Jnanpith Award
1 appearances
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Edition 36 (2000) Winner
Mamoni Raisom Goswami
マモニ・ライソム・ゴスワミ
Mamoni Raisom Goswami
Aliases:
Indira Goswami / Mamoni Baideo
Pen Names:
Indira Goswami（Birth name）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1942-11-14 （Guwahati）
- Died
- 2011-11-29 （Guwahati, Assam） age 69
- Nationality
- Indian
- Languages
- Assamese
- Religion
- Vaishnavism
- Residence History
- Guwahati, Assam → Shillong → Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh → Delhi
Career
- Occupations
- writer, poet, professor, scholar, editor, activist
- Active Years
- 1956-2011
- Affiliations
- Modern Indian Languages & Literary Studies Department, University of Delhi
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cotton College | — | Assamese literature | — | — | India |
| Gauhati University | — | Assamese literature | 修士 | — | India |
| Handique Girls College | — | — | Intermediate Arts | — | India |
Cotton College
Assamese literature
Country:
India
Majored in Assamese literature
Gauhati University
Assamese literature
Degree:
修士
Country:
India
Master's degree in Assamese literature
Handique Girls College
Degree:
Intermediate Arts
Country:
India
Completed Intermediate Arts
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Sahitya Akademi Award | Mamore Dhora Tarowal | — | Sahitya Akademi | 受賞 |
| 2000 | Jnanpith Award | — | — | Jnanpith Award | 受賞 |
| 2002 | Padma Shri | — | — | Government of India | 受賞（辞退） |
| 2008 | Prince Claus Award | — | — | Prince Claus Fund | Principal Laureate |
Sahitya Akademi Award
1983
Work:
Mamore Dhora Tarowal
Organization:
Sahitya Akademi
Result:
受賞
Jnanpith Award
2000
Organization:
Jnanpith Award
Result:
受賞
Padma Shri
2002
Organization:
Government of India
Result:
受賞（辞退）
Prince Claus Award
2008
Organization:
Prince Claus Fund
Result:
Principal Laureate
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Moth Eaten Howdah of the Tusker
1988 NovelDepicts the plight of Assamese Brahmin widows in Sattra
Plight of widowsSocial change
Adaptations
- [Film] Adajya / Manju Borah (1996)
Translations
- The Moth Eaten Howdah of the Tusker
The Man from Chinnamasta
2005 NovelCritiques animal sacrifice in Kamakhya temple
Animal sacrificeReligious critique
Translations
- The Man from Chinnamasta
Pages Stained With Blood
2001 NovelDepicts the 1984 anti-Sikh riots
Anti-Sikh riotsViolence
Translations
- Pages Stained With Blood
Bibliography
- The Chenab's Current
- The Blue-Necked Braja
- Ahiron
- The Moth Eaten Howdah of a Tusker
- Pages Stained With Blood
- The Man from Chinnamasta
Adaptations
- Adajya (1996, based on The Moth Eaten Howdah)
- Words from the Mist (about her life)
Translations of Works
- The Moth Eaten Howdah of the Tusker (English)
- Pages Stained With Blood (English)
- The Man from Chinnamasta (English)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- RealismAutobiographical elementsSocial critique
- Recurring Motifs
- Plight of widowsDispossessedPeace and reconciliation
Health
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Depression幼少期からSuicide attempts, addiction to sleeping pills
Legacy
Celebrated Assamese writer, Jnanpith laureate, peace mediator in Assam insurgency
In Popular Culture
- Film Words from the Mist about her life
Trivia
- Popularly known as Mamoni Baideo
- Lived in Vrindavan after husband's death
- Mediated in Assam peace talks