Anundoram Borooah (Assamese: আনন্দৰাম বৰুৱা; 1850–1889) was an Indian lawyer and scholar of Sanskrit.[2] He was both the first graduate and member of the Indian Civil Service from the state of Assam.[3][4]

Anundoram Borooah
Born	21 May 1850 (1850-05-21)[1] Rajaduar, North Guwahati, Assam, India
Died	19 January 1889 (1889-01-20) (aged 38)
Alma mater	Presidency College, Calcutta
Occupation	Lawyer, ICS officer
Years active	1864 to 1869
Known for	First Indian to attain the post of district magistrate in India. First person to qualify for the civil services (I.C.S) from Assam and fifth from India in 1870, First graduate of Assam

Literary works

Sanskrit classics

• Bhavabhuti's Mahavircharitam,
• Saraswatikanthabharana,
• Namalinganusasana,
• Janakiramabhashya.

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Other works

• Bhavabhuti and His Place in Sanskrit Literature (1878)
• A Practical English-Sanskrit Dictionary (Part I, II and III) (1877–80)
• Higher Sanskrit Grammar: Gender and Syntax (1879)
• Ancient Geography of India (1880)
• A Companion to the Sanskrit-reading undergraduates of the Calcutta University (1878)
• Comparison of a comprehensive dictionary of all Dialects of Bengal.

References

External links

• Ananda Ram Baruah Flyover's picture

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