Chandra Kumar Agarwala Explained
Chandra Kumar Agarwala (28 November 1867 – 2 March 1938) was a writer, poet, journalist from Assam. He is a pioneer of the Jonaki Era, the age of romanticism of Assamese literature.[1] Agarwala was titled as Pratimar Khonikor in Assamese literature.[2] Agarwala was the first editor and financer of the Jonaki magazine and a founder member of Asamiya Bhasa Unnati Sadhini Sabha, a literary organization of Assam with his intimate friends Lakshminath Bezbarua and Hemchandra Goswami.[3] [4] Agarwala, along with his friend Lakshminath and Hemchandra, are known as "Trimurti of Assamese literature" for their remarkable contribution to the very beginning of modern Assamese literature.[5] Chandra Kumar Agarwala was the brother of writer and poet Ananda Chandra Agarwala and uncle of Jyoti Prasad Agarwala, a noted poet, playwright, composer, lyricist, writer and first Assamese Filmmaker.[6]
Early life and education
Chandra Kumar Agarwala was born at Brahmajan near Gohpur in Sonitpur district on 28 October 1867. He was the second son of Haribilash Agarwala (1842-1916). He came from a rich business family of Assam. Chandra Kumar started his education at Tezpur. After passing FA, he took admission into the BA classes of the same college, but returned home, without completing his BA.
Literacy works
Some of his poetry books are:[7]
- Bon kunwori(1st assamese romantic poem)[8]
- Pratima (প্ৰতিমা) (1914),[9]
- Bin-boragi (বীণবৰাগী) (1923),[9]
- Chandramrit (চন্দ্ৰামৃত)(1967)
Death
Chandra Kumar Agarwala died on 2 March 1938 at his house at Uzan Bazaar in Guwahati, Assam.
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Notes and References
- Book: Modern Indian Literature, an Anthology: Plays and prose - Google Books . 9788172013240 . 17 May 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170403014217/https://books.google.com/books?id=m1R2Pa3f7r0C#v=onepage&q=Chandra%20Kumar%20Agarwala&f=false . 3 April 2017 . live . George . K. M. . 1992 . Sahitya Akademi .
- Web site: Sobriquets . enajori.com . 18 May 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131109011923/http://enajori.com/trivia-2/sobriquets/# . 9 November 2013 . dead . dmy-all.
- Web site: Bipuljyoti Saikia . Bipuljyoti Saikia's Homepage : Authors & Poets - Chandrakumar Agarwala . Bipuljyoti.in . 2 March 1938 . 17 May 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131014210848/http://www.bipuljyoti.in/authors/chandrakumar.html . 14 October 2013 . dead .
- Web site: The growth of print nationalism and assamese identity in two early assamese magazines . Sarai.net . 17 May 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131109001953/http://www.sarai.net/fellowships/independent/archival-submissions/fellowships-04-05/uddipan-dutta-the-growth-of-print-nationalism-and-assamese-identity-in-two-early-assamese-magazines/page-6# . 9 November 2013 . dead.
- Web site: Asom Sahiya Sabha, a contemporary analysis . Times of Assam . 17 May 2013 . Hiranya Saikia . 8 February 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160528135435/https://www.timesofassam.com/articles/asom-sahitya-sabha-a-contemporary-analysis/ . 28 May 2016 . live .
- Web site: Famous Personality of Tezpur . tezpuronline.in . 18 May 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130901070053/http://www.tezpuronline.in/famous-personality.html . 1 September 2013 . dead .
- Web site: Poemhunter.com . The biography of Ananda Chandra Barua . Poemhunter.com . 17 May 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303221806/http://www.poemhunter.com/ananda-chandra-barua/biography/ . 3 March 2016 . live .
- Web site: First in Assam – Language and Literature. 30 June 2020. 26 August 2021. 26 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210826075418/https://www.gkassam.com/first-in-assam-language-and-literature/. dead.
- Web site: Culturopedia.com . Assamese Literature - Prose and Poetry of Assam . Culturopedia.com . 17 May 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130526092930/http://www.culturopedia.com/Literature/assamese_literature.html . 26 May 2013 .
