Biography
Nirupama Tamuli was born inCareer
Journalism
Borgohain worked as a lecturer of English at various colleges, as well as editor of ''Saptahik Sanchipat'' and ''Chitrangada''. Between 1968 and 1980, Borgohain worked at the weekly magazine ''Saptahik Neelachal'', which she was responsible for developing into one of the most influential in Assam. From 1979–85, there was a socio-political movement in Assam against the influx of alleged illegal immigrants from Bangladesh, and several camps were attacked by the activists. Borgohain's investigation into these attacks resulted in essays that led to her controversial sacking from the magazine.Literary
Borgohain began publishing short stories under the pseudonym Neelima Devi in the journal ''Ramdhenu''. Some of her works are ''Anek Akas'' (''Many Skies'', 1961), ''Jalachabi'' (''Movie'', 1966), ''Sunyatar Kavya'' (''Poems of Emptiness'', 1969). Borgohain's first novel ''Sei Nadi Niravadhi'' (''The River Keeps Flowing'') was published in 1963. This intertwined the story of a woman with the fate of a river, while ''Ejan Budha Manuh'' (''An Old Man'', 1966) centred on the relationship between a father and son, laying bare the tensions fraying it owing to an inter-caste marriage. Her feminist novels ''Dinor Pisot Dinor'' (1968), ''Anya Jivan'' (1986) and ''Champavati'' were noted for their sympathetic portrayals of women facing up to oppressive social mores and the patriarchy. Meanwhile, the degradation faced by the indigent, owing to rural migration as well as the breakdown of the old established social orders, was acutely described in her ''Dinor Pisot Dinor'' as well as ''Bhabhishat Rongat Surya'' (1980). ''Iparor Ghor Siparor Ghor'' (''Houses of This Side and That'', 1979) again depicted the migration of rural folks to urban areas in search of a better life; the tale was told in a naturalistic form, realistic but suffused with pessimism. Borgohain's ''Abhiyatri'' (1995) was aSelected works
Novels
* Aei Nodi Niravadhi (1963) * Dinor Pisot Din (1968) * Antah Shrota (1969) * Hridoy Eta Nirjon Dweep (1970) * Samanya Asamanya (1971) * Cactus Phul (1976) * Iparor Ghor Siparor Ghor (1979) * Bhabishyot Ronga Surjya (1980) * Anya Jibon (1986) * Champabati (1990) * * Barasun (2011)Short stories
*Autobiography
* Vishwas Aru Sanshayar MajediAwards and recognition
Borgohain has received numerous accolades for her literary achievements. * Asam Sahitya Sabha's Hem Baruah Award, 1983 * Asam Sahitya Sabha's Basanti Devi Award, 1988 * Sahitya Akademi Award, 1996 * Assam Valley Literary Award, 2004 * Asam Sahitya Sabha's Prajnaratna, 2012References
Bibliography
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