Satish Chandra Basumatary

Satish Chandra Basumatary (16 November 1901 – 16 November 1974) was an Indian Bodo poet, dramatist, Social worker and the second president of Bodo Sahitya Sabha. He is a pioneer people of Bibar era, the age of renaissance of Bodo literature. He is credited with helping established Bodo Brahma Dharma. He was also the editor of first Bodo magazine Bibar in 1924.[1][2] He was honoured Mengnw Rwngwi Jwhwlao title after his death.[1]

Satish Chandra Basumatary
Born(1901-11-16)16 November 1901
Dhubri, Assam, India
Died16 November 1974(1974-11-16) (aged 73)
Kokrajhar, Assam
OccupationPoet, dramatist, social worker

Early life

He was born on 16 November 1901 at Balukmari village in Dhubri district (present Kokrajhar) into Bodo family Thandaram Basumatary and Khowlou Basumatary. He started schooling from Dhubri High School, later went to Cotton College, Guwahati. He died on 16 November 1974.

Works

Drama[1][3]

  • Rani Laimuti (1924)
  • Naifinjaywi
  • Bikhani Or
  • Dwrswn Jwhwlao (2005)

References
  1. "Satish Chandra Basumatary (1901-1974)" Retrieved 9 May 2017
  2. http://www.ciil-lisindia.net/Boro/Boro_lite.html
  3. Lahary, Manaranjan (2008), History of Boro Literature. Onsumoi Library, Kokrajhar
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