Assam Valley Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 28 (2017) Winner
Rita Chowdhury
リタ・チョウドゥリー
Rita Chowdhury
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1960-08-17 （Tirap district, Arunachal Pradesh, India）
- Died
- :null
- Nationality
- India
- Languages
- Assamese
- Residence History
- Guwahati, Assam, India
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Poet, Editor, Lecturer, Associate Professor
- Active Years
- 1981-
- Affiliations
- National Book Trust (former director), Gariyoshi (editor), Adharxila (founder)
- Influenced By
- Bankim Chandra, Lakshminath Bezbarua, Sarat Chandra, Rabindranath Tagore, Jyoti Prasad Agarwala
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cotton College | — | Political Science Department | B.A. | — | India |
| Gauhati University | — | Political Science | M.A. | — | India |
| Gauhati University | — | Assamese | M.A. | — | India |
| Gauhati University | — | — | LL.B. | — | India |
| Gauhati University | — | Comparative Literature | Ph.D. | — | India |
Cotton College
Political Science Department
Degree:
B.A.
Year of Graduation:
1982
Country:
India
B.A. in Political Science
Gauhati University
Political Science
Degree:
M.A.
Country:
India
M.A. in Political Science
Gauhati University
Assamese
Degree:
M.A.
Country:
India
M.A. in Assamese
Gauhati University
Degree:
LL.B.
Year of Graduation:
1990
Country:
India
LLB
Gauhati University
Comparative Literature
Degree:
Ph.D.
Year of Graduation:
2005
Country:
India
Society and Women psychology depicted in Nirupama Borgohain and Ashapurna Devi's Novels: a Comparative Study
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Sahitya Akademi Award | Deo Langkhui | — | Sahitya Akademi | 受賞 |
| 1981 | Assam Sahitya Sabha Award | Abirata Jatra | — | Assam Sahitya Sabha | 受賞 |
| 2017 | Assam Valley Literary Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Sahitya Akademi Award
2008
Work:
Deo Langkhui
Organization:
Sahitya Akademi
Result:
受賞
Assam Sahitya Sabha Award
1981
Work:
Abirata Jatra
Organization:
Assam Sahitya Sabha
Result:
受賞
Assam Valley Literary Award
2017
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Deo Langkhui
2005 Historical fictionNovel based on the Tiwa (Lalung) people of Assam
Tiwa tribeIdentity
Translations
- English: The Divine Sword (2024)
Makam
2010 Historical fictionStory of Assamese people of Chinese origin during Sino-Indian War
Chinese diaspora1962 Sino-Indian War
Translations
- English: Chinatown Days (2018)
Bibliography
- Abirata Jatra (1981)
- Tirthabhumi (1988)
- Maha Jibanar Adharshila (1993)
Translations by Author
- Makam (English: Chinatown Days)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Historical fictionPoetic expression
- Recurring Motifs
- Assamese identityMigration and diasporaWomen psychology
Legacy
Prominent Assamese writer, Sahitya Akademi Award winner, known for depicting history of Chinese-Assamese community.
Trivia
- Married to politician Chandra Mohan Patowary
- Participated in Assam Movement and was jailed
- Sister's death from cerebral malaria influenced her writing