HOME

TheInfoList



Click Here for Items Related To - Anandaram Dhekial Phukan
OR:
Anandaram Dhekial Phukan on:   [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Amazon]

Anandaram Dhekial Phukan ( as, আনন্দৰাম ঢেকিয়াল ফুকন ; 1829–1859) was one of the pioneers of
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 ...
in the ''
Orunodoi ''Orunodoi'' or ''Arunodoi'' ( Assamese: অৰুণোদই, English: "Sunrise") was the first Assamese-language magazine published monthly from Sibsagar, Assam, in 1846. The magazine created a new era in the world of Assamese literature an ...
'' era who joined in the literary revolution initiated by missionaries. He was remembered for his efforts in promoting the Assamese language. He played a major role in reinstating the Assamese language as the official language of Assam.


Early life and education

Phukan was born in 1829 at
Guwahati Guwahati (, ; formerly rendered Gauhati, ) is the biggest city of the Indian state of Assam and also the largest metropolis in northeastern India. Dispur, the capital of Assam, is in the circuit city region located within Guwahati and is the ...
in the Dhekial Phukan family. His father Haliram Dhekial Phukan wrote and published ''Asom Buronji'' and ''Kamakhya Yatrapaddhati'' in
Bengali Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to: *something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia * Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region * Bengali language, the language they speak ** Bengali alphabet, the w ...
and distributed them freely. He also contributed to the Bengali magazine ''Samachar Chandrika''. Anandaram started his school life in
Guwahati Guwahati (, ; formerly rendered Gauhati, ) is the biggest city of the Indian state of Assam and also the largest metropolis in northeastern India. Dispur, the capital of Assam, is in the circuit city region located within Guwahati and is the ...
. In 1841, the then commissioner Jenkins sponsored him to go to
Calcutta Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , List of renamed places in India#West Bengal, the official name until 2001) is the Capital city, capital of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of West Bengal, on the eastern ba ...
and study in
Hindu College Hindu College may refers to several colleges around the world, including: India *Dharmamurthi Rao Bhahadur Calavala Cunnan Chetty's Hindu College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu * Gobardanga Hindu College, West Bengal * Gokul Das Hindu Girls College, Moradab ...
. After studying for three years there, he came back to Guwahati and took further lessons in English from Mr. Blend. He also took up some lessons in
Sanskrit Sanskrit (; attributively , ; nominally , , ) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in South Asia after its predecessor languages had diffused there from the northwest in the late ...
and
Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
''
He got married in 1846 and took a government job the following year. He served as Dewan of the king of Bijani, Munsif, and Junior Assistance Commissioner, among other positions.


Literary life

Anandaram Dhekial Phukan started his literary life at the age of 17. From then until his death his sole aim was the development of his land and its people, to the detriment of his own health, which led Col. Hopkins to compare him to the
Raja Rammohan Roy Raja Ram Mohan Roy ( bn, রামমোহন রায়; 22 May 1772 – 27 September 1833) was an Indian reformer who was one of the founders of the Brahmo Sabha in 1828, the precursor of the Brahmo Samaj, a social-religious reform ...
of
West Bengal West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fourt ...
. In 1847, Anandaram published ''Englandor Biwaran'' (''Description of England'') in ''
Orunodoi ''Orunodoi'' or ''Arunodoi'' ( Assamese: অৰুণোদই, English: "Sunrise") was the first Assamese-language magazine published monthly from Sibsagar, Assam, in 1846. The magazine created a new era in the world of Assamese literature an ...
''. In 1849, he published ''Asomiya Lorar Mitra'' (''Assamese Children's Friend'') in two volumes containing almost 400 pages, which is considered a milestone in the history of Assamese literature. In 1853, when Moffat Mills came to Assam to review the economic condition, Anandaram Dhekial Phukan presented him with a report written in lucid English describing the political and administrative situation of Assam, in-depth analysis of problems faced by the
Assamese language Assamese (), also Asamiya ( ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken mainly in the north-east Indian state of Assam, where it is an official language, and it serves as a ''lingua franca'' of the wider region. The easternmost Indo-Iranian language, ...
and education system, and reasons and solutions to the poor economic condition of the Assamese people. He published another book, ''A few remarks on Assamese language'', in English in 1855, in which he discussed the independent criteria of the language and the grievous outcome of imposing
Bengali Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to: *something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia * Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region * Bengali language, the language they speak ** Bengali alphabet, the w ...
as the official language in Assam. This book mentions about 62 religious books and 40 plays. In addition, he started working on two dictionaries (Assamese to English, English to Assamese) and sent some parts of these to ''Orunodoi'' but their fate remains unknown. His love for his motherland can be gathered from the following passage taken from his essay ''Englandor Biworon'' (''Account of England''):
"O Almighty Lord; enlighten them, so that they can learn their misery and wretchedness; with your magical powers, civilize them! Make them capable so that they can recognize your power and come under your sway. O dear lord! hasten and bring in a new era - when jungles of Assam will turn into flower gardens, when river boats will give way to steam ships, when mud houses will turn into concrete homes, when thousands of schools be established in villages, when gjan sabhas and hospitals will aid the poor, when violence will wither away and people will live in peace, love and harmony forever. , "


Death

Anandaram Dhekial Phukan died at the age of 29 on 16 June 1859.sharma,satyendranath. "Axomiya sahityar samikshatmak itibritta". Orunodoi press, 1996. p.258


See also

*
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 ...
*
List of people from Assam This is a list of notable people from Assam, India. Administrators, diplomats and justices Academicians and scholars Performing arts Actors and models Film directors Musicians Activists * Kiran Bala Bora, freedom fighter and social ac ...
*
List of Assamese-language poets This is a List of notable Assamese poetsঅসমীয়া কবি. * Madhav Kandali ( fl. 14th century) * Hem Saraswati ( fl. 14th century) * Haribar Bipra ( fl. 14th century) * Sankardev (1449–1568) * Madhavdev (1489–1596) * Anant ...
*
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


Anandaram Dhekial Phukan
at WorldCat.

from Library of Congress Name Authority File. * {{DEFAULTSORT:Phukan, Anandaram Dhekial Writers from Guwahati People from Kamrup Metropolitan district Writers from Northeast India 1829 births 1859 deaths 19th-century Indian poets Bengali-language writers Indian male writers 19th-century Indian male writers Poets from Assam Assamese-language writers