| Chandradhar Barua | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Native name | চন্দ্ৰধৰ বৰুৱা |
| Born | 15 October 1874 Jorhat, Assam |
| Died | 26 October 1961 (aged 87) |
| Occupation | Lawyer, tea cultivator, writer, poet, dramatist and lyricist |
| Language | Assamese |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Notable awards | Sahitya Ratna, 1929 |
Chandradhar Barua (15 October 1874 – 26 October 1961) was a writer, poet, dramatist and lyricist from Assam of Jonaki Era, the age of romanticism of Assamese literature. Barua was born at Jorhat, Assam on 15 October 1878. He was second president of the Asam Sahitya Sabha in 1918 held at Goalpara. He was the founder secretary of Asam Sahitya Sabha Patrika, an official journal of the Asam Sahitya Sabha established at 1927 and held in that position till 1936. He also represented India at the Round Table Conference held at London in 1930.
Literary works
- Poetry Collections
- Ranjan,
- Bidyut Bikash,
- Kamrup Jiyori,
- Muktaboli.
- Novel
- Shanti.
- Dramas
- Meghnad Badh,
- Bhagya Porikha,
- Mughal Bijoy,
- Ahom Sandhya etc.
See also
- Assamese literature
- History of Assamese literature
- List of Asam Sahitya Sabha presidents
- List of Assamese writers with their pen names
References
- ^ Amaresh Datta (1987). Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: A-Devo. Sahitya Akademi. pp. 395–. ISBN 978-81-260-1803-1. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
- "Assam Sahitya Sabha is the foremost and the most popular organization of Assam". Vedanti.com. Archived from the original on 26 September 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
- Thomas Effinger, www.novumdesign.de. "Subject Library South Asia". Savifa.uni-hd.de. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
- Poemhunter.com. "The biography of Chandradhar Barua". Poemhunter.com. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
- Sisir Kumar Das (1991). A History of Indian Literature: 1800–1910, western impact: indian response / Sisir Kumar Das. Sahitya Akademi. pp. 281–. ISBN 978-81-7201-006-5. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
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