| Bhabananda Deka | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Bhabananda Deka |
| Born | August 19, 1929 Assam, India |
| Died | December 4, 2006 |
| Occupations | Economist, Author, Educationist, Litterateur, Heritage Scholar |
| Years active | 1929–2006 |
Prof Bhabananda Deka (Assamese:ভৱানন্দ ডেকা) (1929-2006), is a multi-faceted writer of one hundred twelve Books, Text Books on Economics, Literature and Political Science and Articles from Assam, a state in the north-eastern part of India.
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Biography
Prof Bhabananda Deka was born to Late Baliram Pathak and Late Sayatri Bala Pathak at Byaskuchi Satra, Barpeta sub division of undivided Kamrup district, Assam. He completed his graduation in Economics in 1954 and did his post graduation in Economics from Gauhati University in 1957. After his post graduation, he went to his hometown and worked for Bhattadeb Milan Samiti as a secretary and was instrumental behind the building of the first Library (Bhattadev Puthivoral) in Byaskuchi.
On 1 September, 1958 Prof. Bhabananda Deka joined Pragjyotish College in the Economics Department as a Professor. He was retired as Principal of Pragjyotish College in 1992. He was the Founder Principal of Bapuji College in Sorthebari. While he was working for Pragjyotish College, he took leave for a year and worked as a Senior Research Officer in the Language Unit of Union Public Service Commission, Delhi. He also worked as Principal of 4 (four) other Graduate and Post Graduate Colleges spread over the entire state of Assam in India, and brought access to the higher education closer to the toiling millions of underprivileged people in India,.
He was one of the first Assamese to form Asomiya Sahitya Samaj in Delhi along with Parikshit Hazarika and Upendra Nath Goswami in 1968. They were subservient in the introduction of Assamese Language in MIL Department of Delhi University (DU).
He was highly influenced by Sankari Culture and folk culture heritage & was known for his active participation in setting up Belbari Satra (Vaisnavite Monastery) in Barpeta District. He has written hundreds of Aricles and Books on Mahapurusha Srimanta Sankardeva and Sankari Culture. He traslated the Kirtan Ghosa (Poetic works of Srimanta Sankardeva) from Assamese to English.
He was a dynamic member of Asom Sahitya Sabha and was made President of Kamrup Sahitya Sabha in 1982.
He died of old age on 4 December, 2006 at his residence in Pub Sarania, Guwahati.[1][2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Works of Bhabananda Deka
Text Books in English
- Elements of Economics (P.U.) 1963 (Revised every year till date)
- Elements of Political Science (P.U.) 1963 (Revised every year till date)
- Elements of Indian Economics (P.U.) 1963 (Revised every year till date)
- Studies in Economics Theory (Degree)
Other Books in English
- Industrialisation of Assam (1961)
- Element of Civics and Economics
- Elements of Political Science
- Economics
- Foundation Course (Degree)
- Srimanta Sankardeva (2003)
- Dimbeswar Neog - Life and Work (1999)
- Mother Teresa (1996)
Articles in English
- Khadi Gramodyog (Bombay)
- Rural Economy of Assam - Gramodyog (1963) (Bombay)
- Bhakti Ratnakar of Sankardeva (Pragjyotishiya)
- Guwahati Municipal Corporation
- A Peep into the Economy of Guwahati (Paura Bichitra) (1978)
- Economic Condition of the Citizen of Guwahati (Paura Bichitra) (1984)
- Assam Information (Raijor Batori)
- Char Economic - Assam Information
- Need for a Change in Quality of Education (Pragjyotishiya)
- Sankardeva (Assam Tribune) (1998)
- Sankardeva as a Social Thinker (PIB)
- Rangali Bihu - the Spring Festival of Assam
- Buddha
- Bargeet (Icon) (2003)
- Buddhism and its Teaching (Icon) (2004)
See also
- Assamese literature
- Mahapurusha Srimanta Sankardeva
- Jyoti Prasad Agarwala
- Laxminath Bezbarua
- Krishna Kanta Handique
- Assam
- Guwahati
- Music of Assam
References
- ^ http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/details.asp?id=dec1509/City11
- ^ "Assamese Writer - Prof Bhabananda Deka". Indianpad.com. http://www.indianpad.com/celebrity/683056/assamese-writer-prof-bhabananda-deka/. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
- ^ Assam Portal (2008-11-02). "A site on Laureate Bhabananda Deka | Assam Portal". Assam.org. http://www.assam.org/news/site-laureate-bhabananda-deka. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
- ^ "India News". NewsCola. http://www.newscola.com/?search=bhabananda+deka. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
- ^ "Ex-Principal of Pragjyotish College Dead". HighBeam Research, Article from The Hindustan Times. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-1173954541.html. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
- ^ TI Trade (2007-08-19). "The Assam Tribune Online". Assamtribune.com. http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/details.asp?id=aug1907\City. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
- ^ TI Trade (2007-12-11). "The Assam Tribune Online". Assamtribune.com. http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/details.asp?id=dec1107\State18. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
- ^ "Who's who of Indian Writers, 1999: A-M - Google Books". Sahitya Akademi. 1999. http://books.google.com/books?id=QA1V7sICaIwC&pg=PA305&lpg=PA305&dq=bhabananda+deka&source=bl&ots=iZp394WNEb&sig=bB-_FszVyyWFPRM-ars1PyZ92wI&hl=en&ei=RtnvSfe7DKbm6gOI5pnhAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
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