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Hiren Bhattacharyya

ひれん・ばったちゃーりや

Hiren Bhattacharyya

Aliases: Hiruda / Hiru Da

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1932-07-28 (Jorhat)
Died
2012-07-04 (Guwahati) age 79
Nationality
India
Languages
Assamese
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Various places in Assam (Dibrugarh, Tezpur, Mangaldoi, Golaghat, Guwahati etc.)

Career

Occupations
Poet, Lyricist
Active Years
1960-2012
Affiliations
All India Students' Federation (AISF)
Influenced
Later Assamese poets

Education

Graham Bazar M.E. School
Primary Education
Period: 幼少期
Country: India
Started in Dibrugarh
Cotton Collegiate School
High School
Degree: HSLC
Period: 1945年
Year of Graduation: 1945
Country: India
Passed High School Leaving Certificate
B. Borooah College
General
Period: 1945年以降
Country: India
Admission

Awards

Sahitya Akademi Award
1992
Work: Saichar Pathar Manuh
Category: アッサム語詩集
Organization: Sahitya Akademi
Result: 受賞
Rajaji Puroskar
1985
Organization: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan
Result: 受賞
Bishnu Prasad Rabha Award
1985
Result: 受賞
Soviet Land Nehru Award
1987
Result: 受賞
Assam Valley Literary Award
2000
Organization: Megor Sikhya Nyash
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Saichar Pathar Manuh

1991 Poetry Anthology

Anthology of poems that won Sahitya Akademi Award.

HumanityNature
Translations
  • English translations available

Bibliography

  • Rupali Nodi Xunali Xaaku (1960)
  • Roudro Kamona (1964)
  • Tomar Bahi (1969)
  • Mor Desh aru Mor Premor Kobita (1972)
  • Bibhinno Dinor Kobita (1974)
  • Tomar Gaan (1976)
  • Kobitar Rod (1977)
  • Xugondhi Pokhilaa (1981)
  • Jonaki mon (1985)
  • Soichor Pothar Manuh (1991)
  • Mur Prio Bornomala (1995)
  • Bhalpuwar Boka Mati (1995)

Translations of Works

  • Ancient Gongs (English)
  • Autumn and other landscapes (English)
  • Shoishyer Math Manush O Onyanyo (Bengali)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
LyricalRich in natural imagery
Recurring Motifs
LoveNatureHuman emotions

Health

  • Respiratory tract infection, Urinary tract infection
    晩年
    Cause of death

Legacy

Regarded as a mahaan kobi of Assamese literature, recipient of Sahitya Akademi Award, known as 'Sugandi Pakhilaar Kobi'.

In Popular Culture

  • Icon of Assamese poetry

Quotes

  • Tumi to janai ei kobir aaru eko nai. Etai mathou kamij taro shigo-shigo chilai.
    Source: Bhogali (1971) (1971)
  • Mrityuoto eta shilpo, jiwonar kathin shilto koto eti nirlobh bhaskoryo!
    Source: Unknown

Trivia

  • Nicknamed 'Sugandi Pakhilaar Kobi'.
  • Poetry editor of Prantik magazine for over three decades.