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Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya

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Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1924-10-14 （Assam Province, British India (now Assam, India)）
Died
1997-08-06 （Guwahati, Assam, India） age 72
Nationality
Indian
Languages
Assamese
Residence History
Assam, India → Guwahati, India

Career

Occupations
Writer, educator, journalist, Literary journal editor
Active Years
1957-1997
Affiliations
Asam Sahitya Sabha
Memberships
Asam Sahitya Sabha
Influenced
Lakshmi Nandan Bora, Bhabendra Nath Saikia

Awards

Sahitya Akademi Award
1961
Work: Iyaruingam
Organization: Sahitya Akademi
Result: 受賞
Jnanpith Award
1979
Work: Mrityunjay
Organization: Jnanpith
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Iyaruingam

1960 Novel

A masterpiece of Assamese literature.

LoveInsurgency
Translations
  • Love in the Time of Insurgency (2005, Katha Books)

Mrityunjay (Immortal)

1979 Novel

Jnanpith Award-winning novel about immortality.

ImmortalityHuman fate

Aai (Mother)

1958 Novel

Famous novel about mother.

MotherhoodFamily

Bibliography

  • Dhanpur Lashkar (1986)
  • Rajpathe Ringiay (1957)
  • Aai (1958)
  • Iyaruingam (1960)
  • Sataghni (1964)
  • Mrityunjay (1979)
  • Pratipaad
  • Ranga Megh
  • Billari
  • Daaini

Translations of Works

  • Love in the Time of Insurgency (English translation of Iyaruingam)
  • Blossoms in the Graveyard

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Pioneer of modern Assamese literatureRefined and natural style
Recurring Motifs
Human struggleSocial issues

Health

  • Brief illness
    1997年
    Cause of death.

Legacy

Pioneer of modern Assamese literature, first Assamese writer to win Jnanpith Award. Editor of Ramdhenu, nurtured young talents.

Trivia

  • First Assamese writer to receive the Jnanpith Award.
  • Ramdhenu Era considered golden age of Assamese literature.