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Birinchi Kumar Barua | |
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| Born | 16 October 1908 Puranigudam, Nagaon, Assam, India |
| Died | 30 March 1964 Guwahati |
| Occupation | Scholar, novelist |
| Language | Assamese |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Genre | Assamese literature |
| Notable works | Asamar Loka Sanskriti |
| Notable awards | Sahitya Akademi Award |
Birinchi Kumar Barua (16 October 1908 in Puranigudam, Nagaon, Assam, India – 30 March 1964) was a folklorist, scholar, novelist, playwright, historian, linguist, educationist, administrator and eminent 20th century littérateur of Assam, with both scholarly and creative pursuits. He was the pioneer in the study of folklore in North East India, and was one of the many founders of Gauhati University. Barua's contributions to Assamese literature are significant, both as a novelist and as an early literary critic.[1]
- ^ "Obituaries::Birinchi Kumar Barua (1908 - 1964)" (PDF). The Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 August 2011. Retrieved 17 February 2012.