Anandaram Boruah (1850–1889) was an Indian lawyer and scholar of Sanskrit.[2] He was both the first graduate and the first Indian Civil Service officer from the state of Assam.[3][4] He was the first Indian to attain the post of district magistrate in India.
Literary works
Sanskrit classics
- Bhavabhuti's Mahavircharitam,
- Saraswatikanthabharana,
- Namalinganusasana,
- Janakiramabhashya.
Other works
- Bhavabhuti and His Place in Sanskrit Literature (1878)
- A Practical English-Sanskrit Dictionary (Part I, II and III) (1877–80)
- Higher Sanskrit Grammar: Gender and Syntax (1879)
- Ancient Geography of India (1880)
- A Companion to the Sanskrit-reading undergraduates of the Calcutta University (1878)
- Comparison of a comprehensive dictionary of all Dialects of Bengal.
References
- ^ "Anundoram Borooah Award Scheme". Assam Government. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- ^ Phani Deka (2007). The Great Indian Corridor in the East. Mittal Publications. p. 101. ISBN 978-81-8324-179-3.
- ^ "For the first time in Assam". Retrieved 27 November 2012.
- ^ Dipankar Banerjee. "A tale of the first torchbearer of higher education in Northeast". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
- ^ "Ananda Ram Barua". Amtron.in. Archived from the original on 2 June 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
External links
- Ananda Ram Baruah Flyover's picture
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