Arupa Kalita Patangia
| Arupa Patangia Kalita |
|---|
Arupa Kalita Patangia (aka Arupa Patangia Kalita, Assamese: অৰূপা কলিতা পতংগীয়া) is an Assamese novelists and short story writer and known for her fiction writing in Assamese.[1][2] Her literary awards include: the Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad award, the Katha Prize and the Prabina Saikia Award. In 2014, she received the prestigious Sahitya Akademi Award for her short stories book named Mariam Austin Othoba Hira Barua.[3]
Biography
Arupa completed her Ph.D. from Gauhati University on Pearl S. Buck’s women characters.[4] Arupa Patangia Kalita teaches English at Tangla College, Darrang, Assam.[2]
Literary works
She has more than ten novels and short story collections to her credit. Some of these include:[2][5]-
- Novels
- Mriganabhi (1987),
- Ayananta
- Millenniumar Sapon (2002)
- Marubhumit Menaka Aru Anyanya,
- Kaitat Keteki,
- Rongamatir Paharto
- Felanee etc.
- Short Stories
- Mariam Austin Othoba Hira Barua
- Translated novels
- Dawn: A Novel, an English translation of Ayananta by Ranjita Biswas, was published by Zubaan, New Delhi. It has also been translated into Hindu.
- Felanee, another important novel, was translated into English by Deepika Phukan (also published by Zubaan) and shortlisted for the Crossword Book Award.[6]
- The Invitation is an English translation, by Arunabha Bhuyan, of Patangia Kalita's Assamese work Handpicked Fictions.
She released a collection of her short-stories, Alekjaan Banur Jaan, at the 20th Guwahati Book Fair.[7] Her short stories have been translated into several languages, including English, Hindi, and Bengali.[6]
A leading feminist from the North-East, she also writes extensively on questions of women and society.
Awards
Kalita's literary awards include:[8]
- Sahitya Akademi Award (2014),
- Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad Award,
- Katha Prize
- Prabina Saikia Award.[9]
She famously declined an award from the Asam Sahitya Sabha, on grounds of it being in the 'women-only' category.[10]
References
- ↑ "Arupa Patangia Kalita". Samanvayindianlanguagesfestival.org. Retrieved 2013-06-14.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Women's Writing". Womenswriting.com. Retrieved 2013-06-14.
- ↑ "The Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2014-12-20. Retrieved 2015-01-06.
- ↑ "Arupa Patangia Kalita". Samanvayindianlanguagesfestival.org. Retrieved 2013-06-14.
- ↑ Friday, Jun 14, 2013 (2013-04-06). "Arupa Patangia Kalita gets Prabina Saikia award News - By assamonline.in". News.assamonline.in. Retrieved 2013-06-14.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Felanee by Arupa Kalita Patangia Translated by Deepika PhukanKanvas Journal". Kanvasjournal.com. Retrieved 2013-06-14.
- ↑ "The Telegraph - Calcutta : Guwahati". Telegraphindia.com. 2006-01-14. Retrieved 2013-06-14.
- ↑ "Arupa Patangia Kalita". Samanvayindianlanguagesfestival.org. Retrieved 2013-06-14.
- ↑ TI Trade (2013-04-06). "The Assam Tribune Online". Assamtribune.com. Retrieved 2013-06-14.
- ↑ "Arupa Patangia Kalita". Samanvayindianlanguagesfestival.org. Retrieved 2013-06-14.
External links
- Works by or about Arupa Kalita Patangia in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
- The daughter, the wife and the mother , a short story by the author at bipuljyoti.in.
- a Review of novel Dawn by Arupa Kalita Patangia at scribblesofsoul.com.
- a Review of novel Felanee at womensweb.in.