Chandra Prasad Saikia
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Chandra Prasad Saikia | |
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| Born | 8 July 1927 Jalukgaon, Jhanji, Sivasagar district, Assam |
| Died | 8 August 2006 (aged 79) |
| Occupation | Writer, Editor & Publisher |
| Language | Assamese |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Presidency College, Kolkata |
| Notable awards | Assam Valley Literary Award Sahitya Akademi Award Padma Bhushan |
| Children | Three |
Chandra Prasad Saikia (1927–2006) was a writer from Assam, India. He was the president of the Asam Sahitya Sabha held at Hajo and Jorhat district, Assam in 1999 and 2000, respectively.[1] Saikia was born on 8 July 1927 in Jalukgaon, Jhanji in Sivasagar district, Assam. After having primary education in Sivasagar he had left for Kolkata for higher education.
Literacy works
[edit]- Novels
- Edin
- Meghamallar
- Uttarkal
- Suryasnan
- Mandakranta
- Janmantar
- Maharathi
- Tore More Alokare Yatra
- Short story collections
- Mayamriga
- Nachpati Phool
- Chakrabat
- Angikar
- Chandra Prasad Saikiar Nirbachita Galpa
- Miscellaneous
- Dristikon
- Nirbachita Sampadakiya
- Americar Chithi
Saikia was also editor of various journals and newspapers, including Goriyoshi, The Assam Tribune, Prakash, Natun Dainik, and Asom Batori.
Awards and honours
[edit]- Assam Valley Literary Award
- Sahitya Akademi Award
- Padma Bhushan (2007)[2]
- Publication Board Award (2000).
See also
[edit]- Assamese literature
- History of Assamese literature
- List of Asam Sahitya Sabha presidents
- List of Assamese writers with their pen names
References
[edit]- ^ "Asam Sahitya Sabha is the foremost and the most popular organization of Assam". Vedanti.com. Archived from the original on 26 September 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
- ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
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