Ganesh Gogoi ( as, গনেশ গগৈ) dv(1907– 1938) was a poet 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 ...

and then he is remembered also as a lyricist, composer, playwright, actor and football player. He is also known as Papori Kobi.

Life

Ganesh Gogoi was born at

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 ...

of Assam on 28 December 1907. His father's name was Kanak Chandra Gogoi. Ganesh Gogoi's spent his childhood and student life in his native place Jorhat. Passed the Matric examination from Jorhat Government High School in the second division, After matriculation, he was admitted to Cotton College, Guwahati, Assam in the year 1926. He left for Kolkata in 1927 and was admitted to Ripon College (now called Surendranath College) for higher studies. Later on he also got admission to the Kashi Hindu university (Now

Banaras Hindu University Banaras Hindu University (BHU) IAST: kāśī hindū viśvavidyālaya IPA: /kaːʃiː hɪnd̪uː ʋɪʃwəʋid̪jaːləj/), is a collegiate, central, and research university located in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, and founded in 1916 ...

), but did not complete his study Some of his famous dramas had pictured in '

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' where Ganesh Gogoi used to stage these dramas. ;Drama * Jerengar Sati (1937) * Sakunir Pratisodh * Kashmir Kurmari * Lachit * Kuri Satika, etc. ; Poetry * Papori (1934) A romantic Assamese poetry book. * Swapna bhanga (1934) * Rupajyoti (1945) * Naoria * Boragi Many songs were published in magazines like Banhi, Awahan, Ghar-Jeuti, Dainik Batori, Na-Jon, etc. at that time. His only book on lyrics is titled Geetimala.

Honours

* The

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to institute an award in the name of Ganesh Gogoi from the year 2009. This film was officially selected for South Asian Film Festival 2007 at Dhaka. * A documentary entitled ''Ganesh Gogoir Jiban Surabhi'' has been produced on his life and works. * A park named as Ganesh Gogoi Kabita Kanan after him in Jorhat, Assam.

References

External links

Xoundarya aru Kobi, one poem of Ganesh Gogoi at Sofura
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History of Assamese literature
by

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 ...

Assamese literature: Volume 9, Part 2 – Page 84

Satyendranath Sarma Satyendranath Sarma (1917 - 1999) was an Assamese writer, educationalist, research scholar, critic and historian. He presided over the Assam Sahitya Sabha venue of Titabor in 1975. Biography Birth Satyendranath Sarma was born in Jhanji, ...

Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: devraj to jyoti, Amaresh Datta
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Regha Dibo Lage Jodi (1979) Audio song
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