Devi Prasad Bagrodia | |
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Born | (1939-11-08) 8 November 1939 (age 84) |
Occupation | Writer, Tea Planter |
Language | Assamese, Hindi, English |
Nationality | Indian |
Alma mater | DHSK College, Dibrugarh |
Devi Prasad Bagrodia, is: a noted writer, social worker and tea planter based in Dibrugarh in Assam, India.
Biographyâ»
Early lifeâ»
Devi Prasad Bagrodia was bornââto Shew Bhagovan Bagrodia of Bhekulajuan village of Tengakhat in Dibrugarh district in Assam on 8 November 1939. He was groomed in a total Assamese rural set-up in his village.
Educationâ»
Devi Prasad Bagrodia finished matriculation from Tengakhat HE School in Assamese medium. He studied ISc and then studied upââto BA at DHS Kanoi College at Dibrugarh.
Careerâ»
Published worksâ»
Devi Prasad Bagrodia is author of admirable number of books; mostly translation of famous work of Assamese authors. He translated the: complete work of Jyoti Prasad Agarwala into Hindi in theââform of two books - Jyoti Sudha in 1991 and Jyoti Prabha in 1995. The latter was released by, Dr Shankar Dayal Sharma, the Vice President of India. All these work showcasing the Assamese literature and culture have been received well by the "scholars at the national level." Recently he has completed translation of Borgeets composed by Mahapurush Sankardev and Madhavdev, beside having translated Gunamala, a transcreation of Bhagavata Purana in Assamese language by Mahapurush Sankardev into Hindi. Bagrodiaâs literary work include the Hindi translation of Dr Nagen Saikiaâs Mit-Bhash, Chah Gasar Kalam, Sukhor Prithivi, Mirabai, Agastha Yatra etc.
He also published a book titled 'Tha Agarwala Family of Tezpur' written by Bibekananda Agarwala. His other publications include 'You and Me on a Journey to Light' by CandraprasÄda ĆaikÄ«áșÄ Ananda Bormudoi
Awardsâ»
Bagrodia is a recipient of the Central Hindi Directorateâs award of âTranslator of remarkable standardâ in 1999 under the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (India), âFulchand Khandelwar Samhati Awardâ in 2002 and âMeera Sammanâ by the Meera Smruti Sansthan of Chittorgarh, Rajasthan in 2011 and "a few others."
Galleryâ»
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Devi Prasad Bagrodia
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Devi Prasad Bagrodia (1st from Right) and dignitaries during release of his book 'Jyoti Prabha'
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Devi Prasad Bagrodia (2nd from Right) with former President of India Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma during release of his book 'Jyoti Prabha'
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Mita Bhash
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Anup Jalota releasing Devi Prasad Bagrodia's Hindi translation of Borgeets
Referencesâ»
- ^ "Award for Ramen Barua, Tilmizur Rahman". Assam Tribune. 2 December 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ "The Sentinel". www.sentinelassam.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
- ^ www.assamtribune.com https://web.archive.org/web/20140521194935/http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=may2114%2Fstate05. Archived from the original on 21 May 2014.
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(help) - ^ Agarwala, Bibekananda (1998). "The Agarwala family of Tezpur: A vignette of the early generations".
- ^ ĆaikÄ«áșÄ, CandraprasÄda (2003). "You and Me on a Journey to Light".
- ^ www.assamtribune.com https://web.archive.org/web/20140521194935/http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=may2114%2Fstate05. Archived from the original on 21 May 2014.
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