Sarat Chandra Goswami


Sarat Chandra Goswami was a prominent writer of Assam who enriched the Assamese literature with his short stories. Goswami was a founder member of Asam Sahitya Sabha and elected as a Secretary of the Sabha for the first time. He continued in the same post from 1920 to 1927.

Early life and education

Goswami was born on 12 May 1887 at Narayanpur Sattra in Nalbari district of Assam. His father Lalit Chandra Goswami was also a writer and known for his "Keli Rohoishyo" book.
He had his early education in his own resident under Matiram Das, a private teacher and finally admitted in a M.V. School in 1897. Thereafter he admitted to Cotton Collegiate School and then in Cotton college, Guwahati. He took his F.A. and B.A. degrees from the Calcutta Metropolitan College. After completion of B.A. he took admission in Calcutta University in M.A. classes having honours in Sanskrit language.

Career

In 1909, he was appointed temporarily as a Deputy Inspector at Nagaon. After that he served in some post like Assistant Inspector, Superintendent, Inspector etc. in different places of Assam under the education department of Assam.
Goswami was elected to the Assam Legislative Assembly from Raha in 1967 Assam Legislative Assembly election and became the Minister of Education Minister in the Bimala Prasad Chaliha Cabinet.

Literary works

Some of Goswami's literary works include:
Name of BookAssamese NameYear of PublicationLiterature typeNotes
* Golpanjoliগল্পাঞ্জলি1914Short story book-
* Moinaময়না1920Short story book-
* Bajikorবাজিকৰ1930Short story book-
* Poridorshonপৰিদৰ্শন1956Short story bookPublished after his death
* Golpomalaগল্পমালা1987Short story bookPublished after his death
* Panipathপানিপথ1930Novel-
* Oxomiya Sadhukothaঅসমীয়া সাধুকথা1929A collection of folk-tales-
* Periclesপেৰিক্লিচ্1925--
* Parikshaপৰীক্ষা1908Assamese play-
* Mahatmā Gandhira jiwana kahiniমহাত্মা গান্ধীৰ জীৱন কাহিনী1969Biography-
* Banariya Pranayaবনৰীয়া প্ৰণয়---
* Nadramaনড্ৰাম---