Publisher Banlata Prakashan Media type Printed Originally published 1911 | Genre Story book Publication date 1911 ISBN 81-7339-215-3 | |
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Burhi Aair Sadhu or Burhi Aai'r Xaadhu (Assamese: বুঢ়ী আইৰ সাধু) (literally translated to Grandma's Tales) is a collection of stories or folklore, that have been compiled by famous Assamese author and poet Lakshminath Bezbaruah. It is one of the most popular texts in Assamese literature. This book was first published on October–November in 1911. After the first publication 100 years have been passed and countless editions of the book have been published till now. This book is in now in public domain as per copyright law of India.
Contents
Book description
Some of the 30 (Thirty) folklores included in the book were his own. The preface itself was a brilliant narration regarding genesis, movement and importance of folklores in different societies and communities of the world. Some of the stories are: Bandor aaru Xial, Dhowa Kauri aru Tiposi Sorai, Budhiyak Xial, Gongatop, Tejimola, Xorobjan and Burha Burhi etc.
Source of stories
The author collected these stories from the common people of Assam and then prepared this book. The names he mentioned in the preface of the book who contributed the folklores (but without explicitly mentioning who contributed which one) were Bhramarendra Saikia, Mahi Chandra Bora, Sitanath Sharma, Sarveshwar Sharma Kotoky, Rudrakanta Goswami, Wajed Ali, Naranath Sharma, Rusheswar Sharma, Padmadhar Chaliha, Ratnakanta Sharma, Haladhar Bhuyan, Guluk Chandra Sharma, Meghnath Deka, Roop Chandra Barua, Dinanath Medhi, Lokonath Das, Gobinda Chandra Choudhuri, Dineswar Dutta.
English translation
This book was translated to English as "Grandma’s Tales" by Deepika Phukan and published by Bhabani Offset Pvt.
Modern uses and adaptations
The stories have been notably adapted for screen, stage, and television over the years.