# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/hem-chandra-barua
# Generated: 2026-08-14T08:25:19.429Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/hem-chandra-barua"
name: "Hem Chandra Barua"
slug: "hem-chandra-barua"
description: "Hemchandra Barua, also known as Hem Barua was a prominent writer, social reformer of Assamese of the 19th century. He hailed from Dergaon, Golaghat district of Assam. Barua was known by pseudonym Bhaxar Oja for his immense contributions towards foundation of modern Assamese language."
tagline: "Indian writer, Social Reformer (1836–1897)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Hemchandra_Barua.gif?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
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  slug: "writers"
profileType:
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  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1836-12-10"
deathDate: "1897"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  historical:           7.277898666666666
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     50.00000000000001
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump