Binanda Chandra Barua

Binanda Chandra Barua (বিনন্দ চন্দ্ৰ বৰুৱা) (1901 - 1994) was a noted Indian writer and poet of Assamese literature. He is popularly known as Dhwani Kobi. He was President of the Asam Sahitya Sabha in 1966. Some of the popoular books of the writer are Gargaon, Sankhadhwani, Jaidhwani and Pratidhwani etc. He was honored with the title of Sahityacharya by the Assam Sahitya Sabha in 1989. He contributed to the development of Assamese drama during the pre-independence period. His son is eminent Indian painter and artist Neel Pawan Barua who is married to noted Assamese singer Dipali Barthakur.