Hema Saraswati

Hema Saraswati (fl. late 14th century) was amongst the earliest known Assamese writers, most known for his poem, Prahlada Charita, the earliest known poetic work in Assamese language.^[1] He was court poet under the patronage of Kamtapur's King Durlabh Narayan of Kamata Kingdom, who also provided patronage to his contemporary, Harivara Vipra.^[2] He wrote Prahlada Charita based on a story found in Vayu Purana and Har-Gauri-Sambaad, a version of Kumarasambhava by Kalidasa.^[3][4]

Hema Saraswati

His concurrent writers are Rudra Kandali, Madhav Kandali, Horibor Bipro etc., who gave a strong initial base to Assamese Literature.