Chandra Prasad Saikia (1927–2006) was a writer from
Assam, India. He was the president of the
Asam Sahitya Sabha held at
Hajo and
Jorhat district
Jorhat (pron: ˈʤɔ:(r)ˌhɑ:t) is an administrative district of the Indian state of Assam situated in the central part of the Brahmaputra Valley. The district is bounded by Majuli on north, Nagaland state on the south, Charaideo on the east and ...
, Assam in 1999 and 2000, respectively.
Saikia was born on 8 July 1927 in
Jalukgaon,
Jhanji in Sivasagar district, Assam. After having primary education in Sivasagar he had left for
Kolkata for higher education.
Literacy Works
; Novels
* ''Edin''
* ''Meghamallar''
* ''Uttarkal''
* ''Suryasnan''
* ''Mandakranta''
* ''Janmantar''
* ''Maharathi''
* ''Tore More Alokare Yatra''
;Short story collections
* ''Mayamriga''
* ''Nachpati Phool''
* ''Chakrabat''
* ''Angikar''
* ''Chandra Prasad Saikiar Nirbachita Galpa''
; Miscellaneous
* ''Dristikon''
* ''Nirbachita Sampadakiya''
* ''Americar Chithi''
Saikia was also editor of various journals and newspapers, including ''
Goriyoshi'', ''
The Assam Tribune'', ''Prakash'', ''Natun Dainik'', and ''Asom Batori''.
Awards and honours
*
Assam Valley Literary Award
*
Sahitya Akademi Award
*
Padma Bhushan (2007)
* Publication Board Award (2000).
See also
*
Assamese literature
*
History of Assamese literature
Assamese is part of the easternmost group of the Indo-Aryan languages. History of Assamese literature can largely be classified into three periods, including: Early Assamese period (6th to 15th century A.D.), Middle Assamese period (17th to 19th ...
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List of Asam Sahitya Sabha presidents
Asam Sahitya Sabha ( as, অসম সাহিত্য সভা), Ôxôm Xahityô Xôbha or "Assam Literary Society") was founded in 1917 in Assam, India to promote the culture of Assam and Assamese literature.
Except regular biennially sea ...
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List of Assamese writers with their pen names
References
Novelists from Assam
Asom Sahitya Sabha Presidents
1927 births
2006 deaths
People from Sivasagar district
Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in literature & education
Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Assamese
Recipients of the Assam Valley Literary Award
20th-century Indian novelists
20th-century Indian short story writers
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