Brajanath Sarma
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Brajanath Sarma was a playwright, actor and a pioneer of Mobile Theater of Assam
, India
.
District of Assam
. His father was Padmanath and mother, Nareswari. After clearing his entrance examination he enrolled for higher studies in the Tarinipriya Chatuspathy of Gouripur, Assam
. But he left the studies and came back home. He joined the British Army
and fought battles overseas in the First World War. During the period he met an Englishman named George and became interested in acting
. While being posted in Basorah he was an active member of the West Bengal Dramatic Club and played roles in various Bengali Dramas from 1917 to 1921.
In 1921, he returned home and forms a drama group in his village bearing the name - Xilpa Kalika Opera Party. The drama group was dismantled in 1924 and he formed a new group called Ganakbari Opera Party. Five years later, in 1930, he formed his historic Kohinoor Opera
party.
He was the pioneer of co-acting in the Assamese Theater. His was also the first party to tour and perform dramas in various places like Bengali Jatra in Assam. The same movement later translated into the now famous Mobile Theaters of Assam.
In 1936, he discontinued Kohinoor Opera Party and joined the freedom struggle of India. He was the Vice-President of Barnagar Congress Committee. During the period of Quit India Movement
, he and his associates alienated themselves from the non-violence movement and was the architect of destruction of the Barnagar Aerodrome and Xarbhog police station. For the same, he was jailed for three years in 1943. After that jailed period he went into business.
Following the independence of India, he joined Socialist Party and severed his ties with Congress. He contested election from the Socialist party in 1952 and lost.
In the later years of his life, he came back to dramas.
He died of respiratory disease
in Guwahati
in the year 1960.
Assam
Assam , also, rarely, Assam Valley and formerly the Assam Province , is a northeastern state of India and is one of the most culturally and geographically distinct regions of the country...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
.
Biography
Brajanath Sarma, also called Natyacharjya (a guru of dramatics) was born in the village Shila in the Bajali Area of current BarpetaBarpeta
Barpeta is the headquarters of Barpeta district, Assam, India. The city is located about north west of Guwahati.Barpeta is renowned in the Historical map of Assam as the "Land of the Satras"...
District of Assam
Assam
Assam , also, rarely, Assam Valley and formerly the Assam Province , is a northeastern state of India and is one of the most culturally and geographically distinct regions of the country...
. His father was Padmanath and mother, Nareswari. After clearing his entrance examination he enrolled for higher studies in the Tarinipriya Chatuspathy of Gouripur, Assam
Assam
Assam , also, rarely, Assam Valley and formerly the Assam Province , is a northeastern state of India and is one of the most culturally and geographically distinct regions of the country...
. But he left the studies and came back home. He joined the British Army
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
and fought battles overseas in the First World War. During the period he met an Englishman named George and became interested in acting
Acting
Acting is the work of an actor or actress, which is a person in theatre, television, film, or any other storytelling medium who tells the story by portraying a character and, usually, speaking or singing the written text or play....
. While being posted in Basorah he was an active member of the West Bengal Dramatic Club and played roles in various Bengali Dramas from 1917 to 1921.
In 1921, he returned home and forms a drama group in his village bearing the name - Xilpa Kalika Opera Party. The drama group was dismantled in 1924 and he formed a new group called Ganakbari Opera Party. Five years later, in 1930, he formed his historic Kohinoor Opera
Kohinoor Opera
The Kohinoor Theatre the mobile theatre group of the north-eastern Indian state of Assam, founded by Sri Ratan Lahkar in 1976.From Dhubri to Sadiya, from the north bank to the south bank of the Brahmaputra, Kohinoor Theatre performed its dramas, attracting thousands of spectators which came to...
party.
He was the pioneer of co-acting in the Assamese Theater. His was also the first party to tour and perform dramas in various places like Bengali Jatra in Assam. The same movement later translated into the now famous Mobile Theaters of Assam.
In 1936, he discontinued Kohinoor Opera Party and joined the freedom struggle of India. He was the Vice-President of Barnagar Congress Committee. During the period of Quit India Movement
Quit India Movement
The Quit India Movement , or the August Movement was a civil disobedience movement launched in India in August 1942 in response to Mohandas Gandhi's call for immediate independence. Gandhi hoped to bring the British government to the negotiating table...
, he and his associates alienated themselves from the non-violence movement and was the architect of destruction of the Barnagar Aerodrome and Xarbhog police station. For the same, he was jailed for three years in 1943. After that jailed period he went into business.
Following the independence of India, he joined Socialist Party and severed his ties with Congress. He contested election from the Socialist party in 1952 and lost.
In the later years of his life, he came back to dramas.
He died of respiratory disease
Respiratory disease
Respiratory disease is a medical term that encompasses pathological conditions affecting the organs and tissues that make gas exchange possible in higher organisms, and includes conditions of the upper respiratory tract, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli, pleura and pleural cavity, and the...
in Guwahati
Guwahati
Guwahati, Pragjyotishpura in ancient Assam formerly known as Gauhati is a metropolis,the largest city of Assam in India and ancient urban area in North East India, with a population of 963,429. It is also the largest metropolitan area in north-eastern India...
in the year 1960.