Bhuyan was born on 27 January 1892 to Rabilal Bhuyan and Bhubaneshwari Bhuyan at Fauzdaripatty, inNagaon district, Assam. His mother died when he was young. His father's two brothers, Kankalal Bhuyan and Matilal Bhuyan, as well as Bhubaneshwari Bhuyan, died during the black fever of the late nineteenth century.[1] Surya Kumar Bhuyan was raised by his grandmothers, Pahita and Labita.[5] His father was the Chief District Magistrate of Nagaon district.[1] He began his education at Nagaon but in 1904, moved toShillong. He graduated from the Shillong Government School in 1909. In 1913,[6] he completed hisBachelor of Arts degree in thePresidency College, Calcutta, and in 1916, completed his master's degree English in theCalcutta University. He started his career as a teacher in Jorhat Mission School. In 1918, he was appointed as a lecturer in Cotton College at Guwahati. In 1936, Bhuyan went to England to work on his PhD at the London School of Oriental and African Studies.[7] Bhuyan became the firstAssamese to be the Principal of theCotton College, Guwahati. After which, Bhuyan began to resuscitate theBuranjis and formulate a distinct past for Assam, against its inclusion within the framework of the Indian state. In this, he continued the work of SirEdward Gait, collecting historical manuscripts from old families and converting them into a readable format. Bhuyan served as the second President of the Governing Body ofNowgong College.[8] He retired as the DPI Assam and took charge as theVice Chancellor ofGauhati University.[7]
Surya Kumar Bhuyan compiled, collated, and edited a number of books and articles in theAssamese language. He also wrote a few books in English andBengali, which include:[11]
Dr. Surya Kumar Bhuyan died on 5 July 1964 at theAmerican Baptist Mission Hospital in Chhatribari ofAmerica.[1] At the time of demise, he left his wife Laksheshwari Bhuyan, three sons and three daughters and a few grandchildren.[citation needed]
^Brahmaputra Valley Regional Handloom Weavers' Co-operative Society (1991).Silent revolution, biggest human achievement in the world. Brahmaputra Valley Regional Handloom Weavers' Co-operative Society.Archived from the original on 22 January 2014. Retrieved20 June 2013.
^Bhuyan, Suryya Kumar (1926).An Assamese Nur Jahan: or, a sketch of the life of Queen Phuleswari Devi. Gauhati, Assam: Suryya Kumar Bhuyan.OCLC39121150.
^Bhuyan, Suryya Kumar (1947).Lachit Barphukan and his times; a history of the Assam-Mogul conflicts of the period 1667 to 1671 A. D. Gauhati: Govt. of Assam in the Dept. of Historical and Antiquarian Studies.OCLC4068654.
^Bhuyan, S. K (1949).Anglo-Assamese Relations, 1771-1826. Gauhati: Dep. of Historical and Antiquarian Studies in Assam.OCLC253080457.
^Bhuyan, Suryya Kumar (1957).Atan Buragohain and his times; a history of Assam, from the invasion of Nawab Mir Jumla in 1662-63, to the termination of Assam-Mogul conflicts in 1682. Gauhati: Lawyer's Book Stall.OCLC161437.
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