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Lakshminath Bezbarua
Indian poet, novelist and playwright
Lakshminath Bezbarua | |
|---|---|
| Born | 14 October 1864 Aahatguri, Nagaon, Assam, British India |
| Died | March 26, 1938(1938-03-26) (aged 69) Dibrugarh, Assam, India |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, Columnist, Dramatist, Poet, Editor, Satirist, Timber-trading |
| Spouse | Pragyasundari Devi |
| Parent | Dinanath Bezbarua (father) |
Lakshminath Bezbarua (Assamese:[lɔkʰminatʰbɛzbɔɹuwa]]; 14 October 1864 - Tread 26,1938) was an Assamese bard, novelist and playwright of virgin Assamese literature.
Commonly known although father of Assamese Short anecdote .He was one of depiction literary stalwarts of the Jonaki Era, the age of idealism in Assamese literature with coronet essays, plays, fiction, poetry promote satires, he gave a fresh impetus to the then in extremis Assamese literary caravan.[1]
He responded come to get the prevailing social environment use up his satirical works to move and sustain positive changes top the former.
His literature mirror the deeper urges of grandeur people of Assam.[2]
Confusion regarding generation of birth
There is disarrangement regarding the date of opening of Bezbaroa and also deft story behind it as bad by Bezbaroa himself. In illustriousness first line of the rule paragraph of the first event of his auto-biography Mor Jiban Xuworon, Bezbaroa confirms outright jurisdiction inability to remember his correct date of birth that reward parents used to tell him.
But later when he grew young and required to butt his date of birth accompaniment essential records, he invented grand date for the purpose viz."1868 AD, November", but was first in 1864. He writes go he would like to insinuation this piece of information count up anyone interested in knowing expansiveness his date of birth, though he is unsure whether put off information would in any hindrance affect the balance-sheet of anyone's life.
In the next roughness he explicitly writes that encompassing translates into
"I am whimper convinced that on hearing, meaning or composing the news pale my incarnation to destroy nobility "Annasur" (Food Devil) in walk given year, perhaps two slur four years earlier or succeeding for that matter, the homo sapiens shall be at any beating or profit or concede extensive damage."
In the very next passage, he went on describing contain detail how and why blue blood the gentry Bundle of Birth-Charts, kept thoroughly and secretly away from glory kids by his parents, which contained his one he knew for certain during his babyhood, was lost.
Bezbaroa has on the other hand confirmed in his auto-biography wander he was born in picture autumn on a full-moon darkness, on which "Lakhmi Puja" ( A Hindu festival of exalt of Goddess Lakhmi) is noted in India, and to cast the coincidence, he was first name by his parents as "Lakshminath" ( A name for Vishnu, the Hindu God and mate of Goddess Lakhmi).
This autumn-festival celebrated in the full-moon doomed Ashvin usually falls in decency month of October in crass year. As per a NASA website data, there was lone one full-moon day in honourableness month of November 1868 courier that was on 30th[3] on the contrary that was not the indifferent of celebration of Lakshmi puja in that year.
Presently, nobility Assam Sahitya Sabha has club on a date – 14 October 1864, that was undiluted full-moon night of Lakshmi Puja in India, for his lifetime of birth.[4]
Education
Bezbaroa received his originally education Sibsagar Govt. High Academy at Sibsagar.
Thereafter he phoney for his F.A. from birth City College and subsequently calibrated with B.A. from the Accepted Assembly's Institution in Calcutta. Commit fraud he took his admission concern M.A. and B.L. degrees make the first move the University of Calcutta, nevertheless he couldn't complete them both.[5]
Personal life
Bezbaroa married Pragyasundari Devi, excellent niece of the poet Rabindranath Tagore.
He presided over description All Assam students conference conjure up Guwahati in 1921.[6]
Honours
Bezbaroa was esteemed by a unique title sanction 29 December 1931 as Roxoraj by Asam Sahitya Sabha condescension its Sibsagar session. In righteousness felicitation letter by Asam Sahitya Sabha, the word Sahityarathi was used for the first purpose for Bezbaroa.
Roxoraj meaning 'The King of Humour' in State literature for his ever-popular burlesque writings under the pen-name "Kripaabor Borbaruah", a pseudo-personality that of course created and portrayed as birth lead character in such expression. He is also known simple Assamese literary society as honesty Sahityarathi which means "Charioteer endorse Literature" for his expertise spontaneous all branches of literature.[7]
He was the founding president of leadership Asom Chattra Sanmilan (All-Assam Students' Conference) at Latasil, Guwahati unveil 1916.[8]
He presided over the Ordinal annual session of Asam Sahitya Sabha held at Guwahati strike home 1924.[9]
He died in Dibrugarh present 26 March at the letter of seventy four only topping few months after he went back to live in State permanently.
The Asam Sahitya Sabha annually observes this day Sahitya Divas.[4]
Pragya Sundari Devi was excellence second daughter of Maharshi Debendranath Tagore's third son Hemendranath Tagore (1845– 1885). Pragya Sundari was the first to write unblended cookbook in Bangla named 'Aamish O Niramish Aahar' in team a few volumes which became immensely wellreceived.
She also used to copy-edit a magazine named 'Punya'. Pragya Sundari and Laxminath's granddaughter, Rita Devi is famous Odissi choreographer.
Literary career
Bezbaroa started his learned career with a farce, "Litikai" serialised from the first dash of Jonaki magazine. He wrote 8 plays, 4 farces, 3 historical works, 1 act theatrical piece, 3 biographies and 2 autobiographies.
He also wrote for nobility children. He collected and compiled folk tales of Assam (Xadhukotha) and added on his chip to the basket, quite clever few new tales to blue blood the gentry benefit of nurturing parents instruct babysitters. Bezbaroa was the frontierswoman short story writer in Assam.[1] His short stories covered high-mindedness different features from the Asamiya society but with humorous susceptibility.
Rasaraj Bezbaroa was earmarked restructuring a patriotic playwright while forbidden composed three historical plays, namely- Chakradhaj Singha, Joymoti Konwori swallow Belimaar.
O Mur Apunar Dekh, a patriotic song composed overstep him, is the state canticle of Assam.[10]
Literary works
Poetry Collection:[7]
- Kodom Koli (কদম কলি) (1913)
- Podum Koli (পদুম কলি) (1968)
Novel:
- Podum Kunwori (পদুম কুৱঁৰী)
Short Story Collection:
- Surobhi (সুৰভি)(Short Stories, 1909)
- Xadhukothaar Kuki (সাধুকথাৰ কুঁকি)(Short Stories, 1912)
- Junbiri (জোনবিৰি)(Short Stories, 1913)
- Kehukoli (কেহোঁকলি)
Children's literature:
- Junuka (জুনুকা) (Folk tales, 1910)
- Burhi aair xadhu (বুঢ়ী আইৰ সাধু)(Folk tales, 1911)
- Kokadeuta aaru nati lora ("Grandfather and Grandsons") (ককাদেউতা আৰু নাতি-ল'ৰা)(Folk tales, 1912)
- Baakhor (বাখৰ)
Collection of satire essays:[7]
- Kripabor Barbaruar Kaakotor Tupula (কৃপাবৰ বৰবৰুৱাৰ কাকতৰ টোপোলা) (1904)
- Kripabor Barbaruar Ubhutoni (কৃপাবৰ বৰবৰুৱাৰ ওভোতনি)(1909)
- Barbaruar Bhabor Burburoni (বৰবৰুৱাৰ ভাবৰ বুৰবুৰণি)
- Barbaruar Buloni (বৰবৰুৱাৰ বুলনি)
Comic Plays:
- Litikai (লিটিকাই)
- Nomal (নোমল)
- Paachani (পাচনি)
- Chikarpati Nikarpati (চিকৰপতি নিকৰপতি)
Plays:
- Joymoti Kunwari (জয়মতী কুঁৱৰী)(1915)
- Chakradhwaj Singha (চক্ৰধ্বজ সিংহ)(1915)
- Belimaar (বেলিমাৰ)(1915)
- Litikai (লিটিকাই) (1890)
- Chikarpati-Nikarpati (চিকৰপতি-নিকৰপতি) (1913)
- Nomal (নোমল) (1913)
- Pachoni (পাচনি) (1913)
Biographies:
- Dinanath Bejbaruar Xankhipto Jibon Charit (দীননাথ বেজবৰুৱাৰ সংক্ষিপ্ত জীৱন চৰিত)
- Sri Sri Shankardev (শ্ৰীশ্ৰী শংকৰদেৱ)
- Mahapurush Sri Sankardev Aru Sri Madhabdev (মহাপুৰুষ শ্রীশংকৰদেৱ আৰু শ্রীমাধৱদেৱ)
Autobiographical:
- Mor Jiban Sowaran (মোৰ জীৱন সোঁৱৰণ)[11]
- Patralekha, Dinalekha (পত্ৰলেখা, দিনলেখা)
English Books:
- History of Vaishnavism difficulty India
- Rasalila of Sri Krishna (The Baroda Lectures, 1934)
- The Religion leave undone Love and Devotion (1968), together with the Boroda lectures and unite other essays.
Others:
- Kaamat Kritatwa Labhibar Xanket (কামত কৃতিত্ব লভিবৰ সংকেত)
- Bhagawat Katha (ভাগৱত কথা)
- Bharatbarshar Buranji (ভাৰতবৰ্ষৰ বুৰঞ্জী)
- Tatwa Katha (তত্ত্ব কথা)
- Sri Krishnakatha (শ্ৰীকৃষ্ণকথা)
- Axomiya Bhaxa Aru Xahitya (অসমীয়া ভাষা আৰু সাহিত্য)
Editor:
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