Nalinidhar Bhattacharya
Indian poet and literary critic (1921–2016)
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Nalinidhar Bhattacharya (4 December 1921 – 1 September 2016)[1] was an Indian poet and literary critic from Assam. He won the Sahitya Akademi Award for his collection Mahat Oitijhya in 2002.[2]
Born4 December 1921
Jorhat, Assam
Died1 September 2016 (aged 94)
Occupation
- Poet, writer, professor
AwardsSahitya Akademi Award (2002)
Assam Valley Literary Award (2006)
Nalinidhar Bhattacharya | |
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| Born | 4 December 1921 Jorhat, Assam |
| Died | 1 September 2016 (aged 94) |
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| Awards | Sahitya Akademi Award (2002) Assam Valley Literary Award (2006) |
His younger brother Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya was also a writer, and a Sahitya Academy award and Jnanpith Award recipient.
Literary works
His published works include Serasalir Malita, Noni Asane Gharat, Mohot Aitaijya, etc.[2]
Awards
- Soviet Land Nehru Award (1983)
- Mrinalini Devi Award
- Sahitya Akademi award (2002)[3]
- Indian Language Parishad award
- Chagganlal Jain award
- Assam Valley Literary Award (2006)[4] etc.
- Sahityacharya honour by the Asam Sahitya Sabha (2010)[5][6]
- ‘Papari Kabi’ Ganesh Gogoi award[7]