Maharisi Kamlakanta, a fiery exponent of Nationalism, wrote a poem in the last decade of the 19th century where he condemns the young men of Assam for parading their knowledge of foreign poets, ignoring their own. In the list of … [Read the rest...] “Shakespeare in Assamese | Navakanta Barua”
Navakanta Barua
Nabakanta Barua (29 December 1926 – 14 July 2002) was a prominent Assamese novelist and poet. He was also known as Ekhud Kokaideu. As Sima Dutta he wrote many poems in his early life. He also won the following awards
- 1974: Assam Prakashan Parisod Award, Mur aru Prithibir
- 1975: Sahitya Akademi Award to Assamese Writers, Kokadeutar Har
- 1976: Padma Bhushan, Literature & Education
- 1993: Assam Valley Literary Award
- 1998: Kamal Kumari National Award