Mahim Bora
| Mahim Bora | |
|---|---|
| Born |
26 July, 1924 Sonitpur district, Assam |
| Occupation | Writer, Critic |
| Language | Assamese |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Education | M.A. in Assamese |
| Alma mater | Gauhati University |
Mahim Bora (Assamese: মহিম বৰা) (born 1924) is an Indian writer and educationist from Assam.[1] He was elected as a president of the Asam Sahitya Sabha held in 1989 at Doomdooma.[2] He was awarded with most notably with the Padma Shri, Sahitya Akademi Award and Assam Valley Literary Award.
Brief life
Mahim Bora was born at a tea estate of Sonitpur district. He is an M.A. in Assamese literature from Gauhati University and had been a teacher in the Nowgong College for most of his teaching career. He has now retired and lives at Nagaon. Bora spent a good part of his childhood in the culture-rich surroundings of rural Nagaon.
Works
Bora's chief anthology of poems is Rangajivya (The Red Dragon-fly;1978). In his short stories, he is an observer of folk and rural situations. He is a regular contributor of short stories to various periodicals.
- Short story collections
- Kathanibari Ghat (The Ferry Station of Kathanibari; 1961) on the theme of widowhood.[3]
- Bohubhuji Tribhuj (1967),
- Eai Nadir Sonte (1975),
- Mai Pippali Aru Puja (I, Pippali and Worship, 1967),
- Rati Phula Phul (The Flower that Blooms at Night, 1977) and
- Barayatri (The Bridegroom’s Party, 1980).
- Other stories
- Chakravat (Wheel-like),
- Much aru Manuh (The Fish and The Man),
- Top[4]
- Tinir Tini Gol.
- Putala Ghaiz and
- Herowa Digantara Maya.
Chinta Bichitra is a work on criticism.
Awards
- Padma Shri award in 2011 in the field of Literature and Education by the Government of India[5][6]
- Sahitya Akademi Award in 2001 for his novel Edhani Mahir Hahi.[7][8][9]
- Assam Valley Literary Award(1998)[10]
See also
- Assamese literature
- List of Asam Sahitya Sabha presidents
- List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Assamese
- List of Assamese-language poets
- List of Assamese writers with their pen names
References
- ↑ "Mahim Bora - Indian Review - Critiques and Writings from across India and the World over !: Literature". Indianreview.in. 2013-05-29. Retrieved 2013-06-10.
- ↑ "Axom Xahitya Xabha (The Literary Society of Assam) | Assam Portal". Assam.org. Retrieved 2013-06-10.
- ↑ "Kathanibari Ghat (English)". xobdo.org. 2011-09-05. Retrieved 2013-06-10.
- ↑ "Indian Review:Assamese Literature Short Stories: The Bait : Mahim Bora (Translated by Lalit Saikia)". Indianreview.in. 2013-05-31. Retrieved 2013-06-10.
- ↑ "Press Information Bureau English Releases". Pib.nic.in. Retrieved 2013-06-10.
- ↑ http://mha.nic.in/pdfs/Padma(E)2011.pdf. Retrieved 2013-06-10. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ TI Trade (2011-01-26). "The Assam Tribune Online". Assamtribune.com. Retrieved 2013-06-10.
- ↑ "Sahitya Academy Awards : Assamese Books & Authors". Indiapicks.com. Retrieved 2013-06-10.
- ↑ "Akademi Awards Information". Sahitya Akademi. Retrieved 2013-04-26.
- ↑ "Literary Awards". enajori.com. 2011-05-05. Retrieved 2013-06-10.
External links
- Read Translated Short Stories and Poems of Mahim Bora
- Read 4 Short Stories of Mahim Bora Translated by Lalit Saikis
- Indian Review congratulates Mahim Bora on Winning the Padma Shri