Bhabananda Deka

Bhabananda Deka

'Asom Ratna'('Jewel of Assam')
Born(1929-08-19)19 August 1929
Assam, British India
Died4 December 2006(2006-12-04) (aged 77)
OccupationEconomist, author, educationist, litterateur, heritage scholar
Years active1943–2006
Notable awardsAssam Government Literary Award during 50 years of India's Independence
(1997)

Literary Pension of Assam Government
(2004)

'Asom Ratna'('Jewel of Assam') posthumous title
(2007)
SpouseNalini Prava Deka
ChildrenAnkur Deka, Arnab Jan Deka

Prof Bhabananda Deka (19 August 1929 – 4 December 2006) was a pioneer Assam economist and author who conducted novel research on the economy of the far eastern part of India.[1] He was also a leading Indian-Assamese litterateur of the famed 'Awahon-Ramdhenu Era' of Assamese literature during the mid-20th century. He was the author of a total of 115 English and Assamese books including textbooks on a range of fifteen subjects including economics, ancient Assamese literature, philosophy, education, religion, mythology, archaeology, tribal study, poetry, drama, memoirs, civics, political science, biographies; he also edited books and journals. He also authored a variety of research papers and articles about the state of Assam, a state in the north-eastern part of India.[2] He pioneered the writing of books on Economics in Assamese.[3] His Assamese book Axomor Arthaneeti was the first ever research-based comprehensive book on Assam Economics, which was published for the first time in 1963.[4] He was conferred with the honorary title of 'Asom Ratna' -- 'Jewel of Assam' by the intellectuals of Assam on 19 August 2007 at a public meet held under the presidency of Prof. (Dr) Satyendra Narayan Goswami.[5]

  1. ^ "Documentary film, book on Bhabananda - Nalini Prava". The Sentinel. 4 December 2014. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  2. ^ Prof. Bhabananda Deka – a Custodian of Sankari Culture Archived 23 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine India-north-east.com
  3. ^ "The Sentinel". Sentinelassam.com. Archived from the original on 12 June 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  4. ^ "Remembering a scholar". The Assam Tribune. Assam Tribune Pvt Ltd. 24 January 2015. Archived from the original on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  5. ^ Asam, Amar (20 August 2007). "Asom Ratna title to Adhyaksha Bhabananda Deka". Amar Asam.