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Language
  
Died
  
1928

Role
  
Writer

Name
  
Hemchandra Goswami

Nationality
  


Born
  
January 8, 1872Golaghat district, Assam (
1872-01-08
)

Occupation
  
Administrative officer, writer, poet, historian

Alma mater
  
Education
  
Presidency University, Kolkata

Hemchandra Goswami Biography in Assamese/হেমচন্দ্ৰ গোস্বামী ২০১৮ ❤❤❤


Hemchandra Goswami (Assamese: হেমচন্দ্ৰ গোস্বামী; 1872-1928) was an eminent writer, poet, historian, teacher and a linguist from Assam in the early part of modern Assamese literature. He was the fourth president of the Asom Sahitya Sabha in 1920 held at Tezpur. He retired as Extra Assistant Commissioner in the British Assam.

Contents

Priyotomar Sithi


Literacy Works

Goswami published the first Assamese dictionary, Hemkosh by Hemchandra Barua with the help of Colonel Gordon in 1900. Some of his other works include Asamiya sahityar chaneki, Phular Saki (The Bunch of Flowers, 1907), which contains the first sonnet in Assamese — 'Priyatamar Sithi' (A letter from the beloved), Kako am hiya nibilao etc. 'Katha Gita' (Gita in Prose) of Bhattadev was edited by him in 1918. which contains the first sonnet in Assamese — 'Priyatamar Cithi' (A letter from the beloved)

References

Hemchandra Goswami Wikipedia


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