Ambikagiri Raichoudhury
Ambikagiri Raichoudhury | |
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| Born | 18 December 1885 Barpeta, Assam |
| Died | 2 January 1967 (aged 81) |
| Occupation | Poet, writer |
| Language | Assamese |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Genre | Assamese literature |
| Notable awards | Sahitya Akademi Award(1965) |
Ambikagiri Raichoudhury (1885–1967) was an Assamese poet, lyricist, singer, powerful prose writer, news worker, magazine editor, patriotic, social-worker and the leading freedom fighter of India's freedom struggle. He is known as Assam Kesari. He was elected president of the Asam Sahitya Sabha in 1950 of Margherita session.