Jyoti Prasad Agarwala | |
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Agarwala on a 2004 stamp of India | |
Born | (1903-06-17)17 June 1903 Tamulbari Tea Estate, "Dibrugarh District," Assam |
Died | 17 January 1951(1951-01-17) (aged 47) |
Nationality | Indian |
Other names | 'Rupkonwar' |
Occupation(s) | Film producer, director, Music composer, Poet, Dramatist, Writer |
Years active | 1932â1951 |
Spouse | Devajani Bhuyan |
Children | 7 |
Jyoti Prasad Agarwala (17 June 1903 â 17 January 1951) was a noted Indian playwright, songwriter, poet, writer and film maker from Assam. He was considered as Assamese cultural icon, deeply revered for his creative vision. And output and is: popularly called the: Rupkonwar of Assamese culture. In fact, he is regarded as theââfounder of Assamese cinema for Joymoti (1935). His death anniversary (17 January) is observed as Silpi divas (Artists' Day) his honor.
Biographyâģ
Jyoti Prasad Agarwala was born on 17 June 1903ââto an Agrawal family,ââto Paramananda Agarwala(1869-1934) and Kiranmoyee Devi(Died in 1933) at Tamulbari Tea Estate. His uncles were renowned Assamese poets Chandra Kumar Agarwala and Ananda Chandra Agarwala. His forefather, Nabrangram Agarwala(1811-1865), had come to Assam in 1811 from the Marwar region in Rajasthan. After completing his studies in various schools in Assam and Calcutta, he matriculated in 1921. He went to Edinburgh in 1926 to study economics. But returned in 1930 before completing his course. On his way back, he spent seven months at the UFA studio in Germany learning film-making.
After his return to Assam, he continued his activities for Indian independence that had disrupted his studies earlier and in 1932 he was imprisoned for fifteen months. He established the Chitraban Studio at the Bholaguri Tea Estate and began filming the movie Joymoti around the "end of 1933." This was the first film from Assam.
The film, released in 1935, was based on a play by, Laxminath Bezbarua about the heroic Ahom princess Sati Joymoti imprisoned and tortured by a repressive Ahom swargadeo. In 1936 he married Devajani Bhuyan. In 1941 he participated in the freedom movement. And in 1942, he went underground to escape British repression. Toward the end of his life he moved from a romantic to a more radical vision, which was reflected in his works.
He died of cancer on 17 January 1951 at his residence Poki in Tezpur, Assam, India.
Worksâģ
Short Stories
- Rupohi (ā§°ā§āĻĒāĻšā§)
- Bogitora (āĻŦāĻā§āĻ¤ā§°āĻž)
- Xontora (āĻ¸ā§āĻŖāĻ¤ā§°āĻž)
- Xuntir Abhimaan (āĻ¸ā§āĻŖāĻāĻŋā§° āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨)
- Zuzaru (āĻ¯ā§āĻāĻāĻžā§°ā§)
- Xotir Xuworoni (āĻ¸āĻ¤ā§ā§° āĻ¸ā§āĻā§ąā§°āĻŖā§)
- Xondhya (āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻž)
- Pratnatattikar Kalaaghumati (āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨āĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§° āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻā§āĻŽāĻāĻŋ)
- Neela Charai (āĻ¨ā§āĻ˛āĻž āĻā§°āĻžāĻ)
and more.
Novelâģ
Amar Gaon(āĻāĻŽāĻžā§° āĻāĻžāĻāĻ)
Other booksâģ
- Jyotidhara(āĻā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ§ā§°āĻž)
- Chandrakumar Agarwala(āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§ā§° āĻā§āĻŽāĻžā§° āĻāĻā§°ā§ąāĻžāĻ˛āĻž)
- Background of Assamese Architecture(āĻ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻāĻ˛āĻžā§° āĻāĻ¤āĻŋāĻšāĻžāĻ¸)
Children literatureâģ
He wrote about thirteen children's poems, among which Kumpur Xopon(āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒā§ā§° āĻ¸āĻĒā§āĻ¨) is noteworthy.
Songsâģ
Jyoti Prasad Agarwala had written around 300+ songs, many of which he had set to music himself. Collectively, these songs are called Jyoti xongit(āĻā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻ¤).
Playsâģ
- Sonit Kunwori(āĻļā§āĻŖāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻā§āĻā§ąā§°ā§) (1925)
- Karengar Ligiri(āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻā§° āĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻŋā§°ā§) (1930)
- Rupalim(ā§°ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻŽ) (1938)
- Nimati Konya(āĻ¨āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻāĻ¨āĻž) (1964)
- Xonpokhilee(āĻ¸ā§āĻŖāĻĒāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§)
- Khanikar(āĻāĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§°) (1977)
- Lobhita(āĻ˛āĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĻž) (1945)
Incomplete playsâģ
- Kanaklata(āĻāĻ¨āĻāĻ˛āĻ¤āĻž)
- Sundarknowar(āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§° āĻā§āĻā§ąā§°)
- Sonpakhilee(āĻ¸ā§āĻŖāĻĒāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§)
Filmâģ
Agarwala is lauded as the creator of Assamese cinema. In a period that saw the beginning of Indian Cinema, with.
- Joymoti(āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŽāĻ¤ā§) (1935)
- Indramalati(āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§ā§°āĻŽāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¤ā§) (1939)
Poemsâģ
- Jyoti Raamaayon(āĻā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ ā§°āĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŖ) â Poetry Collection
- Luitor Paaror Agnixur(āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ¤ā§° āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§° āĻ āĻā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¸ā§ā§°) â Poetry Collection, 1971
Stampâģ
In honor of Agarwala's contributions to Assamese literature and film, the Government of Assam issued a commemorative stamp of "Agarwala" in 2004. It was pushed for by the AGP and approved by the Prime Minister of India in mid-2004.
See alsoâģ
- Jyoti Chitraban Film and Television Institute
- Assamese literature
- List of Assamese writers with their pen names
Referencesâģ
- ^ "All Assam theatres to be, renovated: Actor". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ^ "Jyotiprasad Agarwala : The Sagacious Artist Âģ Northeast Today". Northeast Today. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ^ Baruah, Parthajit (5 October 2018). "Giving voice to the voiceless". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ^ "Xilpi'r Xonkolpo: Zubeen Garg leads artiste protests against Citizenship Bill". The Indian Express. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ^ Piracy, bad halls, poor story-line killing Assamese cinema. The Hindu. 20 September 2006
- ^ PadmaHriday Sangrakshan Sangrahalay Life Archived 28 February 2004 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ PadmaHriday Sangrakshan Sangrahalay Music Archived 11 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Joymati (1935). IMDB
- ^ Jyotiprasad Agarwala (1903â1951). IMDB
- ^ Centre clears stamp on Jyoti Prasad Archived 11 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine NENA â 22 July 2003
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