Hemchandra Goswami
Hemchandra Goswami | |
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| Born | 8 January 1872 Golaghat district, Assam |
| Died | 2 May 1928 (aged 47) Guwahati, Assam |
| Occupation | Administrative officer, writer, poet, historian |
| Language | Assamese |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Presidency college, Calcutta |
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Hemchandra Goswami (Template:Lang-as; 1872–1928) was a writer, poet, historian, teacher and a linguist from Assam in the early part of modern Assamese literature. He was the fourth president of the Asom Sahitya Sabha in 1920 held at Tezpur.[1] He retired as Extra Assistant Commissioner in the British Assam.
Literacy works
Goswami published the first Assamese dictionary, Hemkosh by Hemchandra Barua with the help of Colonel Gordon in 1900. Some of his other works include Asamiya sahityar chaneki,[2] Phular Saki (The Bunch of Flowers, 1907), which contains the first sonnet in Assamese — 'Priyatamar Sithi' (A letter from the beloved),[3] Kako am hiya nibilao etc. 'Katha Gita' (Gita in Prose) of Bhattadev was edited by him in 1918.[4] which contains the first sonnet in Assamese — 'Priyatamar Cithi' (A letter from the beloved)
See also
References
- ^ "Assam Sahitya Sabha is the foremost and the most popular organization of Assam". Vedanti.com. Archived from the original on 26 September 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Assamese Literature - S. N. Sharma - Google Books. Books.google.co.in. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- ^ Modern Indian Literature, an Anthology: Plays and prose - Google Books. Books.google.co.in. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- ^ Encyclopaedia of North-East India: Assam - Google Books. Books.google.co.in. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
External links
- Becoming a Borderland: The Politics of Space and Identity in Colonial by Sanghamitra Misra.
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