gita' (Gita in Prose) of Bhattadev was edited by him in 1918 and Purani Asam Buranji. which contains the first sonnet in Assamese — 'Priyatamar Cithi' (A letter from the beloved)
The ancestral home of Pandit Hemchandra Goswami, located at Dhekial, Golaghat district,Golaghat
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The ancestral home of Pandit Hemchandra Goswami, located at Dhekial, Golaghat district
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1872
Hemchandra Goswami born at Golaghat district.
1928
Hemchandra Goswami died at Guwahati.
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