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 | |
|---|---|
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| 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 a 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.
Literary 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. Archived from the original on 2013-09-26. 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
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Assamese Wikisource has original text related to this article: |
- Some poems by Chandra Kumar Agarwala at xophura.net.
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