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| '''Barua''' ({{lang-as|বৰুৱা}}; {{lang-hi|बरूवा}}) which is also spelled as Baruah, Barooah, Baruwa, Baroova, Barooa, Baroowa, Borooah, Boruah, Baroa; is a common ] ]. The surname Barua is typically associated with someone who is an ] or ], much like ] of ]. | '''Barua''' ({{lang-as|বৰুৱা}}; {{lang-hi|बरूवा}}) which is also spelled as Baruah, Barooah, Baruwa, Baroova, Barooa, Baroowa, Borooah, Boruah, Baroa; is a common ] ]. The surname Barua is typically associated with someone who is an ] or ], much like ]s of ]. | ||
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| Originally the title was conferred for most of class of officers in the ] of medieval ]. The ] appointed officers with various titles, and Barua meant a ''"Leader of 3000 men"''. | Originally the title was conferred for most of class of officers in the ] of medieval ]. The ] appointed officers with various titles, and Barua meant a ''"Leader of 3000 men"''. | ||
| The Baruas are ] by faith and have been a key contributors to the growth of Assamese community. Being a conferred surname, it is widely found to be used across various groups within Assamese community however, with subtle distinctions relating to a group. For instance, ] Baruas or may even ] are classified as ], as opposed to ] and ] falling under ] ] and are ]. Furthermore, Brahmin Baruas may additionally carry ] / prefixes such as, Bez, Bujar, Govinda, Ranjan, etc., traditionally not or less likely present among Kalitas, Ahoms and Sutiyas. |
The Baruas are ] by faith and have been a key contributors to the growth of Assamese community. Being a conferred surname, it is widely found to be used across various groups within Assamese community however, with subtle distinctions relating to a group. For instance, ] Baruas or may even ] are classified as ], as opposed to ] and ] falling under ] ] and are ]. Furthermore, Brahmin Baruas may additionally carry ] / prefixes such as, Bez, Bujar, Govinda, Ranjan, etc., traditionally not or less likely present among Kalitas, Ahoms and Sutiyas. | ||
| ===Notable Baruas=== | ===Notable Baruas=== | ||
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Barua (Template:Lang-as; Template:Lang-hi) which is also spelled as Baruah, Barooah, Baruwa, Baroova, Barooa, Baroowa, Borooah, Boruah, Baroa; is a common Assamese surname. The surname Barua is typically associated with someone who is an Assamese or Asamiya, much like Aroras of Punjab.
In Assam Valley
Originally the title was conferred for most of class of officers in the Ahom kingdom of medieval Assam. The Ahoms appointed officers with various titles, and Barua meant a "Leader of 3000 men".
The Baruas are Hindus by faith and have been a key contributors to the growth of Assamese community. Being a conferred surname, it is widely found to be used across various groups within Assamese community however, with subtle distinctions relating to a group. For instance, Assamese Brahmin Baruas or may even Kalitas are classified as General, as opposed to Ahoms and Sutiyas falling under Tibetan and Tai families and are OBC. Furthermore, Brahmin Baruas may additionally carry middle names / prefixes such as, Bez, Bujar, Govinda, Ranjan, etc., traditionally not or less likely present among Kalitas, Ahoms and Sutiyas.
Notable Baruas
- Kanaklata Barua: Indian freedom fighter from Assam.
- Birinchi Kumar Barua (1908 – 1964): Scholar, educationist, writer, historian, linguist, folklorist.
- Padmanath Gohain Baruah (1871 – 1946): First president of Assam Rhetorical Congress, novelist, poet, dramatist, analyst, and a thought provoking writer.
- Lakshminath Bezbaroa (1868 – 1938): Assamese author, essayist, playwright, poet, and satirist.
- Hemchandra Barua (1836-1897): Prominent writer, social reformer of Assamese of the 19th century.
- Hem Barua (1915 – 1977): Prominent poet, politician from Assam.
- Hem Barua (Tyagbir) (1893 – 1945): Indian independence activist, social worker, writer from Sonitpur district of Assam.
- Jnanadabhiram Barua (1880 – 1955): Notable writer, dramatist, translator of Assam, and a participant in India's freedom struggle.
- Gunabhiram Barua (1837 – 1894): An enlightened Assamese intellectual, ushered in new ideas about social reform in the early years of colonial rule in Assam.
- Amulya Barua (1922 – 1946): Pioneered modern Assamese poetry.
- Chandradhar Barua (1874 – 1961): Eminent writer, poet, dramatist and lyricist from Assam.
- Kanaklal Barua (1872 – 1940): Prominent writer (mainly in English language), essayist, historian, and politician from Assam.
- Ananda Ram Baruah (1850 – 1889): Sanskrit scholar, sixth Indian Civil Service officer of India, and the first from Assam.
- Ananda Chandra Barua (1907 – 1983): Writer, poet, playwright, translator, journalist, an actor from Assam.
- Binanda Chandra Barua (1901 – 1994): Noted Indian writer, poet of Assamese literature
- Jahnu Barua - Internationally acclaimed film-maker.
- Siva Prasad Barooah: Pioneer tea planter, path-breaker in Assamese journalism, renowned philanthropist, politician and humanist.
- Parvati Prasad Baruva: Famous Assamese music composer, poet, lyricist, dramatist: an icon of Assamese literature.
- Pramathesh Chandra Barua (1903 – 1951): Famous actor, director, and screenwriter of Indian films in the pre-independence era.
- Pratima Barua Pandey (1935 – 2002): Famous folk singer and daughter of Pramathesh Chandra Baruah.
- Dev Kant Baruah: President of the Indian National Congress at the time of Emergency (1975–1977).
- Rudra Baruah (1926 – 1980): Actor, composer, lyricist, singer and musician.
- Bhubanmohan Baruah (1914 – 1998): Novelist, short story writer from Assam. He wrote many novels under the pen-name of Kanchan Baruah.
- Navakanta Barua (1926 – 2002): Prominent Assamese novelist and poet.
- Joi Barua - Singer, musician, and lead vocalist from Assam.
- Radha Govinda Baruah (1900 – 1977): Founder of the The Assam Tribune Group, sports enthusiast, introduced Assam to the culture of sports.
- Swargajyoti Barooah: First few Assamese/Indian Film actresses.
- Debo Prasad Barooah (1930 – 2013:) Eminent intellectual, academician, author, historian and the former Vice-Chancellor (the Chief Executive) of Gauhati University.
- Beauty Sharma Barua (1951 – ): Assamese singer.
- Paresh Baruah: Vice-chairperson and the commander-in-chief of the United Liberation Front of Assam (Independent).
See also
References
- "639 Identifier Documentation: aho – ISO 639-3". SIL International (formerly known as the Summer Institute of Linguistics). SIL International. Retrieved 2019-06-29.
Ahom
- "Population by Religious Communities". Census India – 2001. Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Retrieved 2019-07-01.
Census Data Finder/C Series/Population by Religious Communities
- "Population by religion community – 2011". Census of India, 2011. The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 25 August 2015.
2011census/C-01/DDW00C-01 MDDS.XLS
