Bhubanmohan Baruah
Born1914
Assam, India
Died(1998-05-10)10 May 1998
Shillong, India
Pen nameKanchan Barua
OccupationNovelist, Short story writer
LanguageAssamese
NationalityIndian
GenreLiterature
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Bhubanmohan Baruah (Assamese: ভূবনমোহন বৰুৱা; 1914 - 1998) was a novelist, short story writer from Assam. He wrote many novels under the pen-name of Kanchan Baruah (কাঞ্চন বৰুৱা).[1]

Life and works

Baruah served as a member of the Film Finance Board of Assam Government. He was also known as a painter and artist. Moreover, he directed a number of plays.[2]

He was a bachelor and had two brothers and two sisters.[2]

The Government of Assam offered him literary pension.[2]

He died in Shillong on 10 May 1998.[2]

Literary works

Baruah was author of more than twenty other novels and some short stories. Some of the novels are:[1]

  • Asimat Jar Heral Seema (অসীমত যাৰ হেৰাল সীমা) (1945)[3][4]
  • Puwoti tora (পূৱতি তৰা)
  • Mrita bihanga (মৃত বিহংগ)
  • Joya mohol (জয়া মহল)
  • Ashanto prohor(অশান্ত প্ৰহৰ)
  • Urmilar sokulu (উৰ্মিলাৰ চকুলো)

See also

References

  1. 1 2 enajori.com. "Authors". enajori.com. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 ASSAMESE WRITER KANCHAN BARUA DEAD, The Assam Tribune, 11 May 1998, Retrieved 2013-05-23.
  3. ↑ "Context of Novels". Xobdo.org. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  4. ↑ "Assamese Book Database (First List)". enajori.com. 31 October 2012. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2013.



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