Hiren Bhattacharyya
| Hiren Bhattacharyya হীৰেন ভট্টাচাৰ্য |
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| Born | 28 July 1932[1] Jorhat, Assam |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist.[2] Guwahati, Assam |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Other names | Hiruda Sugandhi Pokhilar Kobi Prem aru Rodalir Kobi |
| Known for | Poet |
| Spouse(s) | Parul Devi |
| Children | 1 daughter |
| Parent(s) | Tirthanath Bhattacharyya and Snehalata Bhattacharyya |
| Awards | Sahitya Akademi Award |
Hiren Bhattacharyya (Assamese: হীৰেন ভট্টাচাৰ্য) (28 July 1932 – 4 July 2012) was one of the best known poets working in the Assamese language. He had innumerable works published in Assamese and achieved many prizes and accolades for his poetry. He is known as Hiruda[3] (Assamese: হীৰুদা) among his fans. Prem aru Rodalir Kobi (Poet of Love and Sunshine) (Assamese: প্ৰেম আৰু ৰ'দালিৰ কবি) is his other name in the Assamese literature.
Biography
Bhattacharyya was born in Jorhat district at Assam in the year 1932. His father was Tirthanath Bhattacharyya and his mother was Snehalata Bhattacharyya. His father was a jailer, and as such as a child he was roamed all over Assam with his family and that was his first inspiration to become a poet. After battling for life almost three months, he died at 11:30 AM on 4 July 2012 in Guwahati, Assam.[4]
Literary works
Bhattacharyya mainly worked in the field of Assamese poetry. He was the editor of several Assamese magazines and newspapers. Some of the magazines he worked on are Chitrabon, Monon and Antorik. He was the poetry editor of the Assamese magazine Prantik for over three decades.[5]
- Books
His published anthologies of poetry include:
- Roudro Kamona (1968)
- Kobitar Rod (1976)
- Tomar Bahi
- Xugondhi Pokhilaa (1981)
- Mor Desh aru Mor Premor Kobita (1972)[1]
- Bibhinno Dinor Kobita
- Shoichor Pothar Manuh (1991)
- Mur Prio Bornomala (1995)
- Bhalpuwar Buka Mati' (1995)
- Bhalpuwar Dikcou Batere (2000)
- Collections of nursery rhymes
- Lora Dhemali (1991)
- Akon Dhemali (1991)
- Others-
- Ancient Gongs, (English Translation)
- Jonaki Mon O Onyano etc. (Bengali Translation)
Few sample stanzas from the famous poems are :
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Chuliot Rupali Rong Lagise
Beya Nedekhi Lagok
Sonali Khini Mosi Nidiba Buku Juri Thakok...
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Mrityutow ata shilpo,
jibonor kothin shilot kota nirlohb bhaskarjya
Awards
- Baharatiya Bhasha Parishad Award in 1993.
- Bishnu Rava Bota, 1958
- Rajaji Puroskar, 1984-85 awarded by Bharatiya Bidya Bhawan
- Soviet Desh Neheru Bota, 1987[5]
- Sahitya Akademi Award in 1992 for his anthology of poems 'Saichor Pathar Manuh'.[5]
- Assam Valley Literary Award, (Asom Upotyoka Sahitya Bota) 2000 awarded by Megor Sikhya Nyash[5]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Amar Asom Newspaper, Date: 5 July 2012, Accessdate=2012-07-04, Thursday
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External links
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- Blogger page of the Author
- His Poems at Xofura
- Oxom Yearbook 2003, Xoraaighaat Prokaaxon, December 2003
- http://www.poetrytranslation.org/poets/hiren-bhattacharjya
- Audio links
- Book Search
- EngvarB from May 2014
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- Commons category link from Wikidata
- 1932 births
- Assamese-language poets
- People from Jorhat district
- 2012 deaths
- Assamese literature
- Deaths from lung disease
- Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Assamese
- Recipients of the Assam Valley Literary Award
- 20th-century Indian poets
