Chandra Bharati
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Chandra Bharati (c. 1525 – 1578) was a 16th-century poet, litterateur and proficient of Sanskrit grammar [1] from Barpeta, Kamrup. The inscription on a stone slab on the hill in Rajaduar, abutting on the Brahmaputra, claims that the hill was the abode of Chandra Bharati.[2]
Chandra Bharati | |
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| Born | c. 1525 |
| Died | 1578 (aged 52–53) |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Language | Assamese language |
| Relatives | Bhattadeva (Son) |
Family
His wife's name was Tara Devi. Their son Bhattadeva was known as "father of Assamese prose".[3]