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Hema Saraswati (fl. late 14th century) was amongst the earliest known Assamese writers, most known for his poem, Prahlada Charita, the earliest known poetic work in Assamese language. He was court poet under the patronage of Kamtapur's King Durlabh Narayan of Kamata Kingdom, who also provided patronage to his contemporary, Harivara Vipra. He wrote Prahlada Charita based on a story found in Vayu Purana and Har-Gauri-Sambaad, a version of Kumarasambhava by Kalidasa.
His concurrent writers are Rudra Kandali, Madhav Kandali, Horibor Bipro etc., who gave a strong initial base to Assamese Literature.
Notes
- Kloss, p. 37
- Assamese Literature Archived 5 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine Directorate of Information, Govt. of Assam.
- Mukherjee, p. 133
- Das, p. 215
References
- Heinz Kloss; Grant D. McConnell; Université Laval (1978). The Written languages of the world: a survey of the degree and modes of use, Volume 2, Book 1. Presses Université Laval. ISBN 2-7637-7186-6.
- Neog, Maheswar, ed. (1997), Sanchayana, Delhi: Sahitya Akademi, pp. ixx–xx, 8–11, 437
- Sujit Mukherjee (1999). A Dictionary of Indian Literature: Beginnings-1850 (Volume 1). Orient Blackswan. ISBN 81-250-1453-5.
- Sisir Kumar Das (2006). A History of Indian literature, 500-1399: from courtly to the popular. Sahitya Akademi. ISBN 81-260-2171-3.
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