Rajanikanta Bordoloi
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Born | Guwahati, Assam | 24 November 1867
Died | 25 March 1940[1] Guwahati, Assam | (aged 72)
Pen name | Upanyash Samrat (king of novel) |
Occupation | Writer, sub-deputy collector, tea planter |
Language | Assamese |
Nationality | Indian |
Notable works | Miri Jiyori (1894)[2] |
Rajanikanta Bordoloi (Assamese: ৰজনীকান্ত বৰদলৈ) was a noted writer, journalist and tea planter from Assam, India.[3] [4] Some critics called him the Walter Scott of Assam.[4][5] He was President of the Asam Sahitya Sabha in 1925 which was held at Nagaon.[6]
Works[]
Novels[7]
- Miri Jiyori (1894)[8]
- Manomoti(1900),
- Rahdoi Ligiri (1930),
- Nirmal Bhakat (1927),
- Tamreswar Mandir (1926)
- Rangilee (1925)
- Donduadrah (1909),
- Radha aru Rukminir Ron(1925)
- Thamba-Thoibir Sadhu (1932)
He was a regular contributor to many leading magazines in that period such as Junaki, , Usha, Assam Hitoishi and Awahon. He also edited a monthly magazine called Pradipika.
See also[]
- Assamese literature
- History of Assamese literature
- List of Asam Sahitya Sabha presidents
- List of Assamese writers with their pen names
References[]
- ^ "Authors". enajori.com. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ^ Nalini Natarajan; Emmanuel Sampath Nelson (1996). Handbook of Twentieth Century Literatures of India. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 28–. ISBN 978-0-313-28778-7. Archived from the original on 29 June 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
- ^ Meenakshi Mukherjee (2002). Early Novels in India. Sahitya Akademi. pp. 19–. ISBN 978-81-260-1342-5. Archived from the original on 11 October 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Babul Tamuli (23 March 2009). "Remembering Rajani Kanta Bordoloi". Assamtribune.com. Archived from the original on 10 January 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ^ "Back to Home". Indianwriters.org. 21 May 1972. Archived from the original on 14 September 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ^ "Assam Sahitya Sabha is the foremost and the most popular organization of Assam". Vedanti.com. Archived from the original on 26 September 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
- ^ "Rajanikanta Bordoloi". Vedanti.com. 4 August 2011. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ^ "Welcome to Muse India". Museindia.com. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
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