Jyoti Prasad Agarwala (1903 – 1951) was a playwright, songwriter, poet, writer and film maker from Assam. He is an Assamese cultural icon, deeply revered for his creative vision and output and is popularly called the Rupkonwar (ৰূপকোৱঁৰ) of Assamese culture. In fact, he is regarded as the founder of Assamese cinema for Joymati (1935) . His death anniversary (January 17) is celebrated as Silpi divas (Artists' Day) in his honor.

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  • Jyoti Prasad Agarwala (1903 – 1951) was a playwright, songwriter, poet, writer and film maker from Assam. He is an Assamese cultural icon, deeply revered for his creative vision and output and is popularly called the Rupkonwar (ৰূপকোৱঁৰ) of Assamese culture. In fact, he is regarded as the founder of Assamese cinema for Joymati (1935) . His death anniversary (January 17) is celebrated as Silpi divas (Artists' Day) in his honor.
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  • Jyoti Prasad Agarwala (1903 – 1951) was a playwright, songwriter, poet, writer and film maker from Assam. He is an Assamese cultural icon, deeply revered for his creative vision and output and is popularly called the Rupkonwar (ৰূপকোৱঁৰ) of Assamese culture. In fact, he is regarded as the founder of Assamese cinema for Joymati (1935) . His death anniversary (January 17) is celebrated as Silpi divas (Artists' Day) in his honor.
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  • Jyoti Prasad Agarwala
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