Kaliram Medhi


Kaliram Medhi was a prominent linguist, writer and essayist from Assam who wrote in both the Assamese and English languages in the early part of modern Assamese literature. He was the third president of the Asom Sahitya Sabha in 1919 held at Barpeta. He was honoured with the Rai Bahadur title in 1946.

Early life

Medhi was born on 18 October 1880 at Ramdia village near Hajo of Kamrup district to Bhukali Medhi and Sontara Medhi. After primary education at his village he did his higher education at Guwahati and City College of Calcutta.

Career

He died in Panbazar, Guwahati on 24 January 1954. His son Surendra Nath Medhi became a famous Assamese writer under the pseudonym Saurabh Kumar Chaliha and was awarded Sahitya Academy Award in Assamese in 1974.

Literary works

; In Assamese
  1. Asomiya Bhasar Mul ,
  2. Asomiya Byakoron aru Bhasatatta ,
  3. Mahapurush Sankardevar Bani
  4. Ankawali ,
  5. Prahlad charitra and more.
; In English
  1. The Kalitas,
  2. Brajavali Literature of Assam,
  3. Philosophic Aspects of the Assamese Brajavali Literature,
  4. Origin of Assamese Drama,
  5. Studies in the Vaishnav Literature and Culture of Assam.
  6. Assamese Grammar and Origin of the Assamese Language.