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Benudhar Rajkhowa ( as, বেণুধৰ ৰাজখোৱা; 1872-1955) was a prominent writer, poet and dramatist from
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. He was the president of the
Asam Sahitya Sabha The Asam Sahitya Sabha (; Literary Society of Assam) is a non Government, non profit, literary organisation of Assam. It was founded in December 1917 in Assam, India to promote the culture of Assam and Assamese literature. A branch of the organi ...
in 1926 held at Dhuburi district, Assam. When he was studying at Calcutta, he had done a pivot role for development of
Oxomiya Bhaxa Unnati Xadhini Xobha Axomiya Bhaxa Unnati Xadhini Xobha ( as, অসমীয়া ভাষা উন্নতি সাধিনী সভা, en, Assamese Language Development Society) was a lite organization formed on Saturday 25 August 1888 (1810 Saka). It is ...
, a literary organization from Assam. He was honoured with Rai Bahadur title by the ruling British government.


Early life and career

Benudhar Rajkhowa was born on 11 December 1872 to Suchadaram Rajkhowa and Hirawati Rajkhowa in
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of
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 ...
. After having primary education in Dibrugarh he had left for
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for higher education. Returning home, he worked in various posts like Extra Assistant Commissioner, Deputy commissioner under the ruling British Government.


Literacy Works

Rajkhowa was also an editor of the Bijuli magazine from 1890 to 1892. He started writing in Junaki, a leading Assamese in that period. Some of his books are: * Assamese popular superstitions and Assamese demonology (1973) * Asamīẏā khaṇḍabākya-kosha (1961) * Assamese Popular Superstitions and Assamese Demonology (1973) * Assamese Demonology(1905) * Historical Sketches of Old Assam: Based on an Analysis of Popular Proverbs (1917) * A dictionary of phrases from Assamese to Assamese and English (1917) (অসমীয়া খণ্ড বাক্যকোষ) * Notes on the Sylhetee Dialect(1913) * Garland of Praises, English translation of
Gunamala Gunamala ( as, গুণমালা) is a scripture written by Sankardev within one night at the request of Koch king Nara Narayan in 1552. It is an abridged version (handbook) of Bhagavata Purana capturing in racy, rhyming and sonorous verses. ...
in verse (1923). ; Poetry books; * Dehar pralay (দেহাৰ প্ৰলয়) * Jivan sandhiya (জীৱন সন্ধিয়া) * Chandra Sombhob (চন্দ্ৰ সম্ভৱ) (1895), * Poncho Kobita (পঞ্চ কবিতা) (1895), * Doxogeet (দশগীত) (1899), * Soru Lorar Gaan (সৰু লৰাৰ গান) (1901), ; Plays * Durjudhonor urubhongo (দুৰ্যোধনৰ উৰুভঙ্গ) (1903), * Seuti Kiron (সেউতি কিৰণ) (1898), * Deka Gabhoru (ডেকা-গাভৰু) (1889), * Dorbaar (দৰবাৰ) (1902), * Kolijug (কলিযুগ) (1904), * Dokhyojogyo (দক্ষযজ্ঞ)(1908), * Sotikaar Soibhota (শতিকাৰ সভ্যতা) (1908), * Lokhimi Tiruta (লখিমী তিৰোতা) (1909), * Osikhita Ghoini (অশিক্ষিতা ঘৈণী) (1912), * Bipro Damodor (বিপ্ৰ দামোদৰ) (1917), * Tini Ghoini (তিনি-ঘৈণী) (1928), * Suror Sristi (চোৰৰ সৃষ্টি) (1931), * Jompuri (যমপুৰী) (1931), * Tuponir porinaam (টোপনিৰ পৰিণাম) (1932) ; Song collections * * Asomiya Bhai (অসমীয়া ভাই) (1901), * Bahi (বাঁহী) (1906) ; Autobiography * Mora jiwana-dapoṇa (মোৰ জীৱন দাপোন)


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 ...
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History of Assamese literature Assamese is part of the easternmost group of the Indo-Aryan languages. History of Assamese literature can largely be classified into three periods, including: Early Assamese period (6th to 15th century A.D.), Middle Assamese period (17th to 19th ...
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List of Asam Sahitya Sabha presidents Asam Sahitya Sabha ( as, অসম সাহিত্য সভা), Ôxôm Xahityô Xôbha or "Assam Literary Society") was founded in 1917 in Assam, India to promote the culture of Assam and Assamese literature. Except regular biennially sea ...
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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. T ...


References


External links


Geet (গীত)
a poem of Rajkhowa at xophura.net.
Benudhar Rajkhowa
s book at openlibrary.org. {{DEFAULTSORT:Rajkhowa, Benudhar Dramatists and playwrights from Assam Asom Sahitya Sabha Presidents 1872 births 1955 deaths People from Dibrugarh district Assamese-language poets Assam dramatists and playwrights 20th-century Indian dramatists and playwrights 20th-century Indian poets Poets from Assam