Chandra Kumar Agarwala (Assamese: চন্দ্ৰকুমাৰ আগৰৱালা; 28 November 1867 – 2 March 1938) was a writer, poet, journalist from Assam. He is a pioneer of the Jonaki Era, the age of romanticism of Assamese literature.[1] Agarwala was titled as Pratimar Khonikor in Assamese literature.[2] Agarwala was the first editor and financer of the Jonaki magazine and a founder member of Asamiya Bhasa Unnati Sadhini Sabha, a literary organization of Assam with his intimate friends Lakshminath Bezbarua and Hemchandra Goswami.[3][4] 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.[5] 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.[6]
Chandra Kumar Agarwala | |
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| Born | 28 November 1867 Brahmajan, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Died | 2 March 1938 (aged 70) Guwahati, Assam, British India |
| Language | Assamese |
| Nationality | Indian |
Early life and education edit
Chandra Kumar Agarwala was born at Brahmajan near Gohpur in Sonitpur district on 28 October 1867. He was the second son of Haribilash Agarwala (1842-1916). He came 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 edit
Some of his poetry books are:[7]
- Bin-boragi (বীণবৰাগী) (1923),[9]
- Chandramrit (চন্দ্ৰামৃত)(1967)
Death edit
Chandra Kumar Agarwala died on 2 March 1938 at his house at Uzan Bazaar in Guwahati, Assam.[citation needed]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ George, K. M. (1992). Modern Indian Literature, an Anthology: Plays and prose - Google Books. Sahitya Akademi. ISBN 9788172013240. Archived from the original on 3 April 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
- ^ "Sobriquets". enajori.com. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
- ^ Bipuljyoti Saikia (2 March 1938). "Bipuljyoti Saikia's Homepage : Authors & Poets - Chandrakumar Agarwala". Bipuljyoti.in. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
- ^ "The growth of print nationalism and assamese identity in two early assamese magazines". Sarai.net. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
- ^ Hiranya Saikia (8 February 2013). "Asom Sahiya Sabha, a contemporary analysis". Times of Assam. Archived from the original on 28 May 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
- ^ "Famous Personality of Tezpur". tezpuronline.in. Archived from the original on 1 September 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
- ^ Poemhunter.com. "The biography of Ananda Chandra Barua". Poemhunter.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
- ^ "First in Assam – Language and Literature". 30 June 2020. Archived from the original on 26 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ a b Culturopedia.com. "Assamese Literature - Prose and Poetry of Assam". Culturopedia.com. Archived from the original on 26 May 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
External links edit
- Read original writings of Chandra Kumar Agarwala at Assamese wikisource.
- Nature a poem by Chandra Kumar Agarwala translated into English at indianreview.in.