Anuradha Sharma Pujari (born 1964) is an Assamese journalist and author.
She is the editor of ''Sadin'' and ''Satsori''. Her contributions to
Assamese literature
Assamese literature is the entire corpus of poetry, novels, short stories, plays, documents and other writings in the Assamese language. It also includes the literary works in the older forms of the language during its evolution to the contempor ...
include fiction and essays.
She lives in
Panjabari,
Guwahati
Guwahati () the largest 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 seat of the Government of Assam. Th ...
. Her first novel is ''Hriday Ek Bigyapan''.
Early life
Born in
Jorhat
Jorhat ( /) is a major city in Upper Assam division, Upper Assam and among the fastest growing urban centres in the state of Assam in India.
Etymology
Jorhat ("jor" means twin and "hat" means market) means two hats or mandis - "Masorhaat" and ...
, she studied sociology at the
Dibrugarh University
Dibrugarh University is a Collegiate University, collegiate public state university in the Indian state of Assam. It is the second oldest University in Assam and in North East India. It is a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universitie ...
, and journalism at the
Birla Institute of Liberal Arts and Management Sciences,
Kolkata
Kolkata, also known as Calcutta ( its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary ...
. She gained popularity with her column in
Letters from Kolkata in ''
Asom Bani'' weekly and fame with her novel ''
The Heart's a Showbiz''.
First published in 1998, it was hailed by
Homen Borgohain
Homen Borgohain (7 December 1932 – 12 May 2021) was an Assamese author and journalist. He was awarded the 1978 Sahitya Akademi Award in Assamese language for his novel ''Pita Putra''. He was also the President of Assam Sahitya Sabha from 2 ...
as a contemporary classic. His review said it raised some basic questions about modern Assamese life that no other writer had raised before.
The novel went on to printings of 14 editions.
Professional career
The author was the guest of honour at National bravery award presentation hosted by the Indian Council for Child Welfare, Assam, in collaboration with Ladies' and Children's Recreation Centre and the Kamrup District Council for Child Welfare at Hem Sishu Sadan in Guwahati. Anuradha Sharma Pujari's ''Hridoi Ek Bigyapan'' was, along with Amritjyoti Mahanta's first novel ''Adhagara Mahanogoror Probashi'', one of only two novels in Assamese "that deals with the glamorous world of media and communication in all its complexities".
Anuradha Sarma Pujari (born 1964) has been called "one of the most popular writers of this generation", and her work described as traversing "the varied textures of human conflict" and covering the tension between the society and the individual including explorations of femininity and "the gaps that exist between people in a relationship".
Bibliography
Novels
* ''
Hridoy Ek Bigyapon'' (
The Heart's a Showbiz), 1998.
* ''
Ejon Eshworor Sondhanot'' (''
In Search of a God)'', 1998.
* ''
Kanchan (novel)'', 2001. The novel depicts the life of a girl named kanchan who is incessantly cheated and sexually harassed by some narrow minded men folk.
* ''
Sahebpurar Borosun'' (
Rains of Sahebpura), 2003. This novel brings to light an adventurous journey of social workers specially in a village named sahebpura.
* ''
Boragee Nodir Ghat'' (
The Banks of Boragee River), 2004.
* ''
Nahoror Niribili Cha'' (
Shadows of Nahor), 2005. This can be termed as the diary of the writer while she was reading in Dibrugarh university. The characters she met and all the events that occurred on these two years are clearly mentioned in the book.
* ''
Raag-Anurag'',ৰাগ অনুৰাগ 2007.
* ''
Mereng'', 2010. The story of a strong woman named mereng or Indira Miri.
* ''
Son Harinor Chekur( Race of the golden deer)'',2012. This book is dedicated to the youths who are very serious and tensed about their career and often commit suicide when they failed. Life is a very interesting journey. It is too precious to be idled away. The book gives the message that the youths should dedicate themselves to what they like. Live every moment. Don't die before your death.
* ''
Nil Prajapati'' (Blue Butterflies), 2013. This book is full with many small problems and love between couples.
* ''
Jalachabi'', (2014). This book depicts how the problem of Alzheimer creates gap between old parents and their children.
Short story collections
* ''
Boxontor Gaan'' (
Spring-song), 1999.
* ''
Ejon Oxamajik Kobir Biography'' (
An Unsocial Poet's Biography), 2001
* ''
Catherinor Soite Eti Nirjon Duporia'' (
An Afternoon with Catherine), 2005
* ''
No Man's Land (short story collection)''
Autobiographical non-fiction
* ''
Kolikotar Cithi'' (
Letters from Calcutta), 1999.
* ''
Diary
A diary is a written or audiovisual memorable record, with discrete entries arranged by date reporting on what has happened over the course of a day or other period. Diaries have traditionally been handwritten but are now also often digita ...
'', 2001.
* ''
Autograph
An autograph is a person's own handwriting or signature. The word ''autograph'' comes from Ancient Greek (, ''autós'', "self" and , ''gráphō'', "write"), and can mean more specifically: Gove, Philip B. (ed.), 1981. ''Webster's Third New Intern ...
'', 2004.
* ''
American Charaikhanat Sanbad Basanta aru Bandhu''(essays)
* ''Alop Chinta Alop Gadya'' (Editoials Collection)
* ''Priya Manuh : Priya Katha'', 2013
Awards
*She won the
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 ...
2021 for her novel ' ইয়াত এখন অৰণ্য আছিল'.
References
External links
Op-Ed : Bharat Ratna and Sachin TendulkareBooks of Anuradha Sharma Pujari
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pujari, Anuradha Sharma
Poets from Assam
People from Jorhat district
1964 births
Living people
Novelists from Assam
Dibrugarh University alumni
Assamese-language poets
Journalists from Assam
Indian autobiographers
20th-century Indian short story writers
20th-century Indian novelists
20th-century Indian poets
Women writers from Assam
20th-century Indian women writers
Indian women journalists
Indian women novelists
Indian women poets
Indian women short story writers
21st-century Indian women writers
21st-century Indian novelists
Women autobiographers
Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Assamese