Ananda Chandra Agarwala
For other people with similar names, see Ananda Chandra Barua, Binanda Chandra Barua, Ananda Chandra Dutta, or Chandra Kumar Agarwala.
| Ananda Chandra Agarwala | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
5 September 1874 Borngabari, Tezpur, Sonitpur, Assam |
| Died | 1940 |
| Occupation | writer, poet, historian, translator, administrative officer |
| Nationality | Inidan |
| Ethnicity | Assamese |
Ananda Chandra Agarwala (Assamese: আনন্দ চন্দ্ৰ আগৰৱালা; 1874-1940) was an writer, poet, historian, translator and administrative officer from Sonitpur district of Assam. He known as Bhangoni Kunwor (ভাঙনি কোঁৱৰ) for his translation of several English poems into Assamese. He was elected as a president of the Asam Sahitya Sabha in 1934 held at Mangaldoi.[1][2] He was honoured with the title of Raibahadur by the ruling British Government.[3] Ananda Chandra Agarwala was the brother of noted Assamese poet Chandra Kumar Agarwala and uncle of Jyoti Prasad Agarwala, a poet, playwright, composer, lyricist, writer and first Assamese Filmmaker.
Literacy works
Poetry book:
- Jilikoni,
Historical books
- An Account of Assam
- Goalparar Purani Bibaran
- Aspects of history and culture[4]
Text books:
- Kumal Path
- Adi Path.
Others:
- Police Manual (1906)
See also
- Assamese literature
- History of Assamese literature
- List of Asam Sahitya Sabha presidents
- List of Assamese-language poets
- List of Assamese writers with their pen names
References
- ↑ "Asam Sahitya Sabha is the foremost and the most popular organization of Assam". Vedanti.com. Retrieved 2013-05-11.
- ↑ "culture". Sonitpur.gov.in. Retrieved 2013-05-19.
- ↑ "Eminent Personalities of Assam | Sulekha Creative". Creative.sulekha.com. 1942-09-18. Retrieved 2013-05-19.
- ↑ Aspects of history and culture: Ananda Chandra Agarwala commemoration volume - Ānandacandra Āgarawālā, Rabin Dev Choudhury - Google Books. Books.google.co.in. Retrieved 2013-05-19.
External links
 |
Assamese Wikisource has original text related to this article: |
- Some poems by Chandra Kumar Agarwala at xophura.net.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, January 09, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.