Jogesh Das ( as, যোগেশ দাস; 1 April 1927 – 9 September 1999) was an Indian short-story writer and novelist from

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. He was born in 1927. He won the

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for his book ''Prithivir Oxukh''. He was also associated with many cultural organization including the

Asom Sahitya Sabha The Asam Sahitya Sabha (; Literary Society of Assam) is a non Government, non profit, literary organisation of Assam. It was founded in December 1917 in Assam, India to promote the culture of Assam and Assamese literature. A branch of the organi ...

Education and career

Das completed his

M.A A Master of Arts ( la, Magister Artium or ''Artium Magister''; abbreviated MA, M.A., AM, or A.M.) is the holder of a master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is usually contrasted with that of Master of Science. Tho ...

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 ...

from

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in 1953 and then started working as a journalist.Das became the first

Sonowal Kachari The Sonowal Kachari ( as, Xonowāl Kosāree) are one of the indigenous peoples of the state of Assam in Northeast India. They are of Tibeto-Burman origin, and are closely associated with the other ethnic groups of Assam which are commonly refe ...

to be elected as the president of the

As a writer

Das emerged as a fiction writer in the early fifties. He has written short stories and novels with equal distinction. His first novel ''Kolpotuwar Mrityu'' was published in 1953. His second novel ''Daawor aru nai'' published in the year 1955 established him as a influential novelist. The book has been translated into numerous other Indian languages by the

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. His short-story collection ''Prithivir Oxukh'' brought him the prestigious

. His " Folklore of Assam" which was originally written in English and later translated into other Indian languages, is a simple and comprehensive book on Assamese folklore.

Literary works

Some of his notable works are:

Novels

*1953: ''Kolpotuwar Mrityu'' (Death of Kolpotuwa) *1955: ''Daawor aaru naai'' (No more cloud is there) *1959: ''Jonakir Jui'' (Flame of the Firefly) *1963: ''Nirupai-Nirupai'' (Helpless... Helpless) *1965: ''Emuthi Dhuli'' (A Handful of Dust) *1967: ''Haazaar Phul'' (Thousands of Flowers) *1972: ''Nedekha Juir Dhowa'' (Smoke of an unseen fire) *1972: ''Obidha'' (Illegitimate) *1977: ''Naresh Maloti Aru'' (Naresh, Maloti and...)

Story books

*1956: ''Popiya Tora'' (Falling Star) *1958: ''Andharor Are Are'' (Under the Shadow of Darkness) *1961: ''Triveni'' (Confluence of Three) *1963: ''Modaror Bedona'' (Grief of the Sunshine Tree) *1965: ''Haazaar Lokor Bhir'' (A crowd of thousands)

English books

*1972: ''Folklore of Assam''

Awards

*In 1980, Das received the prestigious

for his collection of short stories ''Prithivir Oxukh''. *In 1994 Das received the Assam Valley Literary Award for his contribution to Assamese literature.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Das, Jogesh 1927 births 1999 deaths Indian lecturers Novelists from Assam Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Assamese Indian male novelists Writers from Northeast India Asom Sahitya Sabha Presidents Recipients of the Assam Valley Literary Award 20th-century Indian novelists 20th-century Indian male writers 20th-century Indian short story writers