Nabakanta Barua
| Nabakanta Barua নৱকান্ত বৰুৱা | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 29, 19261926 December 29 |
| Died | July 14, 2002 |
| Occupation | poet, novelist |
| Language | Assamese |
| Nationality | [Indian] |
Navakanta Barua (Assamese: নৱকান্ত বৰুৱা) (December 29, 1926 – July 14, 2002), was a prominent Assamese novelist and poet. He was also known as Ekhud Kokaideu. As Sima Dutta he wrote many poems in his early life.
Biography
Early life
Nabakanta Barua was born December 29, 1926 in Guwahati to Nilakanta Barua, a school inspector and later teacher, and Swarnalata Baruani. He had three brothers: Devakanta, Jivakanta, and Sivakanta.[1] Dev Kant Barua, the eldest among the brothers was the President of the Indian National Congress during the Indian Emergency (1975-1977) and served as the Governor of Bihar from 1 February 1971 to 4 February 1973. Dev Kant Barua was also a well-known poet, best known for Sagor dekhisa, a collection of Assamese poems. At first the family lived in upper Assam, then moved to Puranigudam and lastly lived in Nagaon town.
Education
He started his education at a nearby school, then joined govt Mojolia school. In 1933 he was admitted to Nagaon govt boys in class 3, from there he completed his matriculation in 1941. After that he got admitted to Cotton College, but he lost two years due to illness. In 1943, he went to Shantinikaton (West Bengal). In 1947 he completed his B.A. with English honors and in 1953 M. A. from Aligarh Muslim University.[2]
Career
He worked in Uttar Pradesh at Shikohabad at A.K collage , but the same year he had joined Jorhat's Jagannath Barooah College. In 1954 he joined Cotton College and worked there until 1964. From 1964 to 1967 he worked at Assam Madhyamik Shiksha Parisod as an officer of English education . He again joined Cotton College, retiring as a vice principal in 1984.
He served as president of Asam Sahitya Sabha's Dhing Adhibashan in 1968 and presided over Asom Sahitya Sabha's Bishwanath Chariali convention in 1990.[3]
Death and afterward
Navakanta Barua died on July 14, 2002.
Published works
Barua wrote most criticized and recited poems like "Polokh", "Monot porne Arundhati", "Norokot DonJuan", and "Crussot DonJuan".
Barua's contribution to Assamese art and literature includes 39 books in all: 11 poem collections, 5 novels, essays, short stories for children (Xeali palegoi ratanpur) and lyrics. Some of his works have been translated to different Indian languages.
In 1984, he published the Assamese magazine Sirolu, later republished as Natun Sirolu.
Awards
- 1974: Assam Prakashan Parisod Award, Mur aru Prithibir
- 1975: Sahitya Akademi Award to Assamese Writers, Kokadeutar Har[4]
- 1976: Padma Bhushan, Literature & Education
- 1993: Assam Valley Literary Award
See also
- Assamese literature
- List of people from Assam
- List of Assamese-language poets
- List of Assamese writers with their pen names
References
- ↑ "Nabakanta Baruah". Vedanti.com. 1926-12-26. Retrieved 2013-03-31.
- ↑ "AssameseLiterature.com - Writers". Assameseliterature.weebly.com. Retrieved 2012-12-19.
- ↑ List of Assam Sahitya Sabha Presidents, asamsahityasabha.com, accessed - 18 November 2012
- ↑ "Sahitya Akademi Award to Assamese Writers". Sahitya Akademi. Retrieved November 16, 2012.
External links
- Some writing of Nabakanta Barua at indianreview.in
- Remembering stalwarts of Assamese poetry - Navakanta Barua’s kin to pay tributes to poets associated with him on his 4th death anniversary today at telegraphindia.com.