23 noted litterateurs from Assam received ‘Literary Award and Pension 2023’ on December 7, on the occasion of 92nd birth anniversary of eminent litterateur Homen Borgohain.
Assam Remembers Eminent Litterateur Homen Borgohain On Birth Anniversary
During a special event organized at Lok Sewa Bhawan in Dispur, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma handed over the awards to the following litterateurs:
Jaya Deb, senior Bengali author from Cachar district
Champa Lal Sinha, senior Bishnupriya author from Cachar district
Bagen Gogoi, author and History writer from Dhemaji
Anupama Naiding, senior author, Dimasa language from Dima Hasao
Dr. Paritosh Chakkravorty, author and researcher from Goalpara
Dr. Malina Rabha, author and researcher from Goalpara
Jhoola Sharma, author of Mythology from Golaghat
Cheniram Gogoi, noted poet from Golaghat
Dr. Malini, author of Mythology and Ramayani Sahitya from Jorhat
Dr. Akon Chandra Saikia, senior writer from Jorhat
Binanda Sarmah Puzari, senior author from Jorhat
Railakshmi Khound, senior writer from Kamrup (Metro)
Anil Kumar Boruah, veteran writer and translator from Kamrup (Metro)
Dr. Nandita Devi, Prakashan Parishad Sahitya Bota winner from Kamrup (Metro)
Jayanta Madhab Bora, Sahitya Akademi Award winner
Renuka Biswas, noted Bengali writer from Kamrup (Metro)
Pratima Nandi Narzaree, Sahitya Akademi Award winner from Kokrajhar
Bijoy Rabi Das, noted poet from tea garden community from Sivasagar
Dilip Kumar Barah, childen literator from Sonitpur
Gyan Bahadur Kshetri, Nepali writer from Sonitpur
Sumitra Goswami, senior poet from Kamrup (Metro)
Mohan Sonowal, writer and educationist from Dibrugarh
Speaking at the event, CM Sarma said, “I have been trying to give a literary pension on this day for the past two years. We should try to further improve the quality of our literature by translating it into other languages.”
“Soon, we will have books on Lachit Borphukan in all the regional languages of India. Lachit Borphukan’s books will be preserved in 10,000 college libraries in India so that the book that is easily accessible to any person in any language, anywhere,” he added.
