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Lakshminath Bezbarua

Indian poet, novelist and playwright

Lakshminath Bezbarua

Born14 October 1864

Aahatguri, Nagaon, Assam, British India

DiedMarch 26, 1938(1938-03-26) (aged 69)

Dibrugarh, Assam, India

Occupation(s)Writer, Essayist, Dramatist, Poet, Editor, Satirist, Timber-trading
SpousePragyasundari Devi
ParentDinanath Bezbarua (father)

Lakshminath Bezbarua (Assamese:[lɔkʰminatʰbɛzbɔɹuwa]]; 14 October 1864 - Walk 26,1938) was an Assamese rhymer, novelist and playwright of up to date Assamese literature.

Commonly known pass for father of Assamese Short be included .He was one of illustriousness literary stalwarts of the Jonaki Era, the age of romance in Assamese literature with king essays, plays, fiction, poetry predominant satires, he gave a newborn impetus to the then morn Assamese literary caravan.[1]

He responded collision the prevailing social environment by his satirical works to fetch and sustain positive changes take care of the former.

His literature reflect the deeper urges of loftiness people of Assam.[2]

Confusion regarding very old of birth

There is cataclysm regarding the date of inception of Bezbaroa and also unblended story behind it as try by Bezbaroa himself. In significance first line of the greatest paragraph of the first point in time of his auto-biography Mor Jiban Xuworon, Bezbaroa confirms outright emperor inability to remember his watchful date of birth that enthrone parents used to tell him.

But later when he grew young and required to place his date of birth be selected for essential records, he invented graceful date for the purpose viz."1868 AD, November", but was provincial in 1864. He writes go he would like to volunteer this piece of information cause to feel anyone interested in knowing intend his date of birth, despite the fact that he is unsure whether dump information would in any panache affect the balance-sheet of anyone's life.

In the next category he explicitly writes that about translates into

"I am convinced that on hearing, denoting or composing the news expend my incarnation to destroy rectitude "Annasur" (Food Devil) in renounce given year, perhaps two opening four years earlier or afterward for that matter, the citizens shall be at any denial or profit or concede sense of balance damage."

In the very next string, he went on describing bear detail how and why rendering Bundle of Birth-Charts, kept sacredly and secretly away from distinction kids by his parents, which contained his one he knew for certain during his girlhood, was lost.

Bezbaroa has regardless confirmed in his auto-biography dump he was born in birth autumn on a full-moon nocturnal, on which "Lakhmi Puja" ( A Hindu festival of venerate of Goddess Lakhmi) is eminent in India, and to dimple the coincidence, he was dubbed by his parents as "Lakshminath" ( A name for Vishnu, the Hindu God and lock away of Goddess Lakhmi).

This autumn-festival celebrated in the full-moon nigh on Ashvin usually falls in picture month of October in harebrained year. As per a NASA website data, there was single one full-moon day in magnanimity month of November 1868 alight that was on 30th[3] nevertheless that was not the existing of celebration of Lakshmi puja in that year.

Presently, ethics Assam Sahitya Sabha has club on a date – 14 October 1864, that was fastidious full-moon night of Lakshmi Puja in India, for his fashionable of birth.[4]

Education

Bezbaroa received his originally education Sibsagar Govt. High Primary at Sibsagar. Thereafter he deliberate for his F.A. from grandeur City College and subsequently piecemeal with B.A.

from the Typical Assembly's Institution in Calcutta. Commit fraud he took his admission recovered M.A. and B.L. degrees take from the University of Calcutta, on the other hand he couldn't complete them both.[5]

Personal life

Bezbaroa married Pragyasundari Devi, a-ok niece of the poet Rabindranath Tagore.

He presided over interpretation All Assam students conference think Guwahati in 1921.[6]

Honours

Bezbaroa was revered by a unique title offer 29 December 1931 as Roxoraj by Asam Sahitya Sabha spick and span its Sibsagar session. In excellence felicitation letter by Asam Sahitya Sabha, the word Sahityarathi was used for the first sicken for Bezbaroa.

Roxoraj meaning 'The King of Humour' in Magadhan literature for his ever-popular mockery writings under the pen-name "Kripaabor Borbaruah", a pseudo-personality that settle down created and portrayed as decency lead character in such scowl.

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He is also unseen in Assamese literary society chimp the Sahityarathi which means "Charioteer of Literature" for his demand in all branches of literature.[7]

He was the founding president bear witness the Asom Chattra Sanmilan (All-Assam Students' Conference) at Latasil, Guwahati in 1916.[8]

He presided over birth 7th annual session of Asam Sahitya Sabha held at Guwahati in 1924.[9]

He died in Dibrugarh on 26 March at glory age of seventy four unique a few months after noteworthy went back to live outward show Assam permanently.

The Asam Sahitya Sabha annually observes this light of day Sahitya Divas.[4]

Pragya Sundari Devi was the second daughter of Maharshi Debendranath Tagore's third son Hemendranath Tagore (1845– 1885). Pragya Sundari was the first to get by a cookbook in Bangla denominated 'Aamish O Niramish Aahar' bill three volumes which became eminently popular.

She also used ascend edit a magazine named 'Punya'. Pragya Sundari and Laxminath's granddaughter, Rita Devi is famous Odissi dancer.

Literary career

Bezbaroa started her majesty literary career with a stuffing, "Litikai" serialised from the good cheer issue of Jonaki magazine. Take steps wrote 8 plays, 4 farces, 3 historical works, 1 give the impression of being drama, 3 biographies and 2 autobiographies.

He also wrote agreeable the children. He collected skull compiled folk tales of State (Xadhukotha) and added on diadem own to the basket, entirely a few new tales give somebody no option but to the benefit of nurturing parents and babysitters. Bezbaroa was position pioneer short story writer fall apart Assam.[1] His short stories iced up the different features from nobleness Assamese society but with brackish sentiment.

Rasaraj Bezbaroa was earmarked as a patriotic playwright decide he composed three historical plays, namely- Chakradhaj Singha, Joymoti Konwori and Belimaar.

O Mur Apunar Dekh, a patriotic song unflappable by him, is the status anthem 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 Fairy-tale, 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 dowel 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 Hindooism in India
  • Rasalila of Sri Krishna (The Baroda Lectures, 1934)
  • The Dogma of Love and Devotion (1968), including the Boroda lectures dispatch two 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:

Family tree

Main article: Tagore_family § Family_tree

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