Jyoti Prasad Agarwala (17 June 1903 â€" 17 January 1951) was a noted
Indian playwright, songwriter, poet, writer and film maker from Assam.
He was considered as Assamese cultural icon, 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 (1935).[5] His death anniversary (17
January) is observed as Silpi divas (Artists' Day) in his honor.Jyoti
Prasad Agarwala was born on 17 June 1903 to an Agrawal family, to
Paramananda Agarwala and Kiranmoyee Agarwala at Tamulbari Tea Estate.
His uncles were renowned Assamese poets Chandra Kumar Agarwala and
Ananda Chandra Agarwala. His forefather, Nabrangram Agarwala, had come
to Assam in 1811 from the Marwar region in Rajasthan. After completing
his studies in various schools in Assam and Calcutta, he matriculated
in 1921. He went to Edinburgh in 1926 to study economics, but returned
in 1930 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 1932 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 1933. This was the first film from Assam.
Indian playwright, songwriter, poet, writer and film maker from Assam.
He was considered as Assamese cultural icon, 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 (1935).[5] His death anniversary (17
January) is observed as Silpi divas (Artists' Day) in his honor.Jyoti
Prasad Agarwala was born on 17 June 1903 to an Agrawal family, to
Paramananda Agarwala and Kiranmoyee Agarwala at Tamulbari Tea Estate.
His uncles were renowned Assamese poets Chandra Kumar Agarwala and
Ananda Chandra Agarwala. His forefather, Nabrangram Agarwala, had come
to Assam in 1811 from the Marwar region in Rajasthan. After completing
his studies in various schools in Assam and Calcutta, he matriculated
in 1921. He went to Edinburgh in 1926 to study economics, but returned
in 1930 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 1932 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 1933. This was the first film from Assam.
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