Ananda Chandra Barua (1907–1983) was a writer, poet, playwright, translator, journalist and actor from
Assam
Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...
.
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
Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya
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)
*Ethan From (translations)
;Unpublished but completed works:
*Panchami (children drama)
*Tejimola (children drama)
*Phulora (children’s one-act-play)
*Sahjahanor Ontim (translated play)
*Bonik Bondhu (translated play)
*Sitaharan (drama)
*Mrigamaya (drama) and
*Banipath (for school curriculum)
*Agnigarh (drama)
*Asomiya Deka (novel) and
*Amar Sahitya (for public education)
Awards and honours
Barua received the fourth-highest civilian award ‘
Padma Shri
Padma Shri ( IAST: ''padma śrī''), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is conf ...
' (
1970
Events
January
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) from the
Government of India
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on 21 April 1970.
For his poetry book ''Bokul Bonor Kabita'' (1976), he achieved the
Sahitya Academy Award
The Sahitya Akademi Award is a literary honour in India, which the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, annually confers on writers of the most outstanding books of literary merit published in any of the 22 languages of the ...
in 1977.
''Bakulbon Park'' (বকুলবন উদ্যান) is named after Ananda Chandra Barua in
Jorhat
Jorhat ( ) is one of the important cities and a growing urban centre in the state of Assam in India.
Etymology
Jorhat ("jor" means twin and "hat" means market) means two hats or mandis - "Masorhaat" and "Sowkihat" which existed on the opposite ...
as a tribute to him.
The Bakul Bon Award is conferred every year in the fields of dancing, music, art and literature in the memory of 'Bakul Bonor Kabi' Ananda Chandra Barua by the Bakul Bon Trust, Assam which carries a sum of Rs 10,000 in cash and a citation.
See also
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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 liter ...
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History of Assamese literature
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List of Asam Sahitya Sabha presidents
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List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Assamese
Sahitya Akademi Award is given each year, since 1955, by Sahitya Akademi (India's National Academy of Letters), to writers and their works, for their outstanding contribution to the upliftment of Indian literature and Assamese literature in p ...
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List of Assamese-language poets
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List of Assamese writers with their pen names
Assamese literature is the entire corpus of poetry, novels, short stories, documents and other writings in the Assamese language. It also includes popular ballads in the older forms of the language during its evolution to the contemporary form. ...
References
External links
Hafiz and I a translated poem by Ananda Chandra Barua at poemhunter.com.
N. Sharma (1976). Assamese Literature Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. pp. 91–. . Retrieved 21 May 2013.
An image of Ananda Chandra Barua with
Bhupen Hazarika
Bhupen Hazarika () (8 September 1926 – 5 November 2011) was an Indian playback singer, lyricist, musician, poet, actor, filmmaker and politician from Assam, widely known as ''Sudha Kontho'' (meaning cuckoo, literally "nectar-throated"). His ...
at onlinesivasagar.com.
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Poets from Assam
Assamese-language poets
Asom Sahitya Sabha Presidents
1907 births
1983 deaths
People from Jorhat district
Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Assamese
Recipients of the Padma Shri in literature & education
Assamese actors
Dramatists and playwrights from Assam
Journalists from Assam
Banaras Hindu University alumni
20th-century Indian poets