Hema Saraswati
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Hema Saraswati (Assamese: হেম সৰস্বতী) (fl. late 13th century) was amongst the earliest known Assamese writers, most known for his poem, Prahlada Charita, the earliest known poetic work in Assamese language.[1] He was court poet under the patronage of Kamtapur's King Durlabh Narayan of Kamata Kingdom, who also provided patronage to his contemporary, Harivara Vipra.[2] He wrote Prahlada Charita based on a story found in Vayu Purana and Har-Gauri-Sambaad, a version of Kumarasambhava by Kalidasa.[3][4]
His concurrent writers are Rudra Kandali, Kobiranta Saraswati, Madhav Kandali, Horibor Bipro etc., who gave a strong initial base to Assamese Literature.
Notes
- ↑ Kloss, p. 37
- ↑ Assamese Literature Directorate of Information, Govt. of Assam.
- ↑ Mukherjee, p. 133
- ↑ Das, p. 215
References
- Heinz Kloss; Grant D. McConnell, Université Laval. (1978). The Written languages of the world: a survey of the degree and modes of use, Volume 2, Book 1. Presses Université Laval. ISBN 2-7637-7186-6.
- Neog, Maheswar, ed. (1997), Sanchayana, Delhi: Sahitya Akademi, pp. ixx–xx, 8–11, 437
- Sujit Mukherjee (1999). A Dictionary of Indian Literature: Beginnings-1850 (Volume 1). Orient Blackswan. ISBN 81-250-1453-5.
- Sisir Kumar Das (2006). A History of Indian literature, 500-1399: from courtly to the popular. Sahitya Akademi. ISBN 81-260-2171-3.