Question 1404
Who among the following penned the popular song of Assam, 'O Mor Apunar Desh':
Answer
Laxminath Bezbaruah
Why?
The correct answer is Laxminath Bezbaruah . Key Points Laxminath Bezbaruah (1868-1938): He was a doyen of modern Assamese culture. He penned the popular song of Assam, 'O Mor Apunar Desh' which means 'O my beloved land'. Burhi Aair Sadhu (Grandma's Tales) is among his notable works. Additional Information Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) He was the first Asian to win the Nobel Prize in 1913 in the field of literature. He conferred the title of 'Mahatma' upon Gandhiji in 1915. In 1915, he was granted knighthood by the British crown which he renounced after the 1919 jallianwala bagh massacre. He founded Shantiniketan and Vishwa Bharti University. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay (1838-1894) He wrote the Vande Mataram which was a part of his novel Anandmath (1882). Durgeshnandini (1865) and Kapalkundala (1866) were his first major publications. Devi Chaudhrani is a Bengali novel written by him and published in 1884. He was critical of British rule.
