Satish Chandra Basumatary was a Bodo poet, writer, dramatist and social worker. He made a lot of contributions to the Bodo language, literature, and society. He also supported Kalicharan Brahma in his social reformation.
He was born on 16th November 1901 at Balukmari village under Dhubra district (now Kokrajhar) to the Bodo speaking family Thandaram Basumatary and Khowlou Basumatary.
He studied his secondary at Dhubri High School and then went to Cotton College, Guwahati for his higher studies.
In 1919, he became the General Secretary of the Boro Chhatra Sanmilani, which was formed based on Gurudev Kalicharan Brahma’s advice. This was an organization of Bodo students that focused on the unity, survival, development, and especially the education of the Bodo people. Through this group, he sparked a strong movement for language, literature, and education in the Bodo community.
He was also the editor-in-chief of the first Bodo language magazine, ‘Bibar (flower),’ which came out in 1924. On top of that, he became President of the Bodo Sahitya Sabha. People called him the ‘Mengnw Rwngwi Maoti Jwhwlao’ for his lifelong work with various organizations and institutions, from childhood right until his death.
He was the editor-in-chief of The Bodo, an annual magazine of Bodo Sahitya Sabha. He also wrote plays, including the first Bodo one act play ‘Nalabuha’ in 1910. The books he wrote are called Rani Laimuthi (1924), Naifinjaywi, Bikhani Or, and Dwrswn Jwhwlao (2005).
His written books haven’t been found in print, though his full-length play called ‘Dwrswn Jwhwlao’ was published in print by the Bodo Department Teachers’ Association in 2005.
He breathed his last on 16th November 1974 at the age of 73.