Binanda Chandra Barua Explained

Binanda Chandra Barua (1901 - 1994) was a noted Indian writer and poet of Assamese literature[1] from Teok, Assam. He is popularly known as Dhwoni Kobi. His pen-name is Kerpai Sarma. He was President of the Asam Sahitya Sabha in 1966.[2] Some of the popular books of the writer are Gargaon, Sankhadhwani, Jaidhwani and Pratidhwani etc. 'Garhgaon' is an eminent poem of him where he describes the royalty of the capital Garhgaon in Ahom kingdom. He was honored with the title of Sahityacharya by the Assam Sahitya Sabha in 1989. He contributed to the development of Assamese drama during the pre-independence period.[3] His son is eminent Indian painter and artist Neel Pawan Barua[4] who is married to noted Assamese singer Dipali Barthakur.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Sarma, Anjali . Among the luminaries in Assam : a study of Assamese biography . Mittal Publications . New Delhi, India . 8170992079 . 1990 . 116 . 1st.
  2. Web site: Assam Sahitya Sabha is the foremost and the most popular organization of Assam . Vedanti.com . 22 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130926194342/http://www.vedanti.com/News/assam_sahitya_sabha_is_the_forem.htm . 26 September 2013 .
  3. Book: Sarma, Satyendra Nath . A history of Indian literature. . 1976 . Harrassowitz . Wiesbaden . 3447017368 . 91.
  4. Web site: Home . Rukshaan Art . 17 January 2014 . 17 November 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181117152727/http://rukshaanart.com/?artist=119-Neel%20Pawan%20Barua.html . live .

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