Nirmal Prabha Bordoloi

Nirmal Prabha Bordoloi (1932/1933 – 1 June 2004) was an eminent Indian poet, lyricist and folklorist associated with Assamese literature. She was the president of the Asam Sahitya Sabha in 1991 held at Dudhnoi in Goalpara district of Assam.[1] She was honoured with many notable awards like Sahitya Akademi Award in 1983 for her poetry book Sudirgha Din Aru Ritu, President award in 1957 for children's literature and the Asam Sahitya Sabha award twice in 1977 and 1989 for her scholarly non-fiction books `Dinar Pisat Din' and `Debi', respectively. She was conferred the `Saraswati Sanman' title in 1987.[2]

Nirmal Prabha Bordoloi
Born1932/1933
Died (aged 71)
Guwahati
Resting placeGuwahati
OccupationPoet, lyricist
LanguageAssamese
EducationMA PhD
Alma materGauhati University
SubjectAssamese
Notable works`Kabita: Mon Faringar Rong', `Samipesu', `Antarang', `Asamar Luko Sangonskriti', `Siba', `Asamar Luko Kabita'
Notable awardsSahitya Akademi Award
Children1
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Life and career

Bordoloi was married as a child at the age of 11. She acquired her degrees after that. She became a mother at the age of 13 to a daughter. Bordoloi wrote over 54 Assamese and English books and thousands of songs. Prominent among the books are `Kabita: Mon Faringar Rong', `Samipesu', `Antarang', `Asamar Luko Sangonskriti', `Siba', `Asamar Luko Kabita'. She was the head of the Assamese department of Gauhati University. Bordoloi died on 1 June 2004 at the age of 71.[2]

See also

References
  1. "Asam Sahitya Sabha is the foremost and the most popular organization of Assam". Vedanti.com. Archived from the original on 26 September 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
  2. "Litterateur Nirmal Prabha Bordoloi dead". outlookindia.com. Retrieved 21 June 2013.


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