Amalesh Dasgupta’s evocative film, Anundoram Borooah: A Forerunner of Modern Assam, screened recently by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations, involved indefatigable research. The Indian Civil Service isn’t fashionable. Apart from being the first Indian in charge of a district, Anundoram sought India’s undying soul in Sanskrit and the ancient classics. As a 14-year-old schoolboy in Assam, Anundoram was already dedicated to Sanskrit studies and could recite by heart Amarasimha’s Sanskrit thesaurus, Amarakosha. Anundoram himself died a bachelor in Taraknath Palit’s house across the road from the flat where I live.

Source: The Telegraph February 09, 2019 03:59 UTC