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'''Chandra Kumar Agarwala''' ({{lang-as|চন্দ্ৰকুমাৰ আগৰৱালা}}; 1867–1938) was an eminent writer, poet, journalist from Assam. He is a pioneer people of Jonaki Era, the age of romanticism of Assamese literature.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=m1R2Pa3f7r0C&q=Chandra+Kumar+Agarwala&pg=PA446 |title=Modern Indian Literature, an Anthology: Plays and prose - Google Books |isbn=9788172013240 |accessdate=17 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170403014217/https://books.google.com/books?id=m1R2Pa3f7r0C#v=onepage&q=Chandra%20Kumar%20Agarwala&f=false |archive-date=3 April 2017 |url-status=live |last1=George |first1=K. M. |year=1992 }}</ref> Agarwala was titled as '''Pratimar Khonikor''' in Assamese literature.<ref name="enajori">{{cite web |url=http://enajori.com/trivia-2/sobriquets/ |title=Sobriquets |publisher=enajori.com |accessdate=18 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109011923/http://enajori.com/trivia-2/sobriquets/# |archive-date=9 November 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all}}</ref> Agarwala was the first editor and financer of the [[Jonaki (magazine)|Jonaki]] magazine and a founder member of [[Oxomiya Bhaxa Unnati Xadhini Xobha]], a literary organization of Assam with his intimate friends [[Lakshminath Bezbarua]] and [[Hemchandra Goswami]].<ref>{{cite web |author=Bipuljyoti Saikia |url=http://www.bipuljyoti.in/authors/chandrakumar.html |title=Bipuljyoti Saikia's Homepage : Authors & Poets - Chandrakumar Agarwala |publisher=Bipuljyoti.in |date=2 March 1938 |accessdate=17 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014210848/http://www.bipuljyoti.in/authors/chandrakumar.html |archive-date=14 October 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sarai.net/fellowships/independent/archival-submissions/fellowships-04-05/uddipan-dutta-the-growth-of-print-nationalism-and-assamese-identity-in-two-early-assamese-magazines/page-6 |title=The growth of print nationalism and assamese identity in two early assamese magazines |publisher=Sarai.net |accessdate=17 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109001953/http://www.sarai.net/fellowships/independent/archival-submissions/fellowships-04-05/uddipan-dutta-the-growth-of-print-nationalism-and-assamese-identity-in-two-early-assamese-magazines/page-6# |archive-date=9 November 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Agarwala, along with his friend Lakshminath and Hemchandra, are known as "'''Trimurti of Assamese literature'''" for their remarkable contribution to the very beginning of modern Assamese literature.<ref name="timesofassam1">{{cite web |url=http://www.timesofassam.com/articles/asom-sahitya-sabha-a-contemporary-analysis/ |title=Asom Sahiya Sabha, a contemporary analysis |newspaper=Times of Assam |accessdate=17 May 2013 |author=Hiranya Saikia |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160528135435/https://www.timesofassam.com/articles/asom-sahitya-sabha-a-contemporary-analysis/ |archive-date=28 May 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> Chandra Kumar Agarwala was the brother of writer and poet [[Ananda Chandra Agarwala]] and uncle of [[Jyoti Prasad Agarwala]], a noted poet, playwright, composer, lyricist, writer and first [[Cinema of Assam|Assamese Filmmaker]].<ref name="tezpuronline">{{cite web |url=http://www.tezpuronline.in/famous-personality.html |title=Famous Personality of Tezpur |publisher=tezpuronline.in |accessdate=18 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130901070053/http://www.tezpuronline.in/famous-personality.html |archive-date=1 September 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Chandra Kumar Agarwala was born at Brahmajan near [[Gohpur]] in [[Sonitpur district]] on 28 October 1867. He was the second son of Haribilash Agarwala. He was from a rich business family of Assam. Chandra Kumar started his education at [[Tezpur]]. After passing FA, he took admission into the BA classes of the same college, but returned home, without completing his BA.

==Literacy Works==

Some of his poetry books are:<ref>{{cite web |author=Poemhunter.com |url=http://www.poemhunter.com/ananda-chandra-barua/biography/ |title=The biography of Ananda Chandra Barua |publisher=Poemhunter.com |date= |accessdate=17 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303221806/http://www.poemhunter.com/ananda-chandra-barua/biography/ |archive-date=3 March 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*Bon kunwori(1st assamese romantic poem)
<ref>https://www.gkassam.com/first-in-assam-language-and-literature/</ref></ref> Pratima (প্ৰতিমা) (1914),<ref name="culturopedia1">{{cite web |author=Culturopedia.com |url=http://www.culturopedia.com/Literature/assamese_literature.html |title=Assamese Literature - Prose and Poetry of Assam |publisher=Culturopedia.com |accessdate=17 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130526092930/http://www.culturopedia.com/Literature/assamese_literature.html |archivedate=26 May 2013 }}</ref>
* Bin-boragi (বীণবৰাগী) (1923),<ref name="culturopedia1"/>
* Chandramrit (চন্দ্ৰামৃত)(1967)

==Death==
Chandra Kumar Agarwala died on 2 March 1938 at his house at [[Uzan Bazaar]] in Guwahati, Assam.
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==See also==
* [[Assamese literature]]
* [[History of Assamese literature]]
* [[List of Assamese-language poets]]
* [[List of Assamese writers with their pen names]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://as.wikisource.org/wiki/%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A7%B0%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A3%E0%A7%80:%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A7%B0%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%B0_%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%B0%E0%A7%B1%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%B0_%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AE Read original writings of Chandra Kumar Agarwala] at Assamese wikisource.
* [http://indianreview.in/nature-by-chandra-kumar-agarwala/ Nature] a poem by Chandra Kumar Agarwala translated into English at indianreview.in.

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