Chandra Bharati
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| Chandra Bharati | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1525 Barpeta, Kamrup |
| Died | 1578 (aged 52–53) |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Language | Kamrupi |
| Ethnicity | Indo-Aryan |
| Relatives | Bhattadeva (Son) |
Chandra Bharati (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]
Family
His wife's name was Tara Devi. Their son Bhattadeva was known as "father of Assamese prose".[3]
