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| alma_mater = [[Calcutta University]]<br />
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'''Dharma Narayan Barma''' (born 10 November 1935) is an Indian Sanskrit teacher from [[Cooch Behar]], [[West Bengal]]. He is known for his work in promoting Kamtapur language.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-26 |title=Rajbanshis’ salience in Bengal politics surfaces as TMC, BJP lock horns over Kaliaganj flare-up |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/rajbanshi-bengal-politics-tmc-bjp-lock-horns-kaliaganj-flare-up-8577872/ |access-date=2023-12-11 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> For his contribution to the Arts and Literature, he was given India's fourth-highest civilian [[Padma Shri]] award in 2021.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-01-26 |title=West Bengal: ‘Bantul the Great’ creator wins Padma Shri |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/bantul-the-great-creator-wins-padma-shri/articleshow/80456930.cms |access-date=2023-12-11 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><br />
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== Early life ==<br />
Barma was born in 1935 in, He did his master's degree from [[University of Calcutta|Calcutta University]] in [[Sanskrit]] in 1959. Then started working as teacher at Metropolitan Higher Secondary School, Calcutta. after that he returned to Cooch Behar, where he worked at Nripendra Narayan Memorial High School until he retired.<ref name=":02">{{Cite web| title=Dr. Dharma Narayan Barma | url=https://www.padmaawards.gov.in/Content/CitationsForTickets/2021/202125.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231214175626/https://www.padmaawards.gov.in/Content/CitationsForTickets/2021/202125.pdf | archive-date=2023-12-14}}</ref><br />
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== Awards ==<br />
[[Padma Shri]] from [[Government of India]] in 2021.<ref name=":02"/><br />
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