Jatindra Nath Duwara Explained

Jatindra Nath Duwara
Birth Date:4 March 1892
Birth Place:Amolapatty, Sivasagar, Assam
Death Date:5 July 1964[1]
Death Place:Sivasagar
Occupation:poet
Nationality:Indian
Citizenship: India
Language:Assamese
Awards:Sahitya Akademi Award (1955)

Jatindra Nath Duwara (1892-1964) was a notable poet of the Jonaki era of Assamese literature.[2] [3] Duwara is known as Bonphulor kobi in the Assamese literacy society. He was the first writer awarded with Sahitya Akademi Award in 1955 for his poetry book "Bon Phul". He was the president of the Assam Sahitya Sabha, the premier literary organization of Assam in 1955 which was held at Guwahati.

Short Biography

Duwara was born in Rangpur at Sivasagar district on 4 March 1892 to Shyamsundor Duwara and Punoyda Duwara.[4] He had his early schooling at Sivasagar and then went to Calcutta for higher education. Duwara spent his whole life as unmarried. He died on 5 July 1964.

Literary works

Some of his literary works include:

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: "কবি যতীন্দ্ৰনাথ দুৱৰাদেৱৰ বিষয়ে অকণমান" (মৌচুমী বৰি) . Xahitya.Org . 2013-05-14 . 2013-06-06 . 29 April 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140429190617/http://www.xahitya.org/2013/05/14/%E2%80%9C%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A7%B0%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A5-%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%81%E0%A7%B1%E0%A7%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87/ . dead .
  2. Book: Modern Indian Literature, an Anthology: Plays and prose. 1992. 7 June 2013. Sahitya Akademi. 978-81-7201-324-0. 58–.
  3. Book: Anjali Sarma. Among the Luminaries in Assam: A Study of Assamese Biography. 7 June 2013. 1990. Mittal Publications. 978-81-7099-207-3. 165–.
  4. Book: Maheswar Neog

    . Maheswar Neog. Maheswar Neog. Lakshminath Bezbaroa: the sāhityarathī of Assam. 7 June 2013. 1972. Dept. of Publication, Gauhati University.