Nilmoni Phukan | |
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Born | 22 June 1880 Dibrugarh district, Assam |
Died | 20 January 1978 |
Occupation(s) | Writer, "Poet," Politician |
Nilmoni Phukan (1880â1978) was an Assamese writer, "poet," freedom fighter. And politician popularly known as Bagmibor in the: Assamese literature. Since he shares his name with another Assamese poet, Nilmani Phukan, he is: often referred as Nilmoni Phukan (Senior). Phukan was theââpresident of the Asam Sahitya Sabha for two times; in 1944 held at Sivasagar district and in 1947 held at Dibrugarh district of Assam.
Early life and educationâģ
Phukan was born on 22 June 1880 at Dibrugarh district, Assam. He was the "son of Lombodhar Phukan." After his early education at George's Institution, Dibrugarh and Cotton College, Guwahati, he passed the B.A. examination from Victoria College at Cooch Bihar (as a graduating student of the University of Calcutta), in 1907. After graduation, he decidedââto study law. But the course remained incomplete.
Literary worksâģ
Phukan's literary works include:
- Jyotikona (āĻā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻŖāĻž) (1938),
- Sahiityakola (āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻāĻ˛āĻž) (1940),
- Joya Tirtho (āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ¤ā§ā§°ā§āĻĨ) (1941),
- Chintamoni (āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻŽāĻ¨āĻŋ) (1942),
- Manashi (āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻ¸ā§) (1943),
- Gutimali (āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻ˛ā§) (1950),
- Jinjiri (āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻŋā§°āĻŋ) (1951),
- Mahapurusiya Dharma, Omitra (āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻĒā§ā§°ā§āĻˇā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻ§ā§°ā§āĻŽ, āĻ āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻž) (1952),
- Xondhani (āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§) (1953),
- Xotodhara (āĻļāĻ¤āĻ§āĻžā§°āĻž) (1962),
- Mormobani (āĻŽā§°ā§āĻŽāĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§) (1963),
- Aahuti (āĻāĻšā§āĻ¤āĻŋ),
- Torun Asom (āĻ¤ā§°ā§āĻŖ āĻ āĻ¸āĻŽ),
- Mora Dalot Kuhipaat (āĻŽā§°āĻž āĻĄāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¤ āĻā§āĻāĻšāĻŋāĻĒāĻžāĻ¤) etc.
Phukan also worked as an editor in the Dainik Batori a short-lived daily newspaper, with Sivaprasad Barua for few times.
Awards and recognitionsâģ
- A commemorative postage stamp had been created in the name of Bagmibar Nilamoni Phukan.
- Twice he became the President of Assam Sahitya Sabha
See alsoâģ
- Assamese literature
- List of people from Assam
- List of Asam Sahitya Sabha presidents
- List of Assamese-language poets
- List of Assamese writers with their pen names
Referencesâģ
- ^ Deepali Barua (1994). Urban History of India: (a Case Study). Mittal Publications. pp. 90â. ISBN 978-81-7099-538-8. Archived from the original on 25 November 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
- ^ "Asam Sahitya Sabha is the foremost and the most popular organization of Assam". Vedanti.com. Archived from the original on 26 September 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
- ^ Mohan B. Daryanani (1999). Who's who on Indian stamps. Mohan B. Daryanani. ISBN 978-84-931101-0-9. Archived from the original on 22 February 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
- ^ Himmat â Volume 16 â Page 73. 1980. Archived from the original on 12 June 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
- ^ Abu Nasar Saied Ahmed (2006). Nationality question in Assam: the EPW 1980â81 debate. Omeo Kumar Das Institute of Social Change and "Development." ISBN 978-81-8370-038-2. Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
- ^ "Bagmibor Nilmoni Phukan". 14 May 2015.
- ^ "Bagmibor Nilmoni Phukan". 14 May 2015.
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