Devananda Bharali
| Devananda Bharali | |
|---|---|
| Born |
June, 1883 Sivasagar district, Assam |
| Died | June 1972 |
| Pen name | Miri |
| Occupation | writer, linguistic |
| Language | Assamese |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Genre | Literature |
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Devananda Bharali (Assamese: দেবানন্দ ভৰালি; 1883-1972) was a pioneer linguistic, writer, translator and dramatist from Assam.[1] He also wrote many articles using the pen name of Miri. He was born in June, 1883 in Sivasagar district, Assam to Ishananda Bharali.
Literary career
Bharali's writings are both in English and Assamese language. Some of his major works include:
- Asamiya bhashar moulik bicar aru sahityor chinaki (অসমীয়া ভাষাৰ মৌলিক বিচাৰ আৰু সাহিত্যৰ চিনাকি), published in 1912.,[2]
- Assamese Grammar in English (1902),
- A Study of the Phonology and Vocabulary of Assamese Language (1960).[3]
- Cīnā Luitaea pāre, pāre (1972) [4]
He was a regular writer in the Assamese magazines like "Usha", "Banhi". He had translated the "Macbeth" of Shakespeare into Assamese language for the first time.
Bharali's dramatical works include:
- Bhimdarpa (ভীমদৰ্প), an abridged translation of Macbeth published in 1910[5]
- Srimonto Sankar (শ্ৰীমন্ত শংকৰ) (1944)
- Bihu (বিহু)
See also
- Assamese literature
- History of Assamese literature
- List of Asam Sahitya Sabha presidents
- List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Assamese
- List of Assamese-language poets
- List of Assamese writers with their pen names
References
- ↑ Kaliram Medhi (1978). Studies in the Vaiṣṇava Literature & Culture of Assam. Assam Sahitya Sabha. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
- ↑ "Asamiya Bhashara Maulika Bicara aru Sahityara Cinaki (8173310270) by Debananda Bharali @". Bookfinder.com. Retrieved 2013-05-22.
- ↑ Thomas Albert Sebeok (1972). Current Trends in Linguistics: V. 9: Linguistics in Western Europe Pts. 1 & 2, and Index to Names. Walter de Gruyter. pp. 142–. GGKEY:58UAB133QTX. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
- ↑ Debananda Bharali (1972). Cīnā Luitaea pāre, pāre. Dattabaruwā. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
- ↑ "Indian ReviewAssamese LiteratureShakespeare in Assamese : Navakanta Barua". Indianreview.in. Retrieved 2013-05-22.
External links
- Read online edition of AXAMIYĀ BHĀXĀR MOULIK BISĀR at archive.org.
- Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland by Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland.
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