Lakshminath Bezbarua | |
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| Born | 14 October
1864 |
| Died | March 26, 1938 (aged 69) Dibrugarh, Assam, India |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, Novelist, Dramatist, Poet, Editor, Satirist, Timber-trading |
| Spouse | Pragyasundari Devi |
| Parent | Dinanath Bezbarua (father) |
Lakshminath Bezbarua (Assamese: [lɔkʰminatʰ bɛzbɔɹuwa]]; 14 October 1864 - March 26,1938) was an Assamese poet, novelist and playwright of modern Assamese literature. Commonly known as father of Assamese Short story .He was one of the literary stalwarts of the Jonaki Era, the age of romanticism in Assamese literature with his essays, plays, fiction, poetry and satires, he gave a new impetus to the then stagnating Assamese literary caravan.[1]
He responded to the prevailing social environment through his satirical works to bring and sustain positive changes to the former. His literature reflected the deeper urges of the people of Assam.[2]
- ^ Amaresh Datta (1987). Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: A-Devo. Sahitya Akademi. pp. 417–. ISBN 978-81-260-1803-1. Archived from the original on 28 June 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
- ^ Empire's Garden: Assam and the Making of India. Duke University Press. 1 August 2011. pp. 147–. ISBN 978-0-8223-5049-1. Retrieved 25 April 2013.