Personalities from Western Assam
The modern Kamrup region and Western Assam are considered as politically, socially and culturally as separate unit, distinct from rest of the state.[1] This list specifically focuses on people from Western Assam, an area known historically as Kamrup.
Name | Occupation |
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Naraka | Founder, Naraka dynasty |
Bhagadatta | Ruler, Naraka Dynasty |
Vajradatta | Ruler, Naraka Dynasty |
Name | Occupation |
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Pushya Varman | Founder, Varman dynasty |
Samudra Varman | Ruler, Varman Dynasty |
Bala Varman | Ruler, Varman Dynasty |
Kalyana Varman | Ruler, Varman Dynasty |
Ganapati Varman | Ruler, Varman Dynasty |
Mahendra Varman | Ruler, Varman Dynasty |
Narayana Varman | Ruler, Varman Dynasty |
Bhuti Varman | Ruler, Varman Dynasty |
Chandramukha Varman | Ruler, Varman Dynasty |
Sthita Varman | Ruler, Varman Dynasty |
Susthita Varman | Ruler, Varman Dynasty |
Supratisthita Varman | Ruler, Varman Dynasty |
Bhaskar Varman | Ruler, Varman Dynasty |
Avanti Varman | Ruler, Varman Dynasty |
Brahma Pala | Founder, Pala Dynasty |
Ratna Pala | Ruler, Pala Dynasty |
Indra Pala | Ruler, Pala Dynasty |
Go Pala | Ruler, Pala Dynasty |
Harsha Pala | Ruler, Pala Dynasty |
Dharma Pala | Ruler, Pala Dynasty |
Jaya Pala | Ruler, Pala Dynasty |
Lauhityapada | Litterateur |
Minanatha | Litterateur |
Kumarila Bhatta | Preacher |
Chand Sadagar | Merchant |
Name | Occupation |
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Ananta Kandali | Litterateur |
Bakul Kayastha | Litterateur |
Bhattadeva | Litterateur |
Bhusana Dvija | Litterateur |
Birdatta Choudhury | Revolutionary |
Chandra Bharati | Litterateur |
Damodara Deva | Litterateur |
Durgabar Kayastha | Litterateur |
Kalapachandra Dvija | Litterateur |
Gopalacharana Dwija | Litterateur |
Gopala Mishra | Litterateur |
Haribara Vipra | Litterateur |
Haradatta Choudhury | Revolutionary |
Hema Saraswati | Litterateur |
Pitambar Dvija | Litterateur |
Pitambara Sidhanta Vagisa | Litterateur |
Rama Saraswati | Litterateur |
Rudra Kandali | Litterateur |
Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya | Litterateur |
Sridhara Kandali | Litterateur |
Vishnu Bharati | Litterateur |
Name | Occupation |
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Abani Chakraborty | Litterateur |
Adil Hussain | Bollywood actor |
Ambika Charan Choudhury | Litterateur |
Ambikagiri Raichoudhury | Freedom fighter |
Axl Hazarika | Composer, musician, lyricist, producer, film-maker |
Banikanta Kakati | Linguistic |
Bhabananda Deka | Litterateur and recipient of the literary pension and literature grant |
Bhumidhar Barman | Thirteenth chief minister of Assam |
Birendra Nath Dutta | National award winning singer |
Bishnu Ram Medhi | Second chief minister of Assam |
Bishnu Prasad Rabha | Freedom fighter |
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed | Fifth President of India |
Hagrama Mohilary | Chief Executive Member of Bodoland Territorial Council |
Himanta Biswa Sarma | Politician |
Indira Goswami | National award winning author |
Jim Ankan Deka | Musician and documentary film maker |
Kaliram Medhi | Litterateur |
Kalpana Patowary | Singer |
Mahadev Deka | Bodybuilder |
Mahendra Mohan Choudhry | Fourth chief minister of Assam |
Parbati Charan Das | Kargil martyr |
Pratima Pandey | National award winning Goalparya Lokgeet singer |
Rameshwar Pathak | Famous Kamrupi Lokgeet singer |
Ranjit Shekhar Mooshahary | Present Governor of Meghalaya |
Sarat Chandra Sinha | Fifth chief minister of Assam |
Sarbananda Sonowal | Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports |
Seema Biswas | Bollywood actress |
References
- ↑ Goswami, Upendranath (1970). A study on Kamrupi: a dialect of Assamese. Dept. of Historical Antiquarian Studies. p. 14.
- ↑ Upendranath Goswami, A study on Kamrupi: a dialect of Assamese, 1970, Ram Sarasvati, Ananta Kandali, Sridhara Kandali, Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya, Dvija Kalapacandra and Bhattadeva, the father of Assamesc prose, all hailed from the present district of Kamrup.
- ↑ "Goalpara boy hits the big time". indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2012-11-27.
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