Nalinidhar Bhattacharya

Nalinidhar Bhattacharya
Born 4 December 1921
Occupation Poet
Writer
Professor

Nalinidhar Bhattacharya (Assamese: নলিনীধৰ ভট্টাচাৰ্য) (born 4 December 1921) is a poet and literary critic from Assam. He is regarded as one of the important poets of the Jayanti era in Assamese literature. Bhattacharya is the elder brother of Dr. Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya, who was the youngest Sahitya Academy award winner and also the recipient of the Jnanpith Award.

Education

Bhattacharya passed his HSLC examination in 1940 from Kakojan High School in Jorhat. He completed his intermediate in 1942 from JB College, Jorhat and went on to complete his BA privately, after which he did his Masters in Assamese.[1]

Career

Beginning his career as a teacher in Kakojan High School, Bhattacharya was lecturer at St. Anthony’s College, Shillong from 1960 to 1963. He also served as lecturer in Arya Vidyapeeth College of Guwahati and retired from the same college in 1983. Bhattacharya’s many publications bear testimony to the fact that his forte lies in poetry and literary essays.[1]

Literary Works

His published works include Serasalir Malita, Noni Asane Gharat, Mohot Aitaijya, etc. He has penned five anthologies of Assamese poems — Ali Kuwoli (1979), Charshalir Malita (1983), Aahot Xapun (1983), Noni Asone Ghorot and Biday Phulor Din (2002). He has also voluminously produced literary essays and translated works, which were published in significant literary journals of Assam. Five collections of his literary essays have also been published.[1] He was honoured with the prestigious Sahitya Akademi Award in 2002 for his collection of literary works — Mahat Oitijhya. He has also served as the president of Diphu Asom Sahitya Sabha Kabi Sammelan.[1]

Awards

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Assam Valley award for teacher & poet". The Telegraph. January 1, 2007. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
  2. ↑ "Nalinidhar Bhattacharya receives Assam Valley Literary Award". News.webindia123.com. 2007-01-01. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
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  6. ↑ TI Trade (2010-08-26). "The Assam Tribune Online". Assamtribune.com. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
  7. ↑ TI Trade. "The Assam Tribune online". Assamtribune.com. Retrieved 2013-04-09.

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