Ananda Chandra Agarwala | |
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| Born | 5 September 1874 Borngabari, Gohpur, Biswanath, Assam |
| Died | 1940 |
| Occupation | writer, poet, historian, translator, administrative officer |
| Nationality | Indian |
Ananda Chandra Agarwala (1874–1940) was a writer, poet, historian, translator and administrative officer from Biswanath District of Assam. He is known as Bhangoni Kunwor for his translation of several English poems into Assamese. He was elected as a president of the Asam Sahitya Sabha in 1934 held at Mangaldoi.[1][2] He was honoured with the title of Rai Bahadur by the ruling British Government. Ananda Chandra Agarwala was the brother of noted Assamese poet Chandra Kumar Agarwala and uncle of Jyoti Prasad Agarwala, a poet, playwright, composer, lyricist, writer and first Assamese Filmmaker.
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