Jyoti Prasad Saikia
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Jyoti Prasad Saikia started his career as a journalist in Tripura writing on Bangladesh events in 1970-72. Later, he joined the Government of Assam, and held numerous senior and vital positions; he retired from the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) in December, 2005. He was also in the high level Assam Administrative Reforms Commission. He is credited with many popular titles including the Land of Seven Sisters, a coinage that has caught on, stage and radio plays, films/documentaries for the small screen, creative writings in Assamese, Bengali, English. At present, he is writing regular columns and working on proposed serious titles on Northeast India