Kamalakanta Bhattacharya (Assam)

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'.^[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 Bhattacharya
Born	23 December 1853 Gorehagi, Biswanath Chariali, Sonitpur, Assam
Died	14 December 1936 Guwahati, Assam
Language	Assamese
Nationality	Indian
Relatives	He was the ansester of parasar Bhattacharya.

Literary works

• Manat 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

• Assamese literature
• History of Assamese literature
• List of Asam Sahitya Sabha presidents
• List of Assamese writers with their pen names

References

1. "culture". Sonitpur.gov.in. Archived from the original on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
2. "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.
3. Banerjee, Dipankar (2006). Brahmo Samaj and North-East India - Dipankar Banerjee - Google Books. ISBN 9788179751763. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
4. Sarma, Satyendranath (1976). Assamese Literature - S. N. Sharma - Google Books. ISBN 9783447017367. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
5. 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

• Short biography at creative.sulekha.com.
• Few lines by Kamalakanta Bhattacharya from his article "Jatiyo Unnoti" at sarai.net.