Bishnu Prasad Rabha
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| Born |
31 January 1909 Dacca, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Died | June 20, 1969 (aged 60) Tezpur, Assam |
| Other names | Kalaguru |
| Occupation | Actor painter Dancer Former member of legislative assembly Music composer Poet Dramatist Writer freedom fighter communist revolutionary |
| Years active | 1909–1969 |
Bishnu Prasad Rabha (Assamese: বিষ্ণুপ্ৰসাদ ৰাভা) was a figure from the Indian province of Assam, well known for his literary and cultural contributions. As an advocate of peoples' cultural movement, he drew heavily from different genres of classical and folk cultural traditions. In his home state, people affectionately called him Kala Guru (Assamese: কলাগুৰু)- 'the master of the arts'.
Bishnu Prasad Rabha was born in Dacca, Bengal Presidency, British India on 31 January 1909. His father Sardar Bahadur Gopal Chandra Rabha was an officer in the colonial Police department. He attended Tezpur Government High School and later went to Calcutta for higher education. He completed his ISC exam from St. Paul's Cathedral Mission College and joined the prestigious Ripon College (now Surendranath College) at the University of Calcutta for a BSc degree.
From an early stage, he played an active role in the struggle for Indian independence. He came to be influenced by left wing ideas and came closer to the Communist Party of India. However, when Germany attacked Soviet Union during second world war and the Indian communists decided to work with the British government, a section of the party favoured a different approach – to oppose British imperialism and Fascism simultaneously. So a split happened in the communist party and in 1945 he finally joined the Revolutionary Communist Party of India (RCPI). In 1951, after the death of Jyoti Prasad Agarwala, he became the president of the Assam branch of Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA).
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