Hiren Bhattacharyya (28 July 1932 – 4 July 2012), popularly known as Hiruda, was an Indian

poet A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as such by others. A poet may simply be the creator ( thinker, songwriter, writer, or author) who creates (composes) poems (oral or w ...

and

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best for his works in the

Assamese literature Assamese literature ( as, অসমীয়া সাহিত্য, translit=ɔxɔmiya xaɦitjɔ}) is the entire corpus of poetry, novels, short stories, plays, documents and other writings in the Assamese language. It also includes the liter ...

. He had innumerable works published in Assamese and achieved many prizes and accolades for his poetry. In 2012, Bhattacharyya died at hospital due to undergoing treatment for lung and urinary infection since 14 June.

Biography

Bhattacharyya was born in

Jorhat Jorhat ( ) is one of the important cities and a growing urban centre in the state of Assam in India. Etymology Jorhat ("jor" means twin and "hat" means market) means two hats or mandis - "Masorhaat" and "Sowkihat" which existed on the opposite ...

Assam Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...

in the year 1932. After battling for life almost three months, he died on 4 July 2012 in

Guwahati Guwahati (, ; formerly rendered Gauhati, ) is the biggest city of the Indian state of Assam and also the largest metropolis in northeastern India. Dispur, the capital of Assam, is in the circuit city region located within Guwahati and is the ...

. He is survived by his wife and daughter.

Literary works

Bhattacharyya mainly worked in the field of Assamese poetry. He was the editor of several Assamese magazines and newspapers. Some of the newspapers he worked on are ''Chitrabon'', ''Monon'' and ''Antorik''. He was the poetry editor of the Assamese magazine

Prantik ''Prantik'' is a multi-topic Assamese language magazine published fortnightly from Guwahati since 1981. It plays a vital role in the socio-political lives of the people of Assam, India. The founding chief editor of the magazine was Bhabendran ...

for over three decades. ; Books He published anthologies of poetry include: * ৰৌদ্ৰ কামনা ''(Roudro Kamona),''(1968) * কবিতাৰ ৰ'দ ''(Kobitar Rod'' ), (1976) * তোমাৰ বাঁহী ''(Tomar Bahi)'' * সুগন্ধি পখিলা ''(Xugondhi Pokhilaa),'' (1981) * মোৰ দেশ আৰু প্ৰেমৰ কবিতা ''(Mor Desh aru Mor Premor Kobita),'' (1972) * বিভিন্ন দিনৰ কবিতা ''(Bibhinno Dinor Kobita)'' * শইচৰ পথাৰ মানুহ (''Shoichor Pothar Manuh'' ), (1991) * মোৰ প্ৰিয় বৰ্ণমালা ''(Mur Prio Bornomala),'' (1995) * ভালপোৱাৰ বুকু মাটি ''(Bhalpuwar Buka Mati),'' (1995) * ভালপোৱাৰ দিকচৌ বাটেৰে ''(Bhalpuwar Dikchou Batere),'' (2000) ; Collections of nursery rhymes * ল'ৰা ধেমালি ''(Lora Dhemali'' ) (1991) * অকন ধেমালি ''(Akon Dhemali'' )(1991) ; Others * Ancient Gongs (English Translation) * জোনাকী মন ও অন্যান্য (Jonaki Mon O Onyano) etc. (Bengali Translation) * Autumn and other landscapes (Translated to English) Few sample stanzas from his famous Assamese poems are:

Awards

#Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad Award in 1993. # Bishnu Rabha Award, 1985 # Rajaji Puroskar, 1984-85 awarded by Bharatiya Bidya Bhawan # Soviet Desh Neheru Award, 1987 #

Sahitya Akademi Award The Sahitya Akademi Award is a literary honour in India, which the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, annually confers on writers of the most outstanding books of literary merit published in any of the 22 languages of the ...

in 1992 for his anthology of poems 'Saichor Pathar Manuh'. # Assam Valley Literary Award, (Asom Upotyoka Sahitya Bota) 2000 awarded by Megor Sikhya Nyash

References

External links

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
Some of his poems in audio format
sung by Pulok Benarjee ; Book Search
Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: A-Devo - Google Books Result
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