Being Modern: A Biography of Ananda Ram Dhekial Phookan

Print length: 264 pages
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Books
Publication date: 30 September 2025

Name: Being Modern: A Biography of Ananda Ram Dhekial Phookan
SKU: 9780143466352
Availability: InStock

SKU: 9780143466352

Original price was: ₹399.00.Current price is: ₹299.25.

Discover the life of Ananda Ram Dhekial Phookan, a pivotal figure in early colonial Assam and the first modern Assamese biographer. This compelling book, ‘Being Modern: A Biography of Ananda Ram Dhekial Phookan’, explores Phookan’s significant role in shaping modern Assamese identity. Learn how he championed Assamese as the official language, displacing Bengali, and his wide-ranging scholarship. Author Gunabhiram Barua masterfully blends Phookan’s biography with Assam’s transition to colonial modernity. Elegantly translated by Banani Chakravarty, this narrative offers a captivating glimpse into 19th-century Assam and the legacy of a remarkable individual. A must-read for history and biography enthusiasts at The Bookish Owl.

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