Kamalakanta Bhattacharya; 1853–1936) was a prominent essayist and poet belonged to the Oronodoi era of Assamese literature. He was born on 23 December 1853 in Gorehagi village, Biswanath Chariali, Sonitpur district, Assam. He was popularly known as 'Agnikobi' (অগ্নিকবি).[1] Politically, he was strongly nationalistic. He opposed the introduction of Bengali as the official language of Assam in 1871. At the annual meeting of the Indian National Congress in 1886 in Calcutta, he participated as a delegate for Assam. In 1929 he sat as Secretary General of the Organization Culture Asam Sahitya Sabha ago. He was also the president of the Asam Sahitya Sabha in 1929 held at Jorhat district, Assam.[2] He campaigned for the abolition of the box security regulations and promoted the education of women. He also participated in the swadeshi movement in 1905–06.[3]
^. Sonitpur.gov.in. Archived from the original on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
^. Vedanti.com. Archived from the original on 26 September 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
^Banerjee, Dipankar (2006). Brahmo Samaj and North-East India - Dipankar Banerjee - Google Books. ISBN9788179751763. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
^Sarma, Satyendranath (1976). Assamese Literature - S. N. Sharma - Google Books. ISBN9783447017367. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
^Das, Sisir Kumar (1991). A History of Indian Literature 1911-1956: Struggle for Freedom: Triumph and ... - Sisir Kumar Das - Google Books. ISBN9788172017989. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
External links
Short biography at creative.sulekha.com.
at sarai.net.
January 07, 2023
kamalakanta, bhattacharya, assam, kamalakanta, bhattacharya, 1853, 1936, prominent, essayist, poet, belonged, oronodoi, assamese, literature, born, december, 1853, gorehagi, village, biswanath, chariali, sonitpur, district, assam, popularly, known, agnikobi, অ. Kamalakanta Bhattacharya 1853 1936 was a prominent essayist and poet belonged to the Oronodoi era of Assamese literature He was born on 23 December 1853 in Gorehagi village Biswanath Chariali Sonitpur district Assam He was popularly known as Agnikobi অগ ন কব 1 Politically he was strongly nationalistic He opposed the introduction of Bengali as the official language of Assam in 1871 At the annual meeting of the Indian National Congress in 1886 in Calcutta he participated as a delegate for Assam In 1929 he sat as Secretary General of the Organization Culture Asam Sahitya Sabha ago He was also the president of the Asam Sahitya Sabha in 1929 held at Jorhat district Assam 2 He campaigned for the abolition of the box security regulations and promoted the education of women He also participated in the swadeshi movement in 1905 06 3 Kamalakanta BhattacharyaBorn23 December 1853Gorehagi Biswanath Chariali Sonitpur AssamDied14 December 1936Guwahati AssamLanguageAssameseNationalityIndianRelativesHe was the ansester of parasar Bhattacharya Contents 1 Literary works 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksLiterary works EditManat mor para Katha autobiography Chintanala The Fire of Thoughts a collection of poems 1870 4 Chinta Tarangini The Stream of Thought Waves a collection of poems 1933 5 Ashtabakrar Atmajivani Ashtabakra poetry See also EditAssamese literature History of Assamese literature List of Asam Sahitya Sabha presidents List of Assamese writers with their pen namesReferences Edit culture Sonitpur gov in Archived from the original on 22 August 2013 Retrieved 15 May 2013 Asam Sahitya Sabha is the foremost and the most popular organization of Assam Vedanti com Archived from the original on 26 September 2013 Retrieved 16 May 2013 Banerjee Dipankar 2006 Brahmo Samaj and North East India Dipankar Banerjee Google Books ISBN 9788179751763 Retrieved 15 May 2013 Sarma Satyendranath 1976 Assamese Literature S N Sharma Google Books ISBN 9783447017367 Retrieved 15 May 2013 Das Sisir Kumar 1991 A History of Indian Literature 1911 1956 Struggle for Freedom Triumph and Sisir Kumar Das Google Books ISBN 9788172017989 Retrieved 15 May 2013 External links EditShort biography at creative sulekha com Few lines by Kamalakanta Bhattacharya from his article Jatiyo Unnoti at sarai net Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kamalakanta Bhattacharya Assam amp oldid 1127566927, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
