Ananda Chandra Agarwala

Ananda Chandra Agarwala (18741940) was a writer, poet, historian, translator and administrative officer from Sonitpur district of Assam. He is known as Bhangoni Kunwor (ভাঙনি কোঁৱৰ) for his translation of several English poems into Assamese. He was elected as a president of the Asam Sahitya Sabha in 1934 held at Mangaldoi. He was honoured with the title of Raibahadur by the ruling British Government. Ananda Chandra Agarwala was the brother of noted Assamese poet Chandra Kumar Agarwala and uncle of Jyoti Prasad Agarwala, a poet, playwright, composer, lyricist, writer and first Assamese Filmmaker.

Ananda Chandra Agarwala
Born5 September 1874
Borngabari, Tezpur, Sonitpur, Assam
Died1940
Occupationwriter, poet, historian, translator, administrative officer
NationalityIndian
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