Chandra Kumar Agarwala ( as, চন্দ্ৰকুমাৰ আগৰৱালা; 28 November 1867 – 2 March 1938) was an eminent writer, poet, journalist from Assam. He is a pioneer people of Jonaki Era, the age of romanticism of Assamese literature. Agarwala was titled as Pratimar Khonikor in Assamese literature.
Agarwala was the first editor and financer of the
Jonaki
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magazine and a founder member of
Oxomiya Bhaxa Unnati Xadhini Xobha, a literary organization of Assam with his intimate friends
Lakshminath Bezbarua and
Hemchandra Goswami. Agarwala, along with his friend Lakshminath and Hemchandra, are known as "Trimurti of Assamese literature" for their remarkable contribution to the very beginning of modern Assamese literature.
Chandra Kumar Agarwala was the brother of writer and poet
Ananda Chandra Agarwala and uncle of
Jyoti Prasad Agarwala, a noted poet, playwright, composer, lyricist, writer and first
Assamese Filmmaker.
Early life and education
Chandra Kumar Agarwala was born at Brahmajan near
Gohpur in
Sonitpur district on 28 October 1867. He was the second son of Haribilash Agarwala. He was from a rich business family of Assam. Chandra Kumar started his education at
Tezpur. After passing FA, he took admission into the BA classes of the same college, but returned home, without completing his BA.
Literacy works
Some of his poetry books are:
*Bon kunwori(1st assamese romantic poem)
Pratima (প্ৰতিমা) (1914),
* Bin-boragi (বীণবৰাগী) (1923),
* Chandramrit (চন্দ্ৰামৃত)(1967)
Death
Chandra Kumar Agarwala died on 2 March 1938 at his house at
Uzan Bazaar in Guwahati, Assam.
See also
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Assamese literature
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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 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 ...
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List of Assamese writers with their pen names
References
External links
Read original writings of Chandra Kumar Agarwalaat Assamese wikisource.
Naturea poem by Chandra Kumar Agarwala translated into English at indianreview.in.
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Poets from Assam
Assamese-language poets
1867 births
1938 deaths
People from Sonitpur district
University of Calcutta alumni
Journalists from Assam
20th-century Indian poets
19th-century Indian poets
Indian male poets
19th-century Indian male writers
20th-century Indian male writers