About Chandra Bharati
Lived 1525 – 1578 (aged 52–53). Chandra Bharati was a poet.
Chandra Bharati was a 16th-century poet, litterateur and proficient of Sanskrit grammar from Barpeta, Kamrup. The inscription on a stone slab on the hill in Rajaduar, abutting on the Brahmaputra, claims that the hill was the abode of Chandra Bharati.
Family His wife's name was Tara Devi. Their son Bhattadeva was known as "father of Assamese prose".
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Who was Chandra Bharati?
poet
When was Chandra Bharati born?
Chandra Bharati was born in 1525 in Barpeta district.
When did Chandra Bharati die?
Chandra Bharati died in 1578.
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Chandra Bharati was a poet.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Chandra Bharati. https://biography.guide/chandra-bharati/
MLA: "Chandra Bharati." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/chandra-bharati/.
Chicago: "Chandra Bharati." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/chandra-bharati/.
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