02/01/2025
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.
Raichoudhory was born in the famous Kshatriya Kayastha Raichoudhury family of Barpeta. His father was Krishnaram Raichowdhury and his mother was Devika Devi.
The British government captured Ambikagiri in Barpeta from 1908 to 1915 due to his active participation in Swadeshi Movement.
In his experience of the punishment suffered in the prison during the non-co-operation movement, he composed songs of the struggle for freedom such as
Toi Bhangibo lagibo shil(তই ভাঙিব লাগিব শিল)
Dhor Jharu Dhor Bhai (ধৰ ঝাৰু ধৰ ভাই)
Ki Dekhabi Bhoi Karagar(কি দেখাবি ভয় কাৰাগাৰ) which greatly instills a lot of support to other fighters.
Raichoudhury published poetry books called 'Tumi (তুমি)' in 1915 and 'Beena (বীণা)' in 1916. In 1918, in collaboration with Chandranath Sharma, he came out with a monthly magazine called ' Chetana(চেতনা)'.
He wrote a patriotic drama named Bandini Bharat (বন্দিণী ভাৰত) the script of which was intercepted by British Police in 1906.
Raichoudhury is known as "Assam Kesari" (The lion of Assam) because of his firebrand nationalist character. He was the President of Assam Sahitya Sabha in 1950. In 1965 he won the Sahitya Akademi Award.
The 'Ambikagiri Raichaudhuri Award' presented by Asam Sahitya Sabha is named after him.
Assam Kesari Ambikagiri died on 2 January 1967 at the age of 81.
অম্বিকাগিৰী ৰায়চৌধুৰী (ইংৰাজী: Ambikagiri Raichoudhury; ১৮৮৫-১৯৬৭) কুৰি শতিকাৰ অসমৰ এজন কবি, গীতিকাৰ, গায়ক, গদ্য-লেখক, সংবাদ-সেৱী, আলোচনী সম্পাদক, সমাজ-সেৱক আৰু ভাৰতৰ স্বাধীনতা সংগ্ৰামৰ সংগ্ৰামী। ওৰে জীৱন অসম আৰু অসমীয়াৰ স্বাৰ্থৰ হকে মাত মতা আৰু জাগৰণৰ চেতনা সঞ্চাৰিত কৰিবলৈ চেষ্টা কৰা বাবে তেওঁক অসম কেশৰী (কেশৰী = Lion) উপাধিৰে সম্বোধিত কৰা হয়। ১৯৫০ চনৰ ১১ আৰু ১২ মাৰ্চত মাৰ্ঘেৰিটাত অনুষ্ঠিত অসম সাহিত্য সভাৰ একবিংশতম অধিৱেশনত ৰায়চৌধুৰীয়ে সভাপতিত্ব কৰিছিল৷ ১৯৬৫ চনত ৰায়চৌধুৰীয়ে সাহিত্য অকাডেমী বঁটা লাভ কৰে।
