Chandra Bharati

Chandra Bharati (c. 1525 – 1578) was a 16th-century poet, litterateur and proficient of Sanskrit grammar ^[1] from Barpeta, Kamrup. The inscription on a stone slab on the hill in Rajaduar, abutting on the Brahmaputra, claims that the hill was the abode of Chandra Bharati.^[2]

Chandra Bharati
Born	c. 1525 Barpeta
Died	1578 (aged 52–53)
Occupation	Poet
Language	Assamese language
Relatives	Bhattadeva (Son)

Family

His wife's name was Tara Devi. Their son Bhattadeva was known as "father of Assamese prose".^[3]

See also

• Bakul Kayastha
• Bhusana Dvija