IJFANS International Journal of Food and Nutritional Sciences

ISSN PRINT 2319 1775 Online 2320-7876

Recent Developments in the Literature of Assamese Society with Special Reference to Dr. Bhupen Hazarika: A Study

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Dr. Mulluck Chan Babu

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The purpose of the study is to investigate the Recent Developments in the Literature of Assamese Society with Special Reference to Dr. Bhupen Hazarika in Assam. The paper presents a study on Assamese literature is the entire corpus of poetry, novels, short stories, plays, documents and other writings in the Assamese language. The present study is focused on the contemporary Assamese society of Assamese language in relation to their Dr. Bhupen Hazarika. This study reveals that there Dr.Bhupen Hazarika was an Indian playback singer, lyricist, musician, poet, actor, anthologist and filmmaker from Assam, widely known as Xudha Kontho. His songs, written and sung mainly in the Assamese language by himself, are marked by humanity and universal brotherhood and have been translated and sung in many languages, most notably in Bengali and Hindi. In the present study, the investigators decided to find out Dr. Bhupen Hazarika aim was to eradicate misunderstandings between the Assamese and the Bengalis. In this present study, the Assamese version of the travelogue has been used to explore and interpret the socio-cultural milieu of Assam as represented in the narrative. Hence, Assamese society of Assamese language & literature has developed tremendously due to the impact of modernity. This paper critically reviews firstly, to explore the way ethnographic information about Assam has been represented in it and secondly, to generate an understanding of the progressive thinking of the writer as evident from it. In the context of Assam, travel writing is an area which offers immense possibilities. Lastly, the paper describes the various problems for utilizing the Assamese society of Assamese language of indigenous knowledge, source knowledge, forms of knowledge etc. and its solutions.

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