Devananda Bharali

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.

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

Literary career

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

References
  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.
  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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