▁the ▁Star ▁of ▁Horn b ill ▁Sar aw ak ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁Malays ian ▁polit icians <0x0A> </s> ▁Bra jan ath ▁Sar ma ▁( 1 5 ▁September ▁ 1 8 9 4 ▁– ▁ 1 9 6 0 ) ▁was ▁a ▁play w right , ▁actor ▁and ▁a ▁pione er ▁of ▁mobile ▁the ater ▁of ▁Ass am , ▁India . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Bra jan ath ▁Sar ma , ▁also ▁called ▁N aty ach ar j ya ▁( a ▁g uru ▁of ▁dram at ics ) ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁the ▁village ▁S ila ▁in ▁the ▁B aj ali ▁area ▁of ▁modern ▁Bar p eta ▁district ▁of ▁Ass am . ▁His ▁father ▁was ▁Pad man ath ▁Sar ma ▁and ▁mother ▁was ▁N ares w ari ▁De vi . ▁After ▁clear ing ▁his ▁entrance ▁exam ination ▁he ▁en rolled ▁for ▁higher ▁studies ▁in ▁the ▁Tar in ip ri ya ▁Ch atus path y ▁of ▁G ou rip ur , ▁Ass am . ▁But ▁he ▁left ▁the ▁studies ▁and ▁came ▁back ▁home . ▁He ▁joined ▁the ▁British ▁Army ▁and ▁fought ▁batt les ▁in ▁Bag hd ad ▁and ▁in ▁other ▁places ▁in ▁over se as ▁in ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War . ▁ ▁Career ▁During ▁the ▁period ▁he ▁met ▁an ▁English man ▁named ▁George ▁and ▁became ▁interested ▁in ▁acting . ▁While ▁being ▁posted ▁in ▁Bas or ah , ▁he ▁was ▁an ▁active ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁West ▁Beng ali ▁Democratic ▁Club ▁and ▁played ▁roles ▁in ▁various ▁Beng ali ▁D ram as ▁from ▁ 1 9