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PADMANATH GOHAIN BARUA'S PLAY 'BHOOT NE BHRAM' PORTRAYS ASSAMESE SOCIAL LIFE: A STUDY

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Dr. Hari Narayan Kalita
» doi: 10.48047/ecb/2023.12.si5.300

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Padmanath Gohain Barua is one of the prominent figures of the Assamese literary world. The multifaceted creations of Gohain Barua are valuable assets of Assamese literature. The Assamese people, the eternal feelings of the Assamese people, the way of life were always the chief inspiration of his works. It is not possible to survive without literature. Literature is the identity of the nation and the real life of the nation, and by realising this Gohain Barua has made achievements for the Assamese by writing poems, dramas, novels, theoretical books, etc. for the purpose of national development. Gohain Barua has a special place in Assamese literature as an exemplary dramatist. The study and analysis of his plays is very much important for the sake of Assamese literature. Along with Padmanath Gohani barua's historical and mythological plays, he can claim special credit for writing humourous plays. Gohain Barua's humourous play ‘Bhoot Ne Bhram' is a notable one. ‘Bhoot Ne Bhram' is a reformative humourous play by Gohain Barua. He wrote this play in order to eradicate the evil superstitions of society. It is normal and common for a class of people in a superstition believing society to see ghosts by imagining a shadow for a ghost, and a sudden view of an image as ghosts. In every aspect of the play ‘Bhot ne Bhram’, which was written with an aim to reform the society, there is depiction of a vivid picture of Assamese social life. This paper aims to discuss how the drama portrays the life of the Assamese society.

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