Assam Valley Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 27 (2016) Winner
Arupa Kalita Patangia
アルパ・カリタ・パタンギア
Arupa Kalita Patangia
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1956-01-01 （Golaghat, Assam, India）
- Nationality
- Indian
- Languages
- Assamese
- Residence History
- Golaghat, Assam → Tangla, Assam
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Short story writer, Professor
- Active Years
- 1987-2024
- Affiliations
- Tangla College, Head of English Department
- Nominations
- Crossword Book Award shortlist (Felanee English translation)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debraj Roy College | — | English Department | — | — | India |
| Gauhati University | — | English | PhD | — | India |
Debraj Roy College
English Department
Country:
India
After Golaghat Mission Girls High School
Gauhati University
English
Degree:
PhD
Country:
India
PhD on Pearl S. Buck's women characters
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Sahitya Akademi Award | Mariam Austin Othoba Hira Barua | 短編集 | Sahitya Akademi | 受賞 |
| — | Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad Award | — | — | Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad | 受賞 |
| — | Katha Prize | — | — | Katha | 受賞 |
| — | Prabina Saikia Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2016 | Assam Valley Literary Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Sahitya Akademi Award
2014
Work:
Mariam Austin Othoba Hira Barua
Category:
短編集
Organization:
Sahitya Akademi
Result:
受賞
Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad Award
Organization:
Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad
Result:
受賞
Katha Prize
Organization:
Katha
Result:
受賞
Prabina Saikia Award
Result:
受賞
Assam Valley Literary Award
2016
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Mariam Austin Othoba Hira Barua
Short storiesShort stories depicting lives of women in Assamese society
WomenViolenceInsurgency
Translations
- English, Hindi, Bengali
Bibliography
- Mriganabhi (1987), Ayananta, Millenniumar Sapon (2002), Marubhumit Menaka Aru Anyanya, Kaitat Keteki, Rongamatir Paharto, Felanee, Alekjaan Banur Jaan etc.
Adaptations
- Kothanodi (dialogues)
Translations of Works
- Ayananta → Dawn (English by Ranjita Biswas), Felanee (English by Deepika Phukan), Handpicked Fictions → The Invitation (English by Arunabha Bhuyan), The Loneliness of Hira Barua (English by Ranjita Biswas)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Feminist literatureAssamese history and cultureMiddle and lower class lives
- Recurring Motifs
- Concerns of womenViolenceInsurgency
Legacy
Prominent feminist writer from Assam, Sahitya Akademi Award winner. Focuses on women, society, Assamese culture.
Quotes
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A text is a text, written by a woman or a man. I feel, after it is published and given away to the readers to judge, it should be considered merely as a text and judged according to its merit as a text, not on the basis of gender.
Source: Interview (Muse India) (2008)
Trivia
- Rejected Basanti Devi Award (women-only category) citing gender discrimination
- Clarified feminist stance by rejecting gender-based award