Brajanath Sarma

Brajanath Sarma was a playwright, actor and a pioneer of Mobile Theater of Assam, India.

Brajanath Sarma, also called Natyacharjya was born in the village Shila in the Bajali Area of current Barpeta District of Assam. His father was Padmanath and mother, Nareswari. After clearing his entrance examination he enrolled for higher studies in the Tarinipriya Chatuspathy of Gouripur, Assam. But he left the studies and came back home. He joined the British Army and fought battles overseas in the First World War. During the period he met an Englishman named George and became interested in acting. While being posted in Basorah he was an active member of the West Bengal Dramatic Club and played roles in various Bengali Dramas from 1917 to 1921.

Source: Wikipedia