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Gunabhiram Barua ((アッサム語:গুণাভিৰাম বৰুৱা); 1837-1894) was a nineteenth century Assamese intellectual who ushered in new ideas of social reform in the early years of colonial rule in Assam. He was deeply influenced by the progressive intellectual currents of the Bengal Renaissance. He was among the few Assamese publicits who had formally entered the Brahmo Samaj. All his life he propagated its liberal ideas through his writings. ==Biography== Barua completed his college education from Presidency College, Calcutta and became an assistant commissioner under the colonial government. He remained in the job for the next 30 years. After his first wife's death, his 1879 marriage with a Brahman widow, Bishnupriya Devi, created a sensation in the orthodox society of Assam. Bishnupriya and their daughter Swarnalata Barua were encouraged by him to write and publish their work in magazines and newspapers.〔 Barua advocated the cause of women's education and took the bold step of sending his daughter Swarnalata Devi to a boarding school in Calcutta when he was working in the small town of Nagaon in Assam as an Extra Assistant Commissioner.〔 His son Jnanadabhiram Barua went on to become a well-known lawyer and leader of the Indian National Congress. Gunabhiram wrote a number of tracts for children, published under the heading ''Lara Bandhu'' (Friend of Boys) in ''Arunodoi'', the first Assamese newspaper, published by American missionaries. ''Lara Bondhu'' was also named as the first children's magazine in Assamese literature. Gunabhiram Barua was a cousin of Anandaram Dhekial Phukan. In fact, Gunabhiram grew up under Anandaram's tutelage, as his parents died when he was a child.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gunabhiram Barua」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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