Banikanta Kakati

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Banikanta Kakati (1894-1952) was a linguist whose seminal works on the Assamese language are definite contributions to the language. He was a student of Suniti Kumar Chatterjee.

His demonstrated the Assamese elements in the charyapada, the Buddhist songs from the 9th century, that traced the antiquity of the language.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Works 2.1 Books 3 External Links

Biography

Borm in November, 1894, in the Village of Baatikurihaa near Borpeta, his parents were Lalitram and Laahoowaalaa Kakati.

Works

Books

1. Oxomiyaa Bhaaxaa aaru Taar Biborton (Assamese, Its Formation and Development), Lawyer's Book Stall (PhD Thesis, 1935)
2. Visnuite myths and legends : in folklore setting, Sri Tarini Das Sadhana Sahitya Mandir Fancy Bazar, Guwahati, (1952).
3. The Mother Goddess Kamakhya, Assam Pub. Corp, Guwahati (1948)

External Links

• House of Banikanta Kakati by Dipankar Banerjee in The Telegraph

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