Mitradev Mahanta ( as, মিত্ৰদেৱ মহন্ত, 1894–1983) was a noted writer, dramatist, historical researcher, freedom fighter and actor from

Assam Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...

. He won the

Sangeet Natak Akademi Award Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (IPA: Saṅgīta Nāṭaka Akādamī Puraskāra), also known as the Akademi Puraskar, is an award given by the Sangeet Natak Akademi Sangeet Natak Akademi (The National Academy of Music, Dance and Drama in Englis ...

. He was the president of the

Assam Sahitya Sabha The Asam Sahitya Sabha (; Literary Society of Assam) is a non Government, non profit, literary organisation of Assam. It was founded in December 1917 in Assam, India to promote the culture of Assam and Assamese literature. A branch of the organi ...

in 1964 held at Digobi. He was born into Assamese Kalita caste at Letugram Xatra, Sarbaibandha at Jorhat, Assam on 13 June 1894.

Literary works

Published Assamese Books * Laklou Lani (লেকলৌ লানি) - 1915 * Biya Biporjoy (বিয়া বিপৰ্যয়) - 1924 * Gyan Lohori (জ্ঞান লহৰী) - 1924 * Chandrahar (চন্দ্ৰহাৰ) - 1925 * Dhurba (ধ্ৰুৱ) - 1925 * Mou Mohabharat - 1925 * Mohan Bhog (মোহন ভোগ) - 1925 etc. * Niboka Roja (নিবোকা ৰজা) - 1928

References

Asom Sahitya Sabha Presidents 1894 births Poets from Assam People from Jorhat district Assamese-language poets 1983 deaths Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award 20th-century Indian poets Dramatists and playwrights from Assam {{India-writer-stub