Sameer Tanti (born 6 February 1955) is an Assamese language poet from India. He is the 2012 winner of the

Assam Valley Literary Award The Assam Valley Literary Award ( as, অসম উপত্যকা সাহিত্য বঁটা) was conceived in the year 1990 by ''Williamson Magor Education Trust'' to honour creative writers who have enhanced Assamese literature. It ...

Biography

Sameer Tant was born on 6 February 1955 at Behora, Mikirchang tea estate in the Karbi Anglong district of Assam, India. He studied at Bihora Mikirchang P primary school in Golaghat, higher secondary from

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Government College, graduation in English literature from

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college and Master's degree in English from Gauhati University in 1983. He worked as a faculty member at Saraighat College before working as a translator with an English daily newspaper in Guwahati and then as a tourist information officer in the Department of Tourism, Government of Assam.

Works

Sameer Tanti has written fourteen poetry books, four critical essays, and two translations of African and Japanese books. he has also edited two short story collections. In his works he strives to bridge the growing disparity among different sections of society. He has presented his poetry at several international forums like Indian Poetry Festival (1987), Asian Poetry Festival (1988) and World Poetry Festival (1989).

Awards

* 2012 :-

* 2016 :- Padmanath Vidyabinod Literary Award * 2017 :- Ramanath Bhattacharya Foundation Literary Award * 2019 :- Shortlisted for Sahitya Akademi Award for his book "Kayakolper Bela"

Bibliography

* 1985 :- Yuddha Bhumir Kabitaa * Shokakul Upatyaka * Tej Andhaaror Nao * Somoy, Sabda, Sapon * 2001 :- Kadam Phular Raati * 2012 :- Ananda Aru Bedonaar Baivab * 2013 :- Bishad Sangeet

References

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