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Kamalakanta Bhattacharya

Kamalakanta Bhattacharya (1853 – 1936) was an prominent Assamese essayist and poet. He belonged to the Oronodoi era of Assamese Literature and is popularly known as ‘Agnikobi’. He was the president of the 1929′s Jorhat session of Asam Sahitya Sabha.

Biography:

Kamalakanta Bhattacharya was born on December 23, 1853 in Gorehagi village, Biswanath Chariali, Sonitpur district, Assam. He contributed regularly to Banhi, Jonaki and Chetana. He edited Assam Hitoishi Patrika jointly with Mahadev Sarmah.

Bhattacharya was a nationalist and opposed the introduction of Bengali as the official language of Assam (1871). He participated at the 1886′s annual meeting of the Indian National Congress held at Calcutta. Kamalakanta Bhattacharya campaigned for the abolition of the box security regulations and also promoted the education of women. He also participated in the Swadeshi movement in 1905-06.

In 1929, Kamalakanta Bhattacharya presided over the Jorhat session of Asam Sahitya Sabha.

Works:

Poetry: Chintanala (1870), Chinta Tarangini (1933), Ashtabakra

Autobiography: Manat mor para Katha

Other books: Ashtabakrar Atmajivani

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