Devi Prasad Bagrodia

Indian writer, social worker and tea planter

Devi Prasad Bagrodia

Born|  (1939-11-08) 8 November 1939 (age 85)
Occupation| Writer, Tea Planter
Language| Assamese, Hindi, English
Nationality| Indian
Alma mater| DHSK College, Dibrugarh

Devi Prasad Bagrodia, is a noted writer , social worker[1] and tea planter[2] based in Dibrugarh in Assam, India.

## Biography

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### Early life

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Devi Prasad Bagrodia was born to Shew Bhagovan Bagrodia of Bhekulajuan village of Tengakhat in Dibrugarh district in Assam on 8 November 1939. He was groomed in a total Assamese rural set-up in his village.

### Education

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Devi Prasad Bagrodia finished matriculation from Tengakhat HE School in Assamese medium. He studied ISc and then studied up to BA at DHS Kanoi College at Dibrugarh.[3]

### Career

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## Published works

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Devi Prasad Bagrodia is author of admirable number of books; mostly translation of famous work of Assamese authors. He translated the complete work of Jyoti Prasad Agarwala into Hindi in the form of two books - Jyoti Sudha in 1991 and Jyoti Prabha in 1995. The latter was released by Dr Shankar Dayal Sharma, the Vice President of India. All these work showcasing the Assamese literature and culture have been received well by the scholars at the national level. Recently he has completed translation of Borgeets composed by Mahapurush Sankardev and Madhavdev, beside having translated Gunamala, a transcreation of Bhagavata Purana in Assamese language by Mahapurush Sankardev into Hindi. Bagrodia’s literary work include the Hindi translation of Dr Nagen Saikia’s Mit-Bhash, Chah Gasar Kalam, Sukhor Prithivi, Mirabai, Agastha Yatra etc.[4]

He also published a book titled 'Tha Agarwala Family of Tezpur' written by Bibekananda Agarwala.[5] His other publications include 'You and Me on a Journey to Light' by Candraprasāda Śaikīẏā Ananda Bormudoi[6]

## Awards

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Bagrodia is a recipient of the Central Hindi Directorate’s award of ‘Translator of remarkable standard’ in 1999 under the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (India), ‘Fulchand Khandelwar Samhati Award’ in 2002 and ‘Meera Samman’ by the Meera Smruti Sansthan of Chittorgarh, Rajasthan in 2011 and a few others.[7]

## Gallery

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* Devi Prasad Bagrodia

* Devi Prasad Bagrodia (1st from Right) and dignitaries during release of his book 'Jyoti Prabha'

* Devi Prasad Bagrodia (2nd from Right) with former President of India Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma during release of his book 'Jyoti Prabha'

* Mita Bhash

* Anup Jalota releasing Devi Prasad Bagrodia's Hindi translation of Borgeets

## References

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1. ^ "Award for Ramen Barua, Tilmizur Rahman". Assam Tribune. 2 December 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
2. ^ "The Sentinel". www.sentinelassam.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
3. ^ "The Assam Tribune Online". www.assamtribune.com. Archived from the original on 21 May 2014.
4. ^ "The Assam Tribune Online". www.assamtribune.com. Archived from the original on 21 May 2014.
5. ^ Agarwala, Bibekananda (1998). "The Agarwala family of Tezpur: A vignette of the early generations".
6. ^ Śaikīẏā, Candraprasāda (2003). "You and Me on a Journey to Light".
7. ^ "The Assam Tribune Online". www.assamtribune.com. Archived from the original on 21 May 2014.

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