Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Assamese - Homen Borgohain, Rita Chowdhury, Jogesh Das, Sahitya Akademi Award to Assamese Writers (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Homen Borgohain, Rita Chowdhury, Jogesh Das, Sahitya Akademi Award to Assamese Writers, Nabakanta Barua, Atul Chandra Hazarika. Not illustrated. Excerpt: Homen Borgohain (b. 1932 Assam) is an Indian writer, poet, critic, columist and editor in Assamese language . He was awarded the 1978 Sahitya Akademi Award in Assamese language for his novel, Pita Putra . Homen Borgohain is one of those few Assamese writers whose works have attracted the attention of a wide number of readers and many acclaimed critics alike. He has carved a niche for himself in the domain of Indian literature by the magic of his words and his refined and dignified personality. He is one of those rare artistes who has allowed the flow of life to find its own form in art. Though he is a natural columnist, yet his multifaceted genius exhibits its prowess in the genres of novel, short story and poetry with equal aplomb. He is a prolific writer but that has in no way jeopardised his own artistic integrity. Writing for him is a deep ethical commitment. In spite of having rural roots, Borgohains work shows a deep understanding about urban complexities. In the early phase of his life Borgohain led an almost bohemian existence and the reflection of that particular life can be visualised in many of his early stories. Born in a small village of upper Assam, Homen Borgohain came to Guwahati to study in Cotton College, the most prestigious college of India's North East. He was married to Niropoma Tamuli Phukan, famous in Assam as Niropoma Borgohain: one of the most popular writers of her generation and an exponent of early feminist writings in Assam. They were divorced after a few years and Niropoma Borgohain wrote for a living to raise their two sons. Niropoma, too won the Sahitya A... More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=10065958