Ananda Chandra Barua


Ananda Chandra Barua was a writer, poet, playwright, translator, journalist and actor from Assam. He is popularly known as Bokulbonor Kobi in Assamese literacy society. He was honoured with, most notably the Padma Shri title and Sahitya Akademi award.

Literacy works

;Published books:
  • Porag
  • Bijoya
  • Hafizor Sur
  • Bisorjan
  • Ranjan Rashmi,
  • Puspak
  • Nal Damayanty
  • Meghdoot Purbamegh
  • Komota Kuwori
  • Asiar Jyoti
;Translation work;
  • Soviet Kabita
  • Kumar Sambhav
  • Paporir Porimal
  • Bokul Bonor Kabita
  • Sei Nimati Puware Pora
  • Kopoi Kuwari
  • Nilanjan
  • Pondit Modon Mohan Malaviyar Jiboni
  • Ethan From
;Unpublished but completed works:
  • Panchami
  • Tejimola
  • Phulora
  • Sahjahanor Ontim
  • Bonik Bondhu
  • Sitaharan
  • Mrigamaya and
  • Banipath
  • Agnigarh
  • Asomiya Deka and
  • Amar Sahitya

    Awards and honours

Barua received the fourth-highest civilian award ‘Padma Shri' from the Government of India on 21 April 1970.
For his poetry book Bokul Bonor Kabita, he achieved the Sahitya [Academy Award] in 1977.
Bakulbon Park is named after Ananda Chandra Barua in Jorhat as a tribute to him.
The Bakul Bon Award is conferred every year in the fields of dancing, music, art and literature in the memory of 'Bakul Bonor Kabi' Ananda Chandra Barua by the Bakul Bon Trust, Assam which carries a sum of Rs 10,000 in cash and a citation.