Jyoti prasad agarwala born
Jyoti Prasad Agarwala
Writer, poet, Musician and filmmaker from Assam, India
Jyoti Prasad Agarwala | |
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Agarwala on a stamp of India | |
| Born | ()17 June Tamulbari Tea Estate, Dibrugarh District, Assam |
| Died | 17 January () (aged&#;47) Tezpur, Assam, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Other&#;names | 'Rupkonwar' |
| Occupation(s) | Film producer, director, Music composer, Poet, Dramatist, Writer |
| Years&#;active | – |
| Spouse | Devajani Bhuyan |
| Children | 7 |
Jyoti Prasad Agarwala (17 June – 17 January ) was a noted Indian playwright, songwriter, poet, writer and film maker from Assam.
He was deeply revered for his creative vision and output and is popularly called the Rupkonwar of Assamese culture.[1][2][3][4] In fact, he is regarded as the founder of Assamese cinema for Joymoti ().[5] His death anniversary (17 January) is observed as Silpi divas (Artists' Day) his honor.
Biography
Jyoti Prasad Agarwala was born on 17 June to an Agrawal family, to Paramananda Agarwala() and Kiranmoyee Devi(Died in ) at Tamulbari Tea Estate. His uncles were renowned poets Chandra Kumar Agarwala and Ananda Chandra Agarwala. His forefather, Nabrangram Agarwala(), had come to Assam in from the Marwar region in Rajasthan.
Jyoti prasad agarwala biography definition in english It proved to be the turning point of his life. Assamese Wikisource has original text related to this article: Jyoti Prasad Agarwala. Update Maximum characters. Categories : births deaths Musicians from Assam Assamese-language poets Dramatists and playwrights from Assam Assamese-language film directors People from Sonitpur district 20th-century Indian poets 20th-century Indian musicians 20th-century Indian dramatists and playwrights Film directors from Assam Poets from Assam Writers from Assam Writers from Northeast India Assamese-language lyricists Deaths from cancer in India.After completing his studies in various schools in Assam and Calcutta, he matriculated in He went to Edinburgh in to study economics, but returned in before completing his course. On his way back, he spent seven months at the UFA studio in Germany learning film-making.
After his return to Assam, he continued his activities for Indian independence that had disrupted his studies earlier and in he was imprisoned for fifteen months.
He established the Chitraban Studio at the Bholaguri Tea Estate and began filming the movie Joymoti around the end of This was the first film from Assam.
The film, released in , was based on a play by Laxminath Bezbarua about the heroic Ahom princess Sati Joymoti imprisoned and tortured by a repressive Ahom swargadeo. In he married Devajani Bhuyan.
Jyoti prasad agarwala biography definition wikipedia For reference or bookmark, you can use this link. On his way back, he spent seven months at the UFA studio in Germany learning film-making. This was the first film from Assam. But he left Edinburgh without completing his studies and went to Germany for learning film-making.In he participated in the freedom movement, and in , he went underground to escape British repression. Toward the end of his life he moved from a romantic to a more radical vision, which was reflected in his works.[6]
He died of cancer on 17 January at his residence Poki in Tezpur, Assam, India.
Works
Short Stories
- Rupohi (ৰূপহী)
- Bogitora (বগীতৰা)
- Xontora (সোণতৰা)
- Xuntir Abhimaan (সোণটিৰ অভিমান)
- Zuzaru (যুঁজাৰু)
- Xotir Xuworoni (সতীৰ সোঁৱৰণী)
- Xondhya (সন্ধ্যা)
- Pratnatattikar Kalaaghumati (প্ৰত্নতাত্ত্বিকৰ কলাঘুমটি)
- Neela Charai (নীলা চৰাই)
and more.
Novel
Amar Gaon(আমাৰ গাঁও)
Other books
- Jyotidhara(জ্যোতিধৰা)
- Chandrakumar Agarwala(চন্দ্ৰ কুমাৰ আগৰৱালা)
- Background of Assamese Architecture(অসমীয়া শিল্পকলাৰ ইতিহাস)
Children literature
He wrote about thirteen children's poems, among which Kumpur Xopon(কুম্পুৰ সপোন) is noteworthy.
Jyoti prasad agarwala biography definition Your Email. Children literature [ edit ]. Please sign in first. In he participated in the freedom movement, and in , he went underground to escape British repression.Songs
Jyoti Prasad Agarwala had written around + songs, many of which he had set to music himself. Collectively, these songs are called Jyoti xongit(জ্যোতি সংগীত).[7]
Plays
- Sonit Kunwori(শোণিত কুঁৱৰী) ()
- Karengar Ligiri(কাৰেঙৰ লিগিৰী) ()
- Rupalim(ৰূপালীম) ()
- Nimati Konya(নিমাতী কইনা) ()
- Xonpokhilee(সোণপখিলী)
- Khanikar(খনিকৰ) ()
- Lobhita(লভিতা) ()
Incomplete plays
- Kanaklata(কনকলতা)
- Sundarknowar(সুন্দৰ কোঁৱৰ)
- Sonpakhilee(সোণপখিলী)
Film
Agarwala is lauded as the creator of Assamese cinema.
In a period that saw the beginning of Indian Cinema, with.
Poems
- Jyoti Raamaayon(জ্যোতি ৰামায়ণ) – Poetry Collection
- Luitor Paaror Agnixur(লুইতৰ পাৰৰ অগ্নিসুৰ) – Poetry Collection,
Stamp
In honor of Agarwala's contributions to Assamese literature and film, the Government of Assam issued a commemorative stamp of "Agarwala" in It was pushed for by the AGP and approved by the Prime Minister of India in mid[10]