Hem Barua

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| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1915|4|22}}

| birth_place = Tezpur, Assam Province, British India

| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1977|4|9|1915|4|22}}

| death_place = Assam, India

| occupation = Author, Politician

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Hem Barua was a prominent Assamese poet and politician from Assam.{{Cite web |date=2010-12-15 |title=Parliament: In season of lament,a tribute to a veteran |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/web/parliament-in-season-of-lament-a-tribute-to-a-veteran/lite/ |access-date=2025-01-16 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}

Early life

Born on 22 April 1915, at Tezpur,{{cite web|url=http://www.assamspider.com/resources/3949-Profile-Biography-famous-Assamese-Poet.aspx |title=Profile and Biography of the famous Assamese Poet Hem Barua |publisher=Assamspider.com |accessdate=2013-04-28}} Hem Barua obtained his M.A. degree from Calcutta University in 1938 and joined the J.B. College, Jorhat, in 1941 as lecturer in Assamese and English. He left it next year during the Quit India Movement and was imprisoned in 1943. On his release, he joined the B. Borooah College, Guwahati, and later became its Principal.{{Cite web|title=Hem Barua – Assams.Info|url=https://www.assams.info/people/hem-barua|access-date=2021-09-05|website=assams.info}}

Literary career

Hem Barua was the author of several books. He became the President of the Asam Sahitya Sabha in its annual session held at Dhubri in 1972 and was regarded as one of the pioneers of modern literary movement in Assam.{{Cite web|last=Desk|first=Sentinel Digital|date=2015-04-22|title=Hem Barua : A Tribute – Sentinelassam|url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/editorial/hem-barua-a-tribute/|access-date=2021-09-05|website=sentinelassam.com|language=en}}

Political career

Hem Barua left the Congress in 1948 and became a member of the Socialist party. Later he was elected as the National Executive of the Praja Socialist Party. He was elected to the Lok Sabha from Gauhati in 1957, 1962 and 1967 and from Mangaldoi in 1967. He was the member of the Lok Sabha till December 1970.

Works

Adhunik Sahitya (1948)
Sagar Dekhicha? (1954)
Balichanda (1959)
San Mihali (1958)
Cupid Aru Psyche (1959)
Ranga Karabir Phul (1959)
Kannaki (1960)
Ei Git (1961)
Idle Hours (1962)
Assamese Literature (1962)
Sahitya Aru Sahitya (1962)
Achuphul (1964)
Man Mayuri (1965)
Bahagate Pati Jaon Biya (1969)
Smritir Papari (1970)

Some more books written by Hem Barua are,{{Cite web|title=Hem Chandra Baruah, Writer Hem Chandra Baruah, Hemkosh|url=https://www.indiaonline.in/about/personalities/writersandpoets/hem-chandra-baruah|access-date=2021-09-05|website=indiaonline.in}}