Nalinidhar Bhattacharya (4 December 1921 – 1 September 2016) was an Indian poet and

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from

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. He won the

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for his collection ''Mahat Oitijhya'' in 2002. His younger brother

Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya (14 October 1924 – 6 August 1997) was an Indian writer. He was one of the pioneers of modern Assamese literature. He was the first ever Assamese writer to receive the Jnanpith Award, which was awarded to him in th ...

was also a writer, who was a

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and

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recipient.

Literary works

His published works include Serasalir Malita, Noni Asane Gharat, Mohot Aitaijya, etc.

Awards

* Soviet Land Nehru Award (1983) * Mrinalini Devi Award *

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(2002) * Indian Language Parishad award * Chagganlal Jain award *

Assam Valley Literary Award The Assam Valley Literary Award () was conceived in the year 1990 by ''Williamson Magor Education Trust'' to honour creative writers who have enhanced Assamese literature. It is given to writers of Assam once a year. The award was instituted b ...

(2006) etc. * ''Sahityacharya'' honour by the

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(2010) * ‘Papari Kabi’ Ganesh Gogoi award

References

External links

The angry boy in the woods
a poem of the author at bipuljyoti.in.
Autobiography
at xahitya.org website. {{DEFAULTSORT:Bhattacharya, Nalinidhar 1921 births 2016 deaths Assamese-language poets Poets from Assam Writers from Northeast India Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Assamese Recipients of the Assam Valley Literary Award Indian male poets 20th-century Indian poets 21st-century Indian poets 20th-century Indian male writers 21st-century Indian male writers Writers from Assam

Literary works

Awards

See also

References

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