Padmanath Gohain Baruah, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetPadmanath Gohain Baruah
Indian writer
Date of Birth: 24-Oct-1871
Place of Birth: North Lakhimpur, Assam, India
Date of Death: 07-Apr-1946
Profession: poet
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Padmanath Gohain Baruah
- Padmanath Gohain Baruah (Assamese: ??????? ?????? ?????; 1871–1946) was the first president of Asam Sahitya Sabha and a prominent name in the early part of modern Assamese literature.
- He was a novelist, poet, dramatist of excellence, analyst and a thought provoking writer.
- Considering his towering personality and profound knowledge, he is regarded as the "Pitamaha" (great grandfather) in Assamese literary world.
- In recognition of his outstanding contributions to the Assamese literature and society, the British government gave him Raibahadur title, a rare honour conferred for the first time to an Assamese person.
- He was also the first literary pensioner of Assam.
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