Who wrote Hemkosh? [#770]

Hemkosh is the first etymological dictionary of the Assamese language based on Sanskrit spellings, compiled by Hemchandra Barua. It was first published in the early 20th century under the supervision of Capt.

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Hemkosh is the first etymological dictionary of the Assamese language based on Sanskrit spellings, compiled by Hemchandra Barua. It was first published in the early 20th century under the supervision of Capt.

Gopinath Bordoloi

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Gopinath Bordoloi

Sanjib Baruah is a renowned scholar and commentator on the socio-political issues of northeast India. His book "India Against Itself" delves into the insurgency in Assam and explores the politics of subnationalism.

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Sanjib Baruah is a renowned scholar and commentator on the socio-political issues of northeast India. His book "India Against Itself" delves into the insurgency in Assam and explores the politics of subnationalism.

Jadav Payeng Jadav "Molai" Payeng (born 31 October 1959) is an environmental activist and forestry worker from Majuli, popularly known as the Forest Man of India. Over the course of several decades, he has planted and tended trees on a sandbar of the river Brahmaputra turning it into a forest reserve. The forest, called Molai forest after him, is located near Kokilamukh of Jorhat, Assam, India and encompasses an area of about 1,360 acres / 550 hectares. In 2015, he was honoured with Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India. He was born in the indigenous Mising tribe of Assam. Jadav Payeng was honoured at a public function arranged by the School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University on 22 April 2012 for his achievement. He shared his experience of creating a forest in an interactive session, where Magsaysay Award winner Rajendra Singh and JNU vice-chancellor Sudhir Kumar Sopory were present. Sopory named Jadav Payeng as the "Forest Man of India". In the month of October 2013, he was honoured at the Indian Institute of Forest Management during their annual event Coalescence. In 2015, he was honoured with Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India. He received honorary doctorate degree from Assam Agricultural University and Kaziranga University for his contributions.

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Jadav Payeng Jadav "Molai" Payeng (born 31 October 1959) is an environmental activist and forestry worker from Majuli, popularly known as the Forest Man of India. Over the course of several decades, he has planted and tended trees on a sandbar of the river Brahmaputra turning it into a forest reserve. The forest, called Molai forest after him, is located near Kokilamukh of Jorhat, Assam, India and encompasses an area of about 1,360 acres / 550 hectares. In 2015, he was honoured with Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India. He was born in the indigenous Mising tribe of Assam. Jadav Payeng was honoured at a public function arranged by the School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University on 22 April 2012 for his achievement. He shared his experience of creating a forest in an interactive session, where Magsaysay Award winner Rajendra Singh and JNU vice-chancellor Sudhir Kumar Sopory were present. Sopory named Jadav Payeng as the "Forest Man of India". In the month of October 2013, he was honoured at the Indian Institute of Forest Management during their annual event Coalescence. In 2015, he was honoured with Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India. He received honorary doctorate degree from Assam Agricultural University and Kaziranga University for his contributions.

Maqbool Fida Husain, an Indian contemporary painter who has been popularly known as “The Picasso of India”. M. F. Husain was called the 'Picasso of India' by the Forbes magazine.

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Maqbool Fida Husain, an Indian contemporary painter who has been popularly known as “The Picasso of India”. M. F. Husain was called the 'Picasso of India' by the Forbes magazine.

Lord Curzon

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Lord Curzon

The British occupied Guwahati on March 28, 1824, during the First Anglo-Burmese War. The war lasted from 1824 to 1826 and was the first of three wars between the British and Burmese empires in the 19th century. The British captured Guwahati, Raha, and Nowgong in less than a month. The British also made administrative arrangements by October 1824. The war resulted in parts of Burma coming under the control of the East India Company. Assam became a part of India in 1826 after the Treaty of Yandaboo.

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The British occupied Guwahati on March 28, 1824, during the First Anglo-Burmese War. The war lasted from 1824 to 1826 and was the first of three wars between the British and Burmese empires in the 19th century. The British captured Guwahati, Raha, and Nowgong in less than a month. The British also made administrative arrangements by October 1824. The war resulted in parts of Burma coming under the control of the East India Company. Assam became a part of India in 1826 after the Treaty of Yandaboo.

Lawrence Edward Page and Sergey Mikhailovich Brin.
Google LLC is an American multinational technology company focusing on online advertising, search engine technology, cloud computing, computer software, quantum computing, e-commerce, artificial intelligence, and consumer electronics. Google was founded on September 4, 1998, by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were PhD students at Stanford University in California.

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Lawrence Edward Page and Sergey Mikhailovich Brin.
Google LLC is an American multinational technology company focusing on online advertising, search engine technology, cloud computing, computer software, quantum computing, e-commerce, artificial intelligence, and consumer electronics. Google was founded on September 4, 1998, by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were PhD students at Stanford University in California.

Sudangphaa was an Ahom king whose father was Tyao Khamti. He succeeded his father to the throne and played a significant role in the history of the Ahom kingdom.

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Sudangphaa was an Ahom king whose father was Tyao Khamti. He succeeded his father to the throne and played a significant role in the history of the Ahom kingdom.

Rakesh Sharma
Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma, AC (born 13 January 1949) is a former Indian Air Force pilot who flew aboard Soyuz T-11 on 3 April 1984 as part of the Soviet Interkosmos programme. He is the only Indian citizen to travel in space, although there have been other astronauts of Indian origin who travelled to space, who were not Indian citizens. Another Air Force pilot, Ravish Malhotra, was placed on standby.

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Rakesh Sharma
Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma, AC (born 13 January 1949) is a former Indian Air Force pilot who flew aboard Soyuz T-11 on 3 April 1984 as part of the Soviet Interkosmos programme. He is the only Indian citizen to travel in space, although there have been other astronauts of Indian origin who travelled to space, who were not Indian citizens. Another Air Force pilot, Ravish Malhotra, was placed on standby.

Dr. M. S. Swaminathan is known as the "Father of the Green Revolution in India". Swaminathan was an agronomist, agricultural scientist, and geneticist. He is considered the main architect of India's Green Revolution, a program that popularized high-yield varieties of rice and wheat. Swaminathan's contributions were recognized globally when he received the first World Food Prize in 1987. Swaminathan passed away in September 2023 at the age of 98.

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Dr. M. S. Swaminathan is known as the "Father of the Green Revolution in India". Swaminathan was an agronomist, agricultural scientist, and geneticist. He is considered the main architect of India's Green Revolution, a program that popularized high-yield varieties of rice and wheat. Swaminathan's contributions were recognized globally when he received the first World Food Prize in 1987. Swaminathan passed away in September 2023 at the age of 98.