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Birinchi Kumar Barua | |
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Born | 10 November1908 Puranigudam, Nagaon, Assam, India |
Died | 30 March 1964 Guwahati |
Occupation | Scholar, novelist |
Language | Assamese |
Nationality | Indian |
Genre | Assamese literature |
Notable works | Asamar Loka Sanskriti |
Notable awards | Sahitya Akademi Award |
Birinchi Kumar Barua (10 November 1908 in Puranigudam, Nagaon, Assam, India – 30 March 1964) was a folklorist, scholar, novelist, playwright, historian, linguist, educationist, administrator and eminent 20th century littérateur of Assam, with both scholarly and creative pursuits. He was the pioneer in the study of folklore in North East India, and was one of the many founders of Gauhati University. Barua's contributions to Assamese literature are significant, both as a novelist and as an early literary critic.[1]