Rongbong Terang is a literary figure from

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. He is a Padmashree Awardee for his literary work ''Rongmilir Hanhi'' (1981). Rongbong Terang worked as an Assamese teacher in Diphu Govt. Boy High School. Then as an Assamese lecturer in Diphu Govt. College and acted as Principal-in-charge on 1 April 2000 and retired on 30 November 2002. He was also the president of Asam Sahitya Sabha for two terms. Terang was given Lifetime Achievement award at Pratidin Achiever Award 2021, Lummer Dai Award in 2019, he is conferred with Honorary DLitt from

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in May 2022.

Education

He studied in Lanka High School. He was in the first batch to pass out of the school. After that he completed his graduation from Nowgong College in Assamese as his honours. In 1966, he completed his post graduation from

Gauhati University Gauhati University, also known as GU, is a Collegiate university, collegiate public state university located in Guwahati, Assam, India. It was established on 26 January 1948 under the provisions of an Act enacted by the Assam Legislative Assem ...

Selected works

*Rongmilir Hahi (1981) *Srimad Bhagawad Gita (1986) *Samanway Prabah (1989) *Faringor Geet (1990) *Smritir Papori (1998) *Neela Orchid (2001) *Krantikalar Ashru (2005) *Jak Herowa Pakhi (2005) *Langsoliator Kukrung (2007)

Awards

*Asam Sahitya Sabha's Bishnu Rabha (1982) *Asom Prakashan Parishad (1983) *

Padma Shri Padma Shri (IAST: ''padma śrī''), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is conferr ...

(1989) * Assam Valley Literary Award (2008) *Asam Sahitya Sabha's Basudev Jalan award (2008) *Mahapurush Madhavdev (2008)

References

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