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Sahityarathi.com is dedicated to creating and maintaining the most comprehensive, academically rigorous digital repository of Lakshminath Bezbarua’s life and works. Every piece of content published on this platform undergoes strict editorial review to ensure accuracy, authenticity, and scholarly value.
All transcriptions submitted to the Digital Archive must be accompanied by documentation of their source material. This includes:
Our editorial team compares submitted transcriptions against established editions held in academic libraries and verified digital collections. Any discrepancies are flagged for contributor clarification.
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Across all these works, certain themes recur: the absurdity of rigid social hierarchies, the gap between traditional values and modern realities, the incompetence of colonial bureaucracy, and the resistance to progressive reforms. Kripabar Borborua’s voice remains consistent—simultaneously affectionate toward Assamese culture and ruthlessly critical of its shortcomings.
Lakshminath Bezbarua died on March 26, 1938. Under Indian copyright law (Copyright Act, 1957), literary works enter the public domain 60 years after the death of the author. This means all of LNB’s original works entered the public domain in 1998.
This legal status allows us to freely publish, archive, and distribute transcriptions of LNB’s works without permission from any rights holders. However, we maintain strict standards to ensure:
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Across all these works, certain themes recur: the absurdity of rigid social hierarchies, the gap between traditional values and modern realities, the incompetence of colonial bureaucracy, and the resistance to progressive reforms. Kripabar Borborua’s voice remains consistent—simultaneously affectionate toward Assamese culture and ruthlessly critical of its shortcomings.
Works of Lakshminath Bezbarua (1864-1938) are in the public domain under Indian copyright law.
