Devananda Bharali

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Devananda Bharali
BornJune, 1883
Sivasagar district, Assam
DiedJune 1972
Pen nameMiri
Occupationwriter, linguistic
LanguageAssamese
NationalityIndian
GenreLiterature

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Devananda Bharali (Assamese: দেৱানন্দ ভৰালি; 1883-1972) was a pioneer linguist, writer, translator and dramatist from Assam.[1] He also wrote many articles using the pen name of Miri. He was born in June, 1883 in Sivasagar district, Assam to Ishananda Bharali.

Literary career[edit]

Bharali's writings are both in English and Assamese language. Some of his major works include:

  • Asamiya bhashar moulik bicar aru sahityor chinaki (অসমীয়া ভাষাৰ মৌলিক বিচাৰ আৰু সাহিত্যৰ চিনাকি), published in 1912.,[2]
  • Assamese Grammar in English (1902),
  • A Study of the Phonology and Vocabulary of Assamese Language (1960).[3]
  • Cīnā Luitaea pāre, pāre (1972) [4]

He was a regular writer in the Assamese magazines like "Usha", "Banhi". He had translated the "Macbeth" of Shakespeare into Assamese language for the first time.

Bharali's dramatical works include:

  • Bhimdarpa (ভীমদৰ্প), an abridged translation of Macbeth published in 1910[5]
  • Srimonto Sankar (শ্ৰীমন্ত শংকৰ) (1944)
  • Bihu (বিহু)

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kaliram Medhi (1978). Studies in the Vaiṣṇava Literature & Culture of Assam. Assam Sahitya Sabha. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  2. ^ "Asamiya Bhashara Maulika Bicara aru Sahityara Cinaki (8173310270) by Debananda Bharali @". Bookfinder.com. Retrieved 22 May 2013.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Thomas Albert Sebeok (1972). Current Trends in Linguistics: V. 9: Linguistics in Western Europe Pts. 1 & 2, and Index to Names. Walter de Gruyter. pp. 142–. GGKEY:58UAB133QTX. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  4. ^ Debananda Bharali (1972). Cīnā Luitaea pāre, pāre. Dattabaruwā. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  5. ^ "Indian ReviewAssamese LiteratureShakespeare in Assamese : Navakanta Barua". Indianreview.in. Retrieved 22 May 2013.

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