Rajanikanta Bordoloi

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Rajanikanta Bordoloi
Rajani Kanta Bordoloi.jpg
Born(1867-11-24)24 November 1867
Guwahati, Assam
Died25 March 1940(1940-03-25) (aged 72)[1]
Guwahati, Assam
Pen nameUpanyash Samrat
(king of novel)
OccupationWriter, sub-deputy collector, tea planter
LanguageAssamese
NationalityIndian
Notable worksMiri Jiyori (1894)[2]

Rajanikanta Bordoloi (Assamese: ৰজনীকান্ত বৰদলৈ) was a noted writer, journalist and tea planter from Assam, India.[3] [4] Some critics called him the Walter Scott of Assam.[4][5] He was President of the Asam Sahitya Sabha in 1925 which was held at Nagaon.[6]

Works[edit]

Novels[7]

  1. Miri Jiyori (1894)[8]
  2. Manomoti(1900),
  3. Rahdoi Ligiri (1930),
  4. Nirmal Bhakat (1927),
  5. Tamreswar Mandir (1926)
  6. Rangilee (1925)
  7. Donduadrah (1909),
  8. Radha aru Rukminir Ron(1925)
  9. Thamba-Thoibir Sadhu (1932)

He was a regular contributor to many leading magazines in that period such as Junaki, Banhi, Usha, Assam Hitoishi and Awahon. He also edited a monthly magazine called Pradipika.

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References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Authors". enajori.com. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  2. ↑ Nalini Natarajan; Emmanuel Sampath Nelson (1996). Handbook of Twentieth Century Literatures of India. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 28–. ISBN 978-0-313-28778-7. Archived from the original on 29 June 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  3. ↑ Meenakshi Mukherjee (2002). Early Novels in India. Sahitya Akademi. pp. 19–. ISBN 978-81-260-1342-5. Archived from the original on 11 October 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Babul Tamuli (23 March 2009). "Remembering Rajani Kanta Bordoloi". Assamtribune.com. Archived from the original on 10 January 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  5. ↑ "Back to Home". Indianwriters.org. 21 May 1972. Archived from the original on 14 September 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  6. ↑ "Assam Sahitya Sabha is the foremost and the most popular organization of Assam". Vedanti.com. Archived from the original on 26 September 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  7. ↑ "Rajanikanta Bordoloi". Vedanti.com. 4 August 2011. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  8. ↑ "Welcome to Muse India". Museindia.com. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2013.

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