PURPOSE OF THE STUDY: This paper aims to analyse the evolution, present condition and the prospect of Modern Assamese poetry with reference to selected verse of Amulya Boruah, a noted name in the Assamese literary history during the mid-twentieth century, and also to review the very limited research done in this field and add to the corpus of existing knowledge on the poet.
METHODOLOGY: The research methods mainly used in this study are analytical and descriptive methods. The necessary materials are collected from library and used, with proper observation and analysis, to justify the proposed ideas.
MAIN FINDINGS: This research has been able to establish Amulya Boruah as a socially conscious, humanistic and progressive poet with deep rooted Marxist leaning which have been manifested in the selected poems taken up by the researcher for this study.
APPLICATIONS OF THIS STUDY: Besides getting acquainted with the evolution of modern Assamese poetry in Assam, this paper seems to be beneficial in comprehending the contributions of Amulya Boruah and his impact in shaping and contribution in sustaining a new trend, i.e., modernism, in Assamese literary history during the mid-twentieth century.
NOVELTY/ORIGINALITY OF THIS STUDY: Amulya Boruah, despite his immense contributions to Assamese literature, remains a less researched author and the quantum of research done on his creations is limited. The present research aims to throw fresh light on various aspects of his verse thereby adding to the corpus of limited knowledge on the litterateur.
Key words: World war, Freedom movement, Dirty politics, Communal riot, Assamese poetry.
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