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{{Short description|Indian writer, social worker and tea planter}}
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'''Devi Prasad Bagrodia''', is a noted writer, social worker<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=dec0311/city06 | title=Award for Ramen Barua, Tilmizur Rahman | date=2 December 2011 | newspaper=Assam Tribune | accessdate=19 July 2018 }}</ref> and tea planter<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sentinelassam.com/state1/story.php?sec=2&subsec=2&id=138881&dtP=2012-12-15&ppr=1 |title=The Sentinel |website=www.sentinelassam.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924101208/http://www.sentinelassam.com/state1/story.php?sec=2&subsec=2&id=138881&dtP=2012-12-15&ppr=1 |archive-date=2015-09-24}}</ref> based in [[Dibrugarh]] in [[Assam]], [[India]].

==Biography==

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

===Education===
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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=may2114/state05 |title= The Assam Tribune Online|website=www.assamtribune.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140521194935/http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=may2114%2Fstate05 |archive-date=2014-05-21}}</ref>

===Career===

==Published works==
Devi Prasad Bagrodia is the author of several books; mostly translations of famous works of Assamese authors. He translated the complete work of [[Jyoti Prasad Agarwala]] into Hindi in the form of two books{{snd}}''Jyoti Sudha'' in 1991 and ''Jyoti Prabha'' in 1995. The latter was released by Dr [[Shankar Dayal Sharma]], the Vice President of India. These works showcasing the [[Assamese literature]] and culture were well received by national-level scholars. He has also completed translations of [[Borgeet]]s composed by Mahapurush [[Sankardev]] and [[Madhavdev]], along with having translated ''[[Gunamala]]'', a [[transcreatio]]n 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'', and ''Agastha Yatra''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=may2114/state05 |title= The Assam Tribune Online|website=www.assamtribune.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140521194935/http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=may2114%2Fstate05 |archive-date=2014-05-21}}</ref>

He also published a book titled ''Tha Agarwala Family of Tezpur'' written by Bibekananda Agarwala.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iZYXAQAAIAAJ | title=The Agarwala family of Tezpur: A vignette of the early generations| last1=Agarwala| first1=Bibekananda| year=1998}}</ref> His other publications include ''You and Me on a Journey to Light'' by Candraprasāda Śaikīẏā Ananda Bormudoi.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9vsoQwAACAAJ | title=You and Me on a Journey to Light| last1=Śaikīẏā| first1=Candraprasāda| year=2003}}</ref>

==Awards==
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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=may2114/state05 |title= The Assam Tribune Online|website=www.assamtribune.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140521194935/http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=may2114%2Fstate05 |archive-date=2014-05-21}}</ref>

==Gallery==
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File:Devi Prasad Bagrodia photograph.jpg|Devi Prasad Bagrodia
File:Devi Prasad Bagrodia and dignitaries during release of his book 'Jyoti Prabha'.jpg|Devi Prasad Bagrodia (1st from Right) and dignitaries during release of his book 'Jyoti Prabha'
File:Devi Prasad Bagrodia with President (former) Dr Shankar Dayal Sharma.jpg|Devi Prasad Bagrodia (2nd from Right) with former President of India [[Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma]] during release of his book 'Jyoti Prabha'






File:Mita_Bhash.jpg|Mita Bhash


File:Anup Jalota releasing Devi Prasad Bagrodia's Hindi translation of Borgeets.jpg|Anup Jalota releasing Devi Prasad Bagrodia's Hindi translation of Borgeets

</gallery>

==References==
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