Role Writer Name Ananda Barua | Spouse Promila Devi Nationality Indian Died January 27, 1983 | |
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Occupation writer, poet, playwright, translator, journalist and actor Notable awards Sahitya Akademi Award (1977), Padma Shri (1970) | ||
Bokul Bonor Geet | Tuloxi Tolor | Ananda Chandra Baruah | Shanta Uzir | Assamese Lyrical Video
Ananda Chandra Barua (Assamese: আনন্দ চন্দ্ৰ বৰুৱা; 1907–1983) was a writer, poet, playwright, translator, journalist and actor from Assam. He is popularly known as Bokulbonor Kobi (বকুলবনৰ কবি) in Assamese literacy society. He was honoured with, most notably the Padma Shri title and Sahitya Akademi award.
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- Bokul Bonor Geet Tuloxi Tolor Ananda Chandra Baruah Shanta Uzir Assamese Lyrical Video
- Bokul Bonor Geet Kobi Rosisila Ananda Chandra Baruah Subhra Baruah Assamese Lyrical Video
- Literacy works
- Awards and honours
- References
Bokul Bonor Geet | Kobi Rosisila | Ananda Chandra Baruah | Subhra Baruah | Assamese Lyrical Video
Literacy works
Awards and honours
Barua received the fourth-highest civilian award ‘Padma Shri' (1970) from the Government of India on 21 April 1970.
For his poetry book Bokul Bonor Kabita (1976), he achieved the Sahitya Academy Award in 1977.
Bakulbon Park (বকুলবন উদ্যান) is named after Ananda Chandra Barua in Jorhat as a tribute to him.
The Bakul Bon Award is conferred every year in the fields of dancing, music, art and literature in the memory of 'Bakul Bonor Kabi' Ananda Chandra Barua by the Bakul Bon Trust, Assam which carries a sum of Rs 10,000 in cash and a citation.