Kamalakanta Bhattacharya
Kamalakanta Bhattacharya (1853–1936) was a prominent essayist and poet belonged to the Oronodoi era of Assamese literature. He was born on 23 December 1853 in Gorehagi village, Biswanath Chariali, Sonitpur district, Assam. He was popularly known as 'Agnikobi'.
Kamalakanta Bhattacharya
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- Name
- Kamalakanta Bhattacharya
- Born
- 23 December 1853
- Birthplace
- Gorehagi, Biswanath Chariali, Sonitpur, Assam
- Died
- 14 December 1936
- Place of death
- Guwahati, Assam
- Nationality
- British Raj
- Occupation
- writer · poet
- Languages
- Assamese
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Kamalakanta Bhattacharya (1853–1936) was a prominent essayist and poet belonged to the Oronodoi era of Assamese literature. He was born on 23 December 1853 in Gorehagi village, Biswanath Chariali, Sonitpur district, Assam. He was popularly known as 'Agnikobi'.
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Politically, he was strongly nationalistic. He opposed the introduction of Bengali as the official language of Assam in 1871. At the annual meeting of the Indian National Congress in 1886 in Calcutta, he participated as a delegate for Assam. In 1929 he sat as Secretary General of the Organization Culture Asam Sahitya Sabha ago. He was also the president of the Asam Sahitya Sabha in 1929 held at Jorhat district, Assam. He campaigned for the abolition of the box security regulations and promoted the education of women. He also participated in the swadeshi movement in 1905–06.
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• Name — Kamalakanta Bhattacharya • Born — 23 December 1853 • Birthplace — Gorehagi, Biswanath Chariali, Sonitpur, Assam • Died — 14 December 1936 • Place of death — Guwahati, Assam • Language — Assamese • Relatives — He was the ansester of parasar Bhattacharya.
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• Manat mor para Katha (autobiography) • Chintanala ("The Fire of Thoughts", a collection of poems, 1870) • Chinta Tarangini ("The Stream of Thought Waves", a collection of poems, 1933) • Ashtabakrar Atmajivani • Ashtabakra (poetry)
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- 1.Sonitpur.gov.in. culture.
- 2.Vedanti.com. Asam Sahitya Sabha is the foremost and the most popular organization of Assam.
- 3.Banerjee, Dipankar. Brahmo Samaj and North-East India - Dipankar Banerjee - Google Books. 2006. 9788179751763.
- 4.Sarma, Satyendranath. Assamese Literature - S. N. Sharma - Google Books. 1976. 9783447017367.
- 5.Das, Sisir Kumar. A History of Indian Literature 1911-1956: Struggle for Freedom: Triumph and . - Sisir Kumar Das - Google Books. 1991. 9788172017989.
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