Span
of life
From November 1885 to 31st December 1975
Place of birth : North Guwahati ;
Dist - Kamrup ;
State - Assam(India)
Family
Introduction
His mother Indumati Devi was the grand daughter
of famous Sonamoua Harakanta Mazindar Baruah who had written a number of
notes on the culture and history of Assam at that time. His father was
Lalit Ch Bordoloi who was the brother of Raibahadur Madhab Ch Bordoloi
and Karmavir Nabin Ch Bordoloi, the great freedom fighter of Assam.
Education
He did his Primary Education at North Guwahati
and School education at Cotton Collegiate H E School from where he passed
Matriculation Examination (then Entrance Examination) in 1916 under the
Calcutta University securing 1st division. Graduated from Cotton College
in Arts in 1920 and then obtained Bachelor of Teaching (B T) from Dacca University during 1926-27.
He was a member of Red Cross Society and received training for Scout Instructor
in 1925 at Taligange, Calcutta. He attended a Workshop on Geography at
Calcutta University and an another workshop on writing of books on Adult
Neo-literateur after his retirement.
Service
life
Spent his whole service life in the pursuit
of imparting education to students. He retired from service as the Headmaster
of Mangaldai H E School, Mangaldai in 1956. Initially he joined as an Asstt
Teacher in A K Institution, North Guwahati then he joined in Govt School.
He also rendered services in various govt schools in Goalpara, North Lakhimpur,
Sibsagar, Jorhat and also in Cotton Collegiate School, Guwahati.
After retirement he became
the Headmaster of Kamakhya H E School and also rendered services to a remote
school at Marigaon in Nowgoan District for sometime.
His
interest
Kumud Ch Bordoloi was very much fond of music.
He could play Harmonium, Violin, Sitar, Vina and Tabla. Above all he was
partucularly interested in reading books and in wrinting. He wrote a number
of books of different tastes.
Literally
works
Kumud Ch Bordoloi wrote a number of books.
The published books were as follows :-
1.
BORAGI
(a social drama published in 1954)
2. PUJAR
GALPA (A collection of short stories published in 1954)
3. SUSTHA SABAL GAONKHANI MOR
(Published by Social Education Deptt. Govt of Assam in 1958 and awarded
National Award for literature
on Neo-literateur)
4. BHOLA BAPUR TINI SISWA
(wrote especially for Adult
Neo-literateur)
5. SON KANAR PRITHIBI KHAN
(An imaginary aerial journey around the world with
its description
wrote mainly for children)
6. DESHAT
KOI MOMAI DANGAR NAHAY
(Wrote for children)
7. SADR-AMI-NOR-ATMA-JI-BA-NI
(An autobiography of Harakanta Sarma Barua Sadar-amin -edited and published with the help of Publication Baord, Assam) Note : "Harakanta" was a spectator of the last phase of Ahom supremacy as well as of the foundation and consolidation of British power in Assam. In front of his eyes the fair valley of the Brahmaputra was devasted by the blood-thirsty hordes of Mingimaha Bandula. The invaders were ousted by the powerful Britishers and peace was established in the state. The administration of India was transferred from the hands of East India Company to the Crown and ultimately it was placed under the control of a Chief Commissioner. Harakanta saw all these series of changes. He came in contact with the people of the older regime as well as of the new, and thus became a most competent authority on the order which had passed away and the one which had come as sequel.
8. PURANI ASAMAR KHEL DHEMALI
A description of rules of the games of ancient Assam)
9. SRI KRISHNAR JANMASTAMIR NAM WITH RHYTHAMS
A description of rules of the games of ancient Assam)
1.
MOR GEET ARU KABITA
(My songs and poems)
Societal
Kumud Chandra Bordoloi
was the foundar member of "Auni-Ati-Lilakanta Sanskrit Tol" an institution
for Sanskrit education
which was established in North Guwahati with the blessings of "Sri Sri
Auni-Ati-Satradhikar Sri Hem Chandra
Goswami". He was the first honorary teacher of this Sanskrit Tol. He actively
associated himself in establishing
North Guwahati College and the Pragjyotishpur Kala Parishad at North
Guwahati. He had been the President
for a number of times of Jayram Boliram Namghar of Madhyam Khanda
of North Guwahati.