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Barua
Barua (also spelt as ''Baruah'', ''Barooah'', ''Baruwa'', ''Baroova'', ''Barooa'', ''Baroowa'', ''Borooah'', ''Boruah'', or ''Baroa'') is a common Assamese surname. In Assam Valley History Originally, the ''Barua'' surname was used as a military rank in the Sutiya kingdom held by individuals from the ''Buruk'' clan. The historical examples, such as ''Borhuloi Barua'', ''Gajraj Barua'', ''Manik Chandra Barua'' and ''Kasitora Barua'' were ''Sutiya'' officials. During the Ahom reign, ''Barua'' represented by the Tai word ''Phu-ke''(literally: ''"Leader of 10,000 men"'' in Ahom language), meant a superintending officer of the Paik system of the Ahom Army. Appointments as ''Barua''s were made irrespective of the paik's religion or ethnicity. Among other ethnic groups, there is mention of S''utiya Baruas'' in several instances of Buranjis. For example, there was a ''Sutiya'' revolt against the monarchy led by a ''Sutiya Barua'' in 1673. ''Ahom Barua'' was a position held by the fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chutia Kingdom
The Chutia Kingdom (also Sadiya) was a late medieval state that developed around Sadiya in present Assam and adjoining areas in Arunachal Pradesh."(T)he Chutiyas seem to have assumed political power in Sadiya and contiguous areas falling within modern Arunachal Pradesh." It extended over almost the entire region of present districts of Lakhimpur, Dhemaji, Tinsukia, and some parts of Dibrugarh in Assam,"Their kingdom called Sadiya extended in the north over the entire region from the Sisi in the west to the Brahmaputra in the east. The hills and the river Buri Dihing formed its northern and southern boundaries respectively. Thus the Chutiya territory extended over almost the entire region of present districts of Lakhimpur, Dhemaji, Tinsukia, and some parts of Dibrugarh." as well as the plains and foothills of Arunachal Pradesh. The kingdom fell in 1523-1524 to the Ahom Kingdom after a series of conflicts and the capital area ruled by the Chutia rulers became the administ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birinchi Kumar Barua
Birinchi Kumar Barua (16 October 1908 in Puranigudam, Nagaon, Assam, India – 30 March 1964) was a folklorist, scholar, novelist, playwright, historian, linguist, educationist, administrator and eminent 20th century littérateur of Assam, with both scholarly and creative pursuits. He was the pioneer in the study of folklore in North East India, and was one of the many founders of Gauhati University. Barua's contributions to Assamese literature are significant, both as a novelist and as an early literary critic. Biography Early life and education Birinchi Kumar Barua's father, Bijoy Ram Barua, was in the postal service and later served at the Assam Secretariat at Shillong. Passing the matriculation examination with a First Division from Nowgong Govt High School in 1928, Birinchi Kumar Barua left for Kolkata to pursue higher studies. There he was admitted into Presidency College. In 1930, Barua passed IA in first division and passed BA in 1932 with honours in Pali language. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ananda Chandra Barua
Ananda Chandra Barua (1907–1983) was a writer, poet, playwright, translator, journalist and actor from Assam. He is popularly known as Bokulbonor Kobi (বকুলবনৰ কবি) in Assamese literacy society. He was honoured with, most notably the ''Padma Shri'' title and ''Sahitya Akademi'' award. Literacy works ;Published books: *Porag (1930) (Poem collection) *Bijoya (1932) (drama) *Hafizor Sur (1933) (translation of poems) *Bisorjan (1933) (drama) *Ranjan Rashmi (1934), (Poem collection) *Puspak (1934) (sonnets) *Nal Damayanty (1934) (drama) *Meghdoot Purbamegh (1940) (translated poems) *Komota Kuwori (1940) (drama) *Asiar Jyoti (1960) ;Translation work; *Soviet Kabita (1968)(translated poems) *Kumar Sambhav (1969)(translated poems) *Paporir Porimal (1969) (Poem collection) *Bokul Bonor Kabita (1976)(Poem collection) *Sei Nimati Puware Pora (1982) (Poem collection) *Kopoi Kuwari (Children drama) *Nilanjan (drama) *Pondit Modon Mohan Malaviyar Jiboni (biography of Pan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assamese Literature
Assamese literature ( as, অসমীয়া সাহিত্য, translit=ɔxɔmiya xaɦitjɔ}) is the entire corpus of poetry, novels, short stories, plays, documents and other writings in the Assamese language. It also includes the literary works in the older forms of the language during its evolution to the contemporary form and its cultural heritage and tradition. The literary heritage of the Assamese language can be traced back to the c. 9-10th century in the ''Charyapada'', where the earliest elements of the language can be discerned. Banikanta Kakati divides the history of Assamese literature into three prominent eras—Early Assamese, Middle Assamese and Modern Assamese—which is generally accepted. Ancient era: Literature of the beginning period, 950-1300 AD * Charyapada * Mantra Sahitya Medieval era: 1300-1826 AD * 1st period: Pre-Shankari literature, 1300-1490 AD * 2nd period: Shankari literature, 1490-1700 AD * 3rd period: Post-Shankari literature, 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buranji
Buranjis (Ahom language: ''ancient writings'') are a class of historical chronicles and manuscripts associated with the Ahom kingdom written initially in Ahom Language and later in Assamese language as well. The Buranjis are an example of historical literature which is rare in India; though they bear resemblance to Southeast Asian traditions of historical literature.The Buranjis are generally found in manuscript form (locally called ''puthi''), though many of these manuscripts have been compiled and published. They are some of the primary sources of historical information of Assam's medieval past, especially from the 13th century to the colonial times in 1828. There were two types of ''Buranjis'': the official Buranjis, which were compiled from the time of the first Ahom king Sukaphaa; and family Buranjis, which were compiled from the 16th century. The official Buranjis contained such information as description of important events as reported by reliable witnesses, correspondenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moamoria Rebellion
The Moamoria rebellion (1769–1805) was the 18th century uprising in Ahom kingdom of present-day Assam that began as power struggle between the Moamorias (''Mataks''), the adherents of the Moamara Sattra, and the Ahom kings. This uprising spread widely to other sections of Ahom kingdom including disgruntled elements of the Ahom aristocracy leading to two periods in which the Ahom king lost control of the capital. Retaking the capital was accompanied by a massacre of subjects, leading to a steep depopulation of large tracts. The Ahom king failed to retake the entire kingdom; a portion in the north-east, Bengmara (modern-day Tinsukia district), became known as ''Matak Rajya'' ruled by a newly created office called ''Borsenapati'', became a tribute-paying but virtually independent territory. The Ahom kingdom emerged from the rebellion much weakened. About one half of the population of the kingdom perished and the economy was totally destroyed. The weakened Ahom kingdom fell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amulya Barua
Amulya Barua ( as, অমূল্য বৰুৱা) was a pioneer of modern Assamese poetry. He was born at Jorhat on 30 June 1922. In 1941, he passed matriculation examination from Jorhat Govt. Boys' H.S and M.P. School with letter marks in Assamese and got himself admitted into the prestigious Cotton College at Guwahati. But unavoidable domestic problem compelled him to return home and he took admission into JB College at Jorhat. In 1945 he passed his B.A. examination from Jagannath Barooah College, Jorhat. Then he went to Calcutta for higher studies and admitted into the MA class of Calcutta University The University of Calcutta (informally known as Calcutta University; CU) is a public collegiate state university in India, located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Considered one of best state research university all over India every year, C .... Barua was killed in the infamous communal violence of Bengal in 1946 along with many of his hostel mates at Raja Ram Narayan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chutia People
The Chutia people (Pron: or ''Sutia'') are an ethnic group that are native to Assam and historically associated with the Chutia kingdom. However, after the kingdom was absorbed into the Ahom kingdom in 1523–24, the Chutia population was widely displaced and dispersed in other parts of Upper Assam as well as Central Assam. They constitute one of the core groups that form the Assamese people. Recent genetic studies have found that in the "tribal" and "caste" continuum, the Chutia people occupy an ambiguous position in the middle, along with the Ahoms and the Rajbanshis. The historic Chutias originally belonged to the Bodo–Kachari group(M)embers of the Mataks like the Morans, Barahis, Kacharis and Chutiyas, being members of the great Bodo family, had allied religious beliefs and customs. All of them worshipped a Primodial male deity and a Primodial female deity, and all of them were animist. with some suspected Shan admixtures; and it is estimated that their ruling fam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moamoria
The Moamoria (also Matak) were the adherents of the egalitarian, proselytizing Mayamara Satra of 18th-century Assam, who initiated the Moamoria rebellion against the Ahom kingdom in the 18th century. The rebellion weakened the Ahom kingdom to such an extent that the kingdom became vulnerable to repeated Burmese invasions of Assam and the subsequent colonization by the British. The Moamorias were also called ''Mataks''. Over time, the main groups that had supported the Ahom kingdom came to owe allegiance to the Moamara sattra: Morans (the mainstay of the Ahom militia), the Sonowal Kacharis (gold-washers), Chutias (expert archers and matchlockmen), professional caste such as Hiras (potters), Tantis (weavers), Kaibartas and Ahom nobles and officers. The largest group among the Mataks were the Morans, followed by the Chutias. The Matak identity solidified during the rebellion and the Moamorias referred to themselves as Mataks over their original ethnic identities. The Moamorias we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhubanmohan Baruah
Bhubanmohan Baruah ( as, ভূবনমোহন বৰুৱা; 1914 - 1998) was a novelist, short story writer from Assam. He wrote many novels under the pen-name of Kanchan Baruah (কাঞ্চন বৰুৱা). Life and works Baruah served as a member of the Film Finance Board of Assam Government. He was also known as a painter and artist. Moreover, he directed a number of plays.ASSAMESE WRITER KANCHAN BARUA DEAD, The Assam Tribune, 11 May 1998, Retrieved 2013-05-23. He was a bachelor and had two brothers and two sisters. The Government of Assam offered him literary pension. He died in Shillong on 10 May 1998. Literary works Baruah was author of more than twenty other novels and some short stories. Some of the novels are: * '' Asimat Jar Heral Seema'' (অসীমত যাৰ হেৰাল সীমা) (1945) * ''Puwoti tora'' (পূৱতি তৰা) * ''Mrita bihanga'' (মৃত বিহংগ) * ''Joya mohol'' (জয়া মহল) * ''Ashanto pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalita (caste)
Kalita is an ethnic group or a caste of Hindus belonging to the state of Assam in North East India.Kangkan Kalita (6 October 2020)"Study traces Kalitas to Himachal in 4122 BC"''The Times of India''. Kalita is a forward caste and belongs to General or Unreserved category. Kalita represents a category in the tribe-caste continuum of Assamese society that is placed between the Keot on one side and Kayastha, Ganak and Brahmin on the other. According to historians like S.L.Barua, Kalitas started migrating from North and East India to Assam during the 11th century rule of Dharmapal. Origin Legendary origins According to the Purana tradition, the Kalitas are considered as pure Aryan, though this is not accepted as absolute truth. Though the Aryan descent theories endorse the arrival of the Kalitas "before the rise of the existing professional castes", the Kalitas generally claim to belong to the Kshatriya caste, and call themselves ''kulalupta'', ''kula'' meaning caste and ''lupta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahom People
The Ahom (Pron: ), or Tai-Ahom is an ethnic group from the Indian states of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. The members of this group are admixed descendants of the Tai people who reached the Brahmaputra valley of Assam in 1228 and the local indigenous people who joined them over the course of history. Sukaphaa, the leader of the Tai group and his 9000 followers established the Ahom kingdom (1228–1826 CE), which controlled much of the Brahmaputra Valley in modern Assam until 1826. The modern Ahom people and their culture are a syncretism of the original Tai and their culture and local Tibeto-Burman people and their cultures they absorbed in Assam. The local people of different ethnic groups of Assam that took to the Tai way of life and polity were incorporated into their fold which came to be known as Ahom as in the process known as Ahomisation. Many local ethnic groups, including the Borahis who were of Tibeto-Burman origin, were completely subsumed into the Ahom community; w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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