Ananda Chandra Agarwala
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| Born | 5 September 1874 Borngabari, Tezpur, Sonitpur, Assam |
| Died | 1940 |
| Occupation | writer, poet, historian, translator, administrative officer |
| Nationality | Indian |
Ananda Chandra Agarwala (1874–1940) was a writer, poet, historian, translator and administrative officer from Sonitpur district of Assam. He is known as Bhangoni Kunwor (ভাঙনি কোঁৱৰ) for his translation of several English poems into Assamese. He was elected as a president of the Asam Sahitya Sabha in 1934 held at Mangaldoi.[1][2] He was honoured with the title of Raibahadur by the ruling British Government. Ananda Chandra Agarwala was the brother of noted Assamese poet Chandra Kumar Agarwala and uncle of Jyoti Prasad Agarwala, a poet, playwright, composer, lyricist, writer and first Assamese Filmmaker.
Literary works[]
Poetry book:
- Jilikoni,
Historical books
- An Account of Assam
- Goalparar Purani Bibaran
- Aspects of history and culture[3]
Text books:
- Kumal Path
- Adi Path.
Others:
- Police Manual (1906)
See also[]
- Assamese literature
- History of Assamese literature
- List of Asam Sahitya Sabha presidents
- List of Assamese-language poets
- List of Assamese writers with their pen names
References[]
- ^ "Asam Sahitya Sabha is the foremost and the most popular organization of Assam". Vedanti.com. Archived from the original on 26 September 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
- ^ "culture". Sonitpur.gov.in. Archived from the original on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
- ^ Choudhury, Rabin Dev; Singh, Shri Bhagwan (1991). Aspects of history and culture: Ananda Chandra Agarwala commemoration volume - Ānandacandra Āgarawālā, Rabin Dev Choudhury - Google Books. ISBN 9788185205502. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
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Assamese Wikisource has original text related to this article: |
- Some poems by Chandra Kumar Agarwala at xophura.net.
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