Nirmal Prabha Bordoloi (1932/1933 – 1 June 2004) was an Indian poet, lyricist and folklorist associated with
Assamese literature. She was president of the
Asam Sahitya Sabha in 1991 held at
Dudhnoi
Dudhnoi is a taluk in Goalpara district, Assam, India.
Geography
It is located at at an elevation of 44 m above MSL.
River: Dudhnoi River, a tributary of Brahmaputra river.
Location
National Highway 37,( Panchratna (near Goalpara) across ...
in
Goalpara district
Goalpara district is an administrative district of the Indian state of Assam.
History
It was a princely state ruled by the Koch kings and the then ruler of the undivided kingdom. Today the erstwhile Goalpara district is divided into Kokrajhar ...
.
She received several awards including
Sahitya Akademi Award in 1983 for her poetry book ''Sudirgha Din Aru Ritu'', the President's Award in 1957 for children's literature and the Asam Sahitya Sabha award twice in 1977 and 1989 for her non-fiction books 'Dinar Pisat Din' and 'Debi', respectively. She was conferred the 'Saraswati Sanman' title in 1987.
Life and career
Bordoloi was
married as a child at the age of 11. She wrote over 54 Assamese and English books and numerous songs. Notable among these are ''Kabita: Bon Faringar Rong'', ''Samipesu'', ''Antarang'', ''Asamar Luko Sangonskriti'', ''Siba'', ''Asamar Luko Kabita''.
Her first collection of poems was 'Bon Faringar Rang'.
Some other collection of poems :
''Dinor Pasot Din''
''Samipehu''
''Antaranga''
''Sudirgha Din Aru Ritu''
Song collections :
''Xunboroniya Aai''
''Xuriya Geet''
Other literary works:
''Devi''
''Shiva''
''Surjya''
She died on 1 June 2004 at the age of 71.
See also
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Assamese literature
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List of people from Assam
This is a list of notable people from Assam, India.
Administrators, diplomats and justices
Academicians and scholars
Performing arts
Actors and models
Film directors
Musicians
Activists
* Kiran Bala Bora, freedom fighter and social ac ...
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List of Asam Sahitya Sabha presidents
Asam Sahitya Sabha ( as, অসম সাহিত্য সভা), Ôxôm Xahityô Xôbha or "Assam Literary Society") was founded in 1917 in Assam, India to promote the culture of Assam and Assamese literature.
Except regular biennially sea ...
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List of Assamese writers with their pen names
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List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Assamese
References
External links
An interview with the authorat bipuljyoti.in.
1930s births
2004 deaths
Assamese-language poets
Asom Sahitya Sabha Presidents
Poets from Assam
Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Assamese
Indian women poets
20th-century Indian poets
20th-century Indian women writers
Women writers from Assam
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