Kamalakanta Bhattacharya (Assam)

Kamalakanta Bhattacharya ( Assamese: কমলাকান্ত ভট্টাচাৰ্য্য, Kamalākānta Bhaṭṭācāryya; born December 23, 1853 at village Barahangi, District Darrang, Assam, † December 18, 1936 in Guwahati ), was one of the most original Assamese singer, poet and thinker of his time in Assamese language.

Journey

Kamalakanta Bhattacharya, who because of his prophecies by contemporaries as " Rishi " ( " sage " ) was considered, stands with his poetry for the transition from Arundai - to Jonaki tradition. In his essays he thematized religious and social problems.

Politically, he was strongly nationalistic. He opposed the introduction of Bengali as an official language of Assam in 1871. At the annual meeting of the Indian National Congress in Calcutta in 1886, he participated as a delegate for Assam. In 1929 he sat in front as Secretary General of the Asam Sahitya Sabha Cultural Organization. He represented his life the view that a nation has to be based on a religion. He campaigned for the abolition of caste - rules and promoted the education of women.

Works

  • Mor Manat Para Katha ( autobiography)
  • Chintanal ( "The Fire of Thoughts ", a collection of poems, 1870)
  • Chintataranga ( " The Stream of Thought Waves ", a collection of poems, 1933)
  • Ashtabakrar Atmajivani
  • Ashtabakra ( poetry )

Literature and sources

  • Baillie, Laureen (ed.): Indian Biographical Archive; Munich, ISBN 3-598-34104-0, Fiche 58
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