Bani Kanta Kakoti as a Literateur
Life and works of Bani Kanta Kakoti (1894-1952)
A prominent literary figure, critic and scholar in Assamese language with his immense contribution to the language in terms of literature, linguistics, cultural anthropology and comparative religion
Bani Kanta Kakati was born on 15th November 1894 in Barpeta of Assam to Lalitram Kakati and Lahobala Kakati. He was the second son of his parents and showed signs of genius from his early childhood. It is said that Banikanta Kakati could memorize the whole of Panini during his school days.
Bani Kanta Kakoti was deprived of his father’s love and care, who died before he was born. In the face of his strong determination, family problems could not deter him from marching ahead according to his plan. He stood first in the matriculation examination in 1911 from Assam Valley under Calcutta University and in 1913, astonishing everybody, secured first position in IA among the successful candidates of Bihar, Orissa, erstwhile Bengal and Assam under Calcutta University. Even though he could not shine in BA, contrary to his expectation, he did well in MA with a high second class in group ‘A’ and first class first in group ‘B’ from Calcutta University. It was a matter of national pride that Dr Kakoti received financial help from none other than Mr JR Cunningham, the then DPI, Assam, from his personal accounts for completion of his master degree as the state government scholarship was terminated for his not securing first class marks in the BA final.
Career of Banikanta Kakati:
Banikanta Kakati joined Cotton College as a professor of English in 1918 and worked there until he became the principal of the college in 1947. He joined the Gauhati University in the year 1948 as the Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Head of the department of Assamese. In spite of being learned in English literature and phonetics, Kakoti decided to delve deep into the research works on the formation and development of the Assamese language,
A prominent literary figure, critic and scholar in Assamese language with his immense contribution to the language in terms of literature, linguistics, cultural anthropology and comparative religion
Bani Kanta Kakati was born on 15th November 1894 in Barpeta of Assam to Lalitram Kakati and Lahobala Kakati. He was the second son of his parents and showed signs of genius from his early childhood. It is said that Banikanta Kakati could memorize the whole of Panini during his school days.
Bani Kanta Kakoti was deprived of his father’s love and care, who died before he was born. In the face of his strong determination, family problems could not deter him from marching ahead according to his plan. He stood first in the matriculation examination in 1911 from Assam Valley under Calcutta University and in 1913, astonishing everybody, secured first position in IA among the successful candidates of Bihar, Orissa, erstwhile Bengal and Assam under Calcutta University. Even though he could not shine in BA, contrary to his expectation, he did well in MA with a high second class in group ‘A’ and first class first in group ‘B’ from Calcutta University. It was a matter of national pride that Dr Kakoti received financial help from none other than Mr JR Cunningham, the then DPI, Assam, from his personal accounts for completion of his master degree as the state government scholarship was terminated for his not securing first class marks in the BA final.
Career of Banikanta Kakati:
Banikanta Kakati joined Cotton College as a professor of English in 1918 and worked there until he became the principal of the college in 1947. He joined the Gauhati University in the year 1948 as the Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Head of the department of Assamese. In spite of being learned in English literature and phonetics, Kakoti decided to delve deep into the research works on the formation and development of the Assamese language,