Atul Chandra Hazarika (1903â€"1986) was a prominent Assamese
litterateur from Assam. He excelled as a poet, dramatist, children
story writer and translator. He was bestowed the epithet
"Sahitycharjya" by Asam Sahitya Sabha, the premier literary
organization of Assam..Born on 9 September 1903, in the state of Assam
of India, Atul Hazarika, obtained his M.A. degree from Calcutta
University and started his service life as teacher of Assamese
literature. He retired as a professor and head of the department of
Assamese in Cotton College, Guwahati, Assam. Atul Hazarika was author
of more than one hundred books in Assamese. In nineteen thirties he
authored a record number of Assamese dramas to give a new lease of
life to the Assamese stage. During the same time he became a household
name as a young poet-"Dipalir Kobi". He also authored many story books
for children. Some of his adaptations of western classics like "Grimor
Xadhu", Andersonor Xadhu" became very popular. He was also compiler
and editor of works of great as well as many lesser known writers of
Assamese. He compiled and edited several works of Sahityarathi
Lakshminath Bezbaroa and at the same time he collected and published
in "Moroha Phoolor Koroni" works of many talented but lesser known
writers who died in their early years. Atul Hazarika was also one of
those pioneers who were responsible for giving a new face to Bihu-the
national festival of Assam. He was associated with the founding
committee, which organized for the first time Bihu on stage at a city
pavilion in Guwahati some sixty years back. Atul Hazarika was also a
great literary worker and as a general secretary, he was responsible
for giving a new lease of life to Asam Sahitya Sabha in the fifties.
He became the President of this apex literary organization of Assamese
language in 1959.Hazarika was awarded Sahitya Akademi Award [1] in
1969 for his magnum opus, Monchalekha, which traced five hundred years
of Assamese drama and stage. He was also awarded Padma Shri[2] by
Government of India in 1971. Gauhati University has named one of its
hostel as Sahitcharya Atul Chnadra Hazarika hostel.[3] Government of
Assam has been conferring Atul Chandra Hazarika award on tri-annual
basis to noted cultural luminaries of Assam making significant
contribution in the field of drama and mobile theaters.[4]
litterateur from Assam. He excelled as a poet, dramatist, children
story writer and translator. He was bestowed the epithet
"Sahitycharjya" by Asam Sahitya Sabha, the premier literary
organization of Assam..Born on 9 September 1903, in the state of Assam
of India, Atul Hazarika, obtained his M.A. degree from Calcutta
University and started his service life as teacher of Assamese
literature. He retired as a professor and head of the department of
Assamese in Cotton College, Guwahati, Assam. Atul Hazarika was author
of more than one hundred books in Assamese. In nineteen thirties he
authored a record number of Assamese dramas to give a new lease of
life to the Assamese stage. During the same time he became a household
name as a young poet-"Dipalir Kobi". He also authored many story books
for children. Some of his adaptations of western classics like "Grimor
Xadhu", Andersonor Xadhu" became very popular. He was also compiler
and editor of works of great as well as many lesser known writers of
Assamese. He compiled and edited several works of Sahityarathi
Lakshminath Bezbaroa and at the same time he collected and published
in "Moroha Phoolor Koroni" works of many talented but lesser known
writers who died in their early years. Atul Hazarika was also one of
those pioneers who were responsible for giving a new face to Bihu-the
national festival of Assam. He was associated with the founding
committee, which organized for the first time Bihu on stage at a city
pavilion in Guwahati some sixty years back. Atul Hazarika was also a
great literary worker and as a general secretary, he was responsible
for giving a new lease of life to Asam Sahitya Sabha in the fifties.
He became the President of this apex literary organization of Assamese
language in 1959.Hazarika was awarded Sahitya Akademi Award [1] in
1969 for his magnum opus, Monchalekha, which traced five hundred years
of Assamese drama and stage. He was also awarded Padma Shri[2] by
Government of India in 1971. Gauhati University has named one of its
hostel as Sahitcharya Atul Chnadra Hazarika hostel.[3] Government of
Assam has been conferring Atul Chandra Hazarika award on tri-annual
basis to noted cultural luminaries of Assam making significant
contribution in the field of drama and mobile theaters.[4]
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