Benudhar Rajkhowa

Benudhar Rajkhowa (1872-1955) was a prominent writer, poet and dramatist from Assam. He was the president of the Asam Sahitya Sabha in 1926 held at Dhuburi district, Assam. When he was studying at Calcutta, he had done a pivot role for development of Asamiya Bhasa Unnati Sadhini Sabha, a literary organization from Assam. He was honoured with Rai Bahadur title by the ruling British government.

Early life and career Benudhar Rajkhowa was born on 11 December 1872 to Suchadaram Rajkhowa and Hirawati Rajkhowa in Dibrugarh district of Assam. After having primary education in Dibrugarh he had left for Calcutta for higher education. Returning home, he worked in various posts like Extra Assistant Commissioner, Deputy commissioner under the ruling British Government.

Literacy Works Rajkhowa was also an editor of the Bijuli magazine from 1890 to 1892. He started writing in Jonaki, a leading Assamese in that period.

Some of his books are: Assamese popular superstitions and Assamese demonology (1973) Asamīẏā khaṇḍabākya-kosha (1961) Assamese Demonology(1905) Historical Sketches of Old Assam: Based on an Analysis of Popular Proverbs (1917) A dictionary of phrases from Assamese to Assamese and English (1917) (অসমীয়া খণ্ড বাক্যকোষ) Notes on the Sylhetee Dialect(1913) Garland of Praises, English translation of Gunamala in verse (1923).

Poetry books; Dehar pralay (দেহাৰ প্ৰলয়) Jivan sandhiya (জীৱন সন্ধিয়া) Chandra Sombhob (চন্দ্ৰ সম্ভৱ) (1895), Poncho Kobita (পঞ্চ কবিতা) (1895), Doxogeet (দশগীত) (1899), Soru Lorar Gaan (সৰু লৰাৰ গান) (1901),

Plays Durjudhonor urubhongo (দুৰ্যোধনৰ উৰুভঙ্গ) (1903), Seuti Kiron (সেউতি কিৰণ) (1898),

Autobiography Mora jiwana-dapoṇa (মোৰ জীৱন দাপোন)