A slightly fictionalised account of how we prepared for the last award presentation ceremony, the many worries, and how everything fell in place eventually.
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Showing posts with label Munin Barkotoki Memorial Trust. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Munin Barkotoki Memorial Trust. Show all posts
Thursday, 4 March 2021
Monday, 13 July 2020
Not about his poetry
He had surprised us all when he said, ‘I don’t care too much about poetry. What I care most about is human relationships.’
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| This photo is from 10th April 2023 |
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Sunday, 13 December 2015
What a year!
2015 will
go down in the personal story of my life as a really momentous year where many
things happened... after a long stagnation this was the year when things
finally fell in place. Three of the most important landmarks:
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Wednesday, 21 October 2015
After the end of the centenary celebrations
These last twelve months have been very full with various activities in connection with my father's birth centenary celebrations. Looking back after the end of the final event on Baba's 101st birthday, Kati Bihu day, the 18th October 2015, I have mixed feelings...
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Thursday, 9 April 2015
Tuesday, 10 February 2015
A catalogue of failures
This last year has been a lesson for me -- I had started out with a number of projects related to celebrating my father's birth centenary. What has become of some of them in the course of the year is a veritable catalogue of things that went wrong and proof of the fact that perhaps the problem does not lie out there but somehwere within me... perhaps I have become a misfit in this world I thought was and which I still call my home.
Some details follow...
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Sunday, 28 December 2014
Munin Barkataki award 2014
GUWAHATI, Dec 27 2014 – The Munin Barkataki Memorial Trust has announced the ‘Munin Barkataki Award’ for ther year 2014. This year the award has been given jointly to Tulika Saikia for her novel Charixal Gosanir Tez and Dibyajyoti Bora for his poetry collection Topani respectively. The awards will be presented in a special function as a part of the Birth Centenary Celebration of Munin Barkataki to be held on February 28, 2015.
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Wednesday, 1 January 2014
Munin Barkotoki Awards, 2013
GUWAHATI, Dec 31. 2013 – The Munin Barkotoki Memorial Trust has announced
the Munin Barkotoki Award for the year 2013. Poet Mridul Haloi gets the award for his collection of poems Akole Aaso Kushale Aaso and story writer Apu Bharadwaj gets the award for his story collection Mostiskar Cinema. The cash amount for the award has been increased to Rs 40,000 said a press release.
Three other promising writers to be honoured by the trust include Suresh Ranjan Goduka for his poem collection Eta Sadhukothar Arombhani, Chandana Pathak for her story collection Antir Goli and Pankaj Kumar Dutta for his story collection Fugu Maasor Maasuoi. Altogether 35 writers have been awarded the Munin Barkotoki Award since 1995, said a press statement.
Three other promising writers to be honoured by the trust include Suresh Ranjan Goduka for his poem collection Eta Sadhukothar Arombhani, Chandana Pathak for her story collection Antir Goli and Pankaj Kumar Dutta for his story collection Fugu Maasor Maasuoi. Altogether 35 writers have been awarded the Munin Barkotoki Award since 1995, said a press statement.
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Tuesday, 25 December 2012
Munin Barkotoki Award 2012
Guwahati Dec 24, 2012. The Munin Barkotoki Memorial Trust has decided to confer the Munin Barkotoki Award, 2012 to Sanjibpaul Deka for his story collection Ei Pine Ki Aase and Sharmistha Pritam for her autobiography Aatmakatha, stated a press release. The award carries Rs 30,000 in cash. The award will be given at a function to be held on March 2, 2013 at the Vivekananda Kendra auditorium.
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Saturday, 5 March 2011
Munin Barkotoki Award Meeting
My first thoughts after the Munin Barkotoki Award Meeting on 5th March 2011
The Munin Barkotoki Awards for 2009 and 2010 were given away by distinguished Asamiya literateur Arun Sarma, in the presence, amongst many others, of distinguished Manipuri poet Robin Ngangom and my mother Renuka Devi Barkatati in a well-attended meeting at the Lakhiram Barooah Sadan in Guwahati. Arun Sarma khura spoke eloquently and very emotionally about his personal assocation with Baba and read out a few excerpts from Baba's Bismrita Byatikram. Robin Ngangom delivered a very powerful and excellently-crafted invited lecture on 'Poetry in the Time of Terror'. For me, however...
the personal high point was my first ever public speech in Assamese -- I had taken Upen Khura's help to write it down and had tried to rehearse it once, but the whole things was forgotten in a flurry of other activity till moments before I had to actually speak. Thankfully I found my sheet of paper on time and somehow managed to do my job. The occasion was the release of the book titled 'Winners All' comprising English translations of select pieces from the Prize winning entries of the first ten years (1995-2004). Pradip Acharya, the editor, had translated the poems and I had done the prose. Since Pradipda could not be present at the meeting, I had to speak. Another book in English titled 'Pensive Pioneers' edited by Dr. Sivanath Barman containing biographical sketches of some of the foremost Assamese men of letters was also released at the meeting.
The meeting also helped me to see more clearly a few facts -- first that the Munin Barkotoki Award has become widely known and established over the years and that it had moved out from being just a private initiative of the Trust to achieving a much wider level of acceptance and recognition. It was very gratifying indeed to see, besides many of our well-wishers and friends, so many distinguished Assamese men of letters, turning up for the meeting and happily sitting through the two-hour long meeting. And I felt very happy that Baba is not forgotten, at least till today. The next very happy realisation was the fact that I still had very many friends -- amazing people who had gone out of the way to help me get this meeting right, and shown once again that they still care. To balance these two very happy thoughts was the rather unhappy realisation that Ma was getting rather old -- she had done everything that was required of her for yesterday's meet but it was hard for her to cope with the pressure. I'll have to find a way to manage things without burdening her too much in the years to come.
And that is a very sobering thought because a big event is ahead of us -- Baba's centenary celebrations are due in 2015. I hope I will somehow be able to see my way forward...
For the moment just want to say a big thank you to everyone who helped yesterday in so many different ways to make the meeting a success...
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Sunday, 10 January 2010
My father, Munin Barkotoki
Munin Barkotoki (1915-1993)
Excerpts from the 'Foreword' written by Ranjit Kumar Dev Goswami to A Munin Barkotoki Miscellany (1998, Guwahati: Book Hive).
A distinguished mind of our times, Munin Barkotoki was a man of wide-ranging curiosity and exceptionally varied interests. His passions included literature, journalism, theatre, film, music, painting, sports and - of course - politics. Though his literary output was sparse - comprising almost wholly of just twelve stories and sketches, five poems or pastiches, a one-act play, sundry essays, notes, belles-lettres, reviews, letters to the editor and a book of biographical studies(Bismrita Byatikram) all publishd over a long span of six decades -- Barkotoki exerted a quiet but effective influence on the literary scene in Assam in his role as a conscientious man of letters open to new ideas and experiments. Deeply contemplative, yet warm-hearted and convivial he lived a rich inner life untainted by any mundane quest for glory, power or profit. ....
Munin Barkotoki was born at Jorhat on the Kati Bihu day (October 16-17) of the year 1915, the younger son of Raisaheb Durgadhar Barkotoki, then Divisional Inspector of Schools, and Kamalini Devi, daughter of Padmavati Devi Phukanani (1853-1927) whose Sudharmar Upakhyan (1884) marks an early phase of the development of Assamese prose fiction in the nineteenth century. From his mother's side, his great grandfather was Anandaram Dhekial Phukan (1829-59), pioneer of the nineteenth century Assamese renaissance, and his great great grandfather Haliram Dhekial Phukan (1802-32), an important custom official at Hadira Choky during the Ahom rule who rose in the esteem of the East India Company officials by virtue of his intimate knowledge of revenue administration and socio-political history of Assam. [End of Excerpt]
A few other sundry facts worthy of note:
Munin Barkotoki's elder brother was Satyen Barkotoki, whose Escapades of a Magistrate (1961), is perhaps the first book of its kind in English written by an Assamese.
In 1959, Munin Barkotoki married Renuka Devi Barkataki, who was elected to Parliament in 1962 and again in 1977, when she became the Minister of State for Education, Culture and Social Welfare in the Janata party ministry headed by Sri Morarji Desai.
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Saturday, 26 December 2009
About the Munin Barkotoki Memorial Trust
The Munin Barkotoki Memorial Trust was formed in 1995 in the cherished memory of renowned writer and critic Munin Barkotoki (1915-1993), to promote the cause of literature in Assamese, both creative as well as criticism, in original and in translation.
The Trust has also taken up the task of collecting, compiling and arranging for publication all the writings of Late Munin Barkotoki. So far, six books of his writings and two commemorative volumes on him have been published (see below for the complete list). In the coming years, the Trust hopes to get published a book of letters written to and by Munin Barkotoki, and a new edition as well as a translation of Bismrita Byatikram -- the only book published by Munin Barkotoki during his lifetime, which won him the coveted Assam Publication Board Award.
A book titled Winners All of translated stories and poems of the Munin Barkotoki Awardees for the first 10 years was published in 2011. Edited by Pradip Acharya, the translators are Mr. Acharya and Meenaxi Barkotoki. Also another book in English of biographical sketches of a few of the greatest writers and intellectuals of Assam is on the anvil.
The Trust also gives away an annual award called the Munin Barkotoki Award to deserving young writers in Assamese. The award comprises a cash award (which was initially Rs. 25,000 but which is being gradually being raised to Rs. 50,000 by 2015) besides a citation. Only writers below the age of forty are eligible for consideration of the award. An up-to-date list of award winners can be found below. For further details about eligibility and the process of submission etc. kindly contact the Office of the Trust at the address given below.
The Managing Trustee is Renuka Devi Barkataki.
Office of the Trust is located at Panchavati, G.N. Bordoloi Road, Guwahati – 781003.
Phones: 0361-2668323
Books by Munin Barkataki
in Assamese:
1. Bismrita Byatikram, Bani Prakash;
2. Bandita Barenya, Ed. Sivanath Barman, Lawyer’s Book Stall, 1995;
3. Prasanga Samalocana, Ed. Nalinidhar Bhattacharyya, Students Stores, 1996;
4. Sristi Tribidha, Ed. Jogendranarayan Bhuyan, Students Stores, 1996;
5. Antar aru Antariksha, Ed. Hiren Gohain, Chandra Prakash, 1998;
in English
6. A Munin Barkotoki Miscellany, Ed. Ranjit Kr. Dev Goswami, Book Hive, 1998;
Two other relevant books:
7. Bibhinna Janar Dristit Munin Barkotoki, Ed. Upendra Barkataki, MBMT, 1994.
8. Prasanga: Munin Barkotoki, Ed. Upendra Barkataki. Natun Asom, 2007.
Memorial Meetings and Award Giving Ceremonies:
The first memorial meeting was held exactly a year after Munin Barkotoki's death on 6th November 1994. Noted literary stalwarts Dr. Birendra Kumar Bhattacharjee, Professor Hiren Gohain, Professor Ajit Sharma, Professor Heramba Borpujari, Shri Bijoy Chandra Bhagabati spoke at the very well-attended meeting at Dighalipukhuripar.
The book titled Bibhinna Janar Dristit Munin Barkotoki edited by Upendra Barkataki was also released at that meeting.
Award winners of the Munin Barkataki Award:
1995: Dr. Robin Sarma (Panchar Pacali) and Sibananda Kakoti (Amrytyu Amrit) [both short story collections];
The first award ceremony was held on Jan 1 1996 at Lakhiram Baruah Sadan. Shri Chandra Prasad Saikia presided over the meeting at which Dr. Satyendranath Sarma was the Chief Guest and Professor Ranjit Kumar Deva Goswami was the appointed speaker. The book of Munin Barkotoki's biographical essays titled Bandita Barenya edited by Dr. Sivanath Barman was also released on the occasion by Shri Krihna Bhuyan.
1996: Lutfa Hanum Selima Begum (Saujiya Bat Ati...) [poetry collection] and Dr. Bringeswar Sarma (Kamakhya Pharmacit sarijon bandhu ) [short story collection];
The second award meeting was held on Feb 15 1997 at the Lakhmiram Barooah Sadan, Guwahati. Shri Jogesh Das presided over the meeting while Shri Uma Kanta Sarma gave away the awards. Two books one edited by Shri Nalinidhar Bhattacharyya and the other by Dr. Jogendranarayan Bhuyan were also released at that meeting by Sri Reboti Mohan Dutta Chaudhuri (Sheelabhara).
1997: Anubhav Tulasi (Duroon Phool) [poetry collection];
1998: Kula Saikia (Akharat Moi aru Anyanya) [short story collection];
The awards for 1997 and 1998 were given away by noted poet Jayanta Mahapatra at an august meeting held at the Tirthanath Sarma Sabhagriha in Guwahati in 1999. Shri Jatin Goswami from Jorhat spoke about his assciation with Munin Barkotoki at the meeting presided over by Shri Nalinidhar Bhattacharyya. The book 'Munin Barkotoki Miscellany edited by Professor Ranjit Kumar Deva Goswami was also released at the meeting.
1999: Bitupon Borbora (Muro Ata Sapon Asil) [short story collection] and Rajiv Barua (Panir Ghar) [poetry collection];
2000: Mausumi Kandali (Lambada Nasor Sesat) [short story collection] and Dipak Kr. Gogoi & Pankaj Jyoti Bhuyan (Istantik) [collection of plays];
The awards for 1999 and 2000 were given away at a meeting held on Feb 24, 2001 at the Bishnu Nirmala Trust Auditorium. Noted filmmaker Dr. Bhaben Saikia was the Chief Guest at the meeting presided over by Sri Satya Prasad Barua. Sri Radhika Mohan Bhagabati spoke about his association with Munin Barkotoki.
2001: Nabanita Gogoi (Sa Poharat Akale) [short story collection] and Munin Bayan (Kitap aru Sanlap) [collection of essays];
2002: Hemanga Kumar Dutta (Athaba) and Ganga Mohan Mili (Nadi Manuhar Thikona) [both poetry collections] ;
Noted writer and Jnanpith Awardee Nirmal Verma gave away the prizes for the years 2001 and 2002 at a solemn meeting, presided over by Sri Chandra Prasad Saikia, held at Rabindra Bhawan, Guwahati on the March 1 2003, which also marked the tenth death anniversary of Munin Barkotoki. Poet Nirmal Verma spoke on the topic 'The relevance of art in our lives today'. At the same meeting Shri Nalinidhar Bhattacharyya was also felicitated.
2003: Kushal Datta (Ilektronik Sarai) [poetry collection] and Manoj Borpujari (Amlakhi Gasar Suhuri) ;
2004: Manikuntala Bhattacharjee (Prastar Kanya) and Monalisa Saikia (Punar Janamloi Tejimola) [both short-story collections];
The awards for 2003 and 2004 for given away at a meeting held on 11 Feb. 2005 at the Lakhiram Barooah Sadan by noted poet Sri Nilmoni Phukan. Professor Kabin Phukan of Dibrugarh University was the appointed speaker and spoke on the topic 'Bhasa aru Sahitya: atit, bartaman aru bhabisyat.' At the meeting a book edited by Sri Upendra Barkataki titled Prasanga Munin Barkotoki was also released.
2005: Monica Devi (Priya Alap) and Dhrubajyoti Sarma (Deep) ;
[both short story collections]
2006: Ajit Gogoi (Ronga Jethi) [poetry collection] and Abdus Samad (Boi Jai Chompaboti)[novel]
The award meeting for 2005 and 2006 was held on March 17 2007 at the Lakhiram Barooah Sadan. It was presided over by Dr. Birendranath Dutta. Sri Radhika Mohan Bhagawati was the appointed speaker.
2007: Anamika Bora (Jolasai) [short story collection] and Bijoy Sankar Barman (Deo) [poems]
2008: Geetali Bora (Sambhavata) [short story collection] and Kamal Kumar Tanti (Marangburu Amar Pita) [poetry collection];
The awards for 2007 and 2008 were given away at a meeting in Feb. 21 2009, at the Lakhiram Barooah Sadan. The President of the Asam Sahitya Sabha, Padmasri Rong Bong Terong was the Chief Guest while Dr. Tilottoma Misra was the appointed speaker and spoke on the topic 'lekhak aru porhuwoi samaj'. Also Shri Arindom Barkataki gave a critical evaluation of the writings of some of the past awardees at the event.
2009: Diganta Oza (Sandhikhanat Manuh) [collection of critical prose pieces] and Ratna Bharali Talukdar (Ghar Ghar Kheliba Aha) [short story collection].
2010: Ruplekha Devi (Anyatra Birala Devi) [novel] and Arup Kumar Nath (Saud aru Anyanya Galpa) [short story collection].
The awards for 2009 and 2010 were given away at a meeting held in March 5 2011. The meeting was presided over by noted playwright Arun Sarma. Noted Manipuri poet Robin Ngangom delivered the invited lecture titled 'Poetry in the time of terror'.
2011: Arindam Barkataki (Anushilan) [collection of critical essays] and Rashmirekha Bora (Singorajanor Rupkotha) [short story collection]. The award money has been raised to Rs. 30,000 for the year 2011.
2012: Sanjibpaul Deka (Ei Pine Ki Aase) [story collection] and Sharmsitha Pritam (Aatmakatha) [autobiography ]. The award money has been raised to Rs. 35,000/- for the year 2012.
2013: Poet Mridul Haloi (Akole Asu Kushale Aaso) [collection of poems] and story writer Apu Bharadwaj (Mostiskar Cinema) [story collection]. The cash amount has been raised to Rs. 40,000 for the year 2013. Two other promising writers were also given special mention -- they are Chandana Pathak (Antir Goli) [story collection] and Pankaj Kumar Dutta (Fugu Maasor Maasuoi) [story collection].
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The Trust has also taken up the task of collecting, compiling and arranging for publication all the writings of Late Munin Barkotoki. So far, six books of his writings and two commemorative volumes on him have been published (see below for the complete list). In the coming years, the Trust hopes to get published a book of letters written to and by Munin Barkotoki, and a new edition as well as a translation of Bismrita Byatikram -- the only book published by Munin Barkotoki during his lifetime, which won him the coveted Assam Publication Board Award.
A book titled Winners All of translated stories and poems of the Munin Barkotoki Awardees for the first 10 years was published in 2011. Edited by Pradip Acharya, the translators are Mr. Acharya and Meenaxi Barkotoki. Also another book in English of biographical sketches of a few of the greatest writers and intellectuals of Assam is on the anvil.
The Trust also gives away an annual award called the Munin Barkotoki Award to deserving young writers in Assamese. The award comprises a cash award (which was initially Rs. 25,000 but which is being gradually being raised to Rs. 50,000 by 2015) besides a citation. Only writers below the age of forty are eligible for consideration of the award. An up-to-date list of award winners can be found below. For further details about eligibility and the process of submission etc. kindly contact the Office of the Trust at the address given below.
The Managing Trustee is Renuka Devi Barkataki.
Office of the Trust is located at Panchavati, G.N. Bordoloi Road, Guwahati – 781003.
Phones: 0361-2668323
Books by Munin Barkataki
in Assamese:
1. Bismrita Byatikram, Bani Prakash;
2. Bandita Barenya, Ed. Sivanath Barman, Lawyer’s Book Stall, 1995;
3. Prasanga Samalocana, Ed. Nalinidhar Bhattacharyya, Students Stores, 1996;
4. Sristi Tribidha, Ed. Jogendranarayan Bhuyan, Students Stores, 1996;
5. Antar aru Antariksha, Ed. Hiren Gohain, Chandra Prakash, 1998;
in English
6. A Munin Barkotoki Miscellany, Ed. Ranjit Kr. Dev Goswami, Book Hive, 1998;
Two other relevant books:
7. Bibhinna Janar Dristit Munin Barkotoki, Ed. Upendra Barkataki, MBMT, 1994.
8. Prasanga: Munin Barkotoki, Ed. Upendra Barkataki. Natun Asom, 2007.
Memorial Meetings and Award Giving Ceremonies:
The first memorial meeting was held exactly a year after Munin Barkotoki's death on 6th November 1994. Noted literary stalwarts Dr. Birendra Kumar Bhattacharjee, Professor Hiren Gohain, Professor Ajit Sharma, Professor Heramba Borpujari, Shri Bijoy Chandra Bhagabati spoke at the very well-attended meeting at Dighalipukhuripar.
The book titled Bibhinna Janar Dristit Munin Barkotoki edited by Upendra Barkataki was also released at that meeting.
Award winners of the Munin Barkataki Award:
1995: Dr. Robin Sarma (Panchar Pacali) and Sibananda Kakoti (Amrytyu Amrit) [both short story collections];
The first award ceremony was held on Jan 1 1996 at Lakhiram Baruah Sadan. Shri Chandra Prasad Saikia presided over the meeting at which Dr. Satyendranath Sarma was the Chief Guest and Professor Ranjit Kumar Deva Goswami was the appointed speaker. The book of Munin Barkotoki's biographical essays titled Bandita Barenya edited by Dr. Sivanath Barman was also released on the occasion by Shri Krihna Bhuyan.
1996: Lutfa Hanum Selima Begum (Saujiya Bat Ati...) [poetry collection] and Dr. Bringeswar Sarma (Kamakhya Pharmacit sarijon bandhu ) [short story collection];
The second award meeting was held on Feb 15 1997 at the Lakhmiram Barooah Sadan, Guwahati. Shri Jogesh Das presided over the meeting while Shri Uma Kanta Sarma gave away the awards. Two books one edited by Shri Nalinidhar Bhattacharyya and the other by Dr. Jogendranarayan Bhuyan were also released at that meeting by Sri Reboti Mohan Dutta Chaudhuri (Sheelabhara).
1997: Anubhav Tulasi (Duroon Phool) [poetry collection];
1998: Kula Saikia (Akharat Moi aru Anyanya) [short story collection];
The awards for 1997 and 1998 were given away by noted poet Jayanta Mahapatra at an august meeting held at the Tirthanath Sarma Sabhagriha in Guwahati in 1999. Shri Jatin Goswami from Jorhat spoke about his assciation with Munin Barkotoki at the meeting presided over by Shri Nalinidhar Bhattacharyya. The book 'Munin Barkotoki Miscellany edited by Professor Ranjit Kumar Deva Goswami was also released at the meeting.
1999: Bitupon Borbora (Muro Ata Sapon Asil) [short story collection] and Rajiv Barua (Panir Ghar) [poetry collection];
2000: Mausumi Kandali (Lambada Nasor Sesat) [short story collection] and Dipak Kr. Gogoi & Pankaj Jyoti Bhuyan (Istantik) [collection of plays];
The awards for 1999 and 2000 were given away at a meeting held on Feb 24, 2001 at the Bishnu Nirmala Trust Auditorium. Noted filmmaker Dr. Bhaben Saikia was the Chief Guest at the meeting presided over by Sri Satya Prasad Barua. Sri Radhika Mohan Bhagabati spoke about his association with Munin Barkotoki.
2001: Nabanita Gogoi (Sa Poharat Akale) [short story collection] and Munin Bayan (Kitap aru Sanlap) [collection of essays];
2002: Hemanga Kumar Dutta (Athaba) and Ganga Mohan Mili (Nadi Manuhar Thikona) [both poetry collections] ;
Noted writer and Jnanpith Awardee Nirmal Verma gave away the prizes for the years 2001 and 2002 at a solemn meeting, presided over by Sri Chandra Prasad Saikia, held at Rabindra Bhawan, Guwahati on the March 1 2003, which also marked the tenth death anniversary of Munin Barkotoki. Poet Nirmal Verma spoke on the topic 'The relevance of art in our lives today'. At the same meeting Shri Nalinidhar Bhattacharyya was also felicitated.
2003: Kushal Datta (Ilektronik Sarai) [poetry collection] and Manoj Borpujari (Amlakhi Gasar Suhuri) ;
2004: Manikuntala Bhattacharjee (Prastar Kanya) and Monalisa Saikia (Punar Janamloi Tejimola) [both short-story collections];
The awards for 2003 and 2004 for given away at a meeting held on 11 Feb. 2005 at the Lakhiram Barooah Sadan by noted poet Sri Nilmoni Phukan. Professor Kabin Phukan of Dibrugarh University was the appointed speaker and spoke on the topic 'Bhasa aru Sahitya: atit, bartaman aru bhabisyat.' At the meeting a book edited by Sri Upendra Barkataki titled Prasanga Munin Barkotoki was also released.
2005: Monica Devi (Priya Alap) and Dhrubajyoti Sarma (Deep) ;
[both short story collections]
2006: Ajit Gogoi (Ronga Jethi) [poetry collection] and Abdus Samad (Boi Jai Chompaboti)[novel]
The award meeting for 2005 and 2006 was held on March 17 2007 at the Lakhiram Barooah Sadan. It was presided over by Dr. Birendranath Dutta. Sri Radhika Mohan Bhagawati was the appointed speaker.
2007: Anamika Bora (Jolasai) [short story collection] and Bijoy Sankar Barman (Deo) [poems]
2008: Geetali Bora (Sambhavata) [short story collection] and Kamal Kumar Tanti (Marangburu Amar Pita) [poetry collection];
The awards for 2007 and 2008 were given away at a meeting in Feb. 21 2009, at the Lakhiram Barooah Sadan. The President of the Asam Sahitya Sabha, Padmasri Rong Bong Terong was the Chief Guest while Dr. Tilottoma Misra was the appointed speaker and spoke on the topic 'lekhak aru porhuwoi samaj'. Also Shri Arindom Barkataki gave a critical evaluation of the writings of some of the past awardees at the event.
2009: Diganta Oza (Sandhikhanat Manuh) [collection of critical prose pieces] and Ratna Bharali Talukdar (Ghar Ghar Kheliba Aha) [short story collection].
2010: Ruplekha Devi (Anyatra Birala Devi) [novel] and Arup Kumar Nath (Saud aru Anyanya Galpa) [short story collection].
The awards for 2009 and 2010 were given away at a meeting held in March 5 2011. The meeting was presided over by noted playwright Arun Sarma. Noted Manipuri poet Robin Ngangom delivered the invited lecture titled 'Poetry in the time of terror'.
2011: Arindam Barkataki (Anushilan) [collection of critical essays] and Rashmirekha Bora (Singorajanor Rupkotha) [short story collection]. The award money has been raised to Rs. 30,000 for the year 2011.
2012: Sanjibpaul Deka (Ei Pine Ki Aase) [story collection] and Sharmsitha Pritam (Aatmakatha) [autobiography ]. The award money has been raised to Rs. 35,000/- for the year 2012.
2013: Poet Mridul Haloi (Akole Asu Kushale Aaso) [collection of poems] and story writer Apu Bharadwaj (Mostiskar Cinema) [story collection]. The cash amount has been raised to Rs. 40,000 for the year 2013. Two other promising writers were also given special mention -- they are Chandana Pathak (Antir Goli) [story collection] and Pankaj Kumar Dutta (Fugu Maasor Maasuoi) [story collection].
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