Summary
Hemchandra Goswami (1872–1928) was an Indian 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.
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| Born | 8 January 1872 Golaghat district, Assam |
| Died | 2 May 1928 (aged 56) Guwahati, Assam |
| Occupation | Administrative officer, writer, poet, historian |
| Language | Assamese |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Presidency college, Calcutta |
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Literacy works edit
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 aru hiya nibilao etc. 'Katha Gita' (Gita in Prose) of Bhattadev was edited by him in 1918 and Purani Asam Buranji .[4] which contains the first sonnet in Assamese — 'Priyatamar Cithi' (A letter from the beloved)
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ Sarma, Satyendranath (1976). Assamese Literature - S. N. Sharma - Google Books. ISBN 9783447017367. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- ^ George, K. M. (1992). Modern Indian Literature, an Anthology: Plays and prose - Google Books. ISBN 9788172013240. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- ^ Bareh, Hamlet (2001). Encyclopaedia of North-East India: Assam - Google Books. ISBN 9788170997894. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
External links edit
- Becoming a Borderland: The Politics of Space and Identity in Colonial by Sanghamitra Misra.