Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya
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Dr. Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya (1924 – 6 August 1997) was a famous India
n writer and one of the pioneers of modern Assamese Literature
. He was first ever recipient of the Jnanpith Award
given to an Assamese writer, in the year 1979 for his novel Mrityunjay
(Immortal). He was also a recipient of Sahitya Akademi Award
in Assamese
in 1961 for his Assamese novel Iyaruingom(Iyaruingam), which is considered a masterpiece of Indian literature
. In 2005, a translation published by Katha Books
as Love in the Time of Insurgency was released. Another famous novel written by Dr. Bhattacharya is Aai(Mother).
He was the President of Asam Sahitya Sabha (Assam Literary Society) during 1983-1985.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n writer and one of the pioneers of modern Assamese Literature
Assamese literature
Assamese literature is the entire corpus of poetry, novels, short stories, documents and other writings in the Assamese language. It also includes popular ballads in the older forms of the language during its evolution to the contemporary form. The literary heritage of the Assamese language can...
. He was first ever recipient of the Jnanpith Award
Jnanpith Award
The Jnanpith Award is a literary award in India. Along with the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship, it is one of the two most prestigious literary honours in the country...
given to an Assamese writer, in the year 1979 for his novel Mrityunjay
Mrityunjay
Mrityunjay may refer to* Mahamrityunjaya Mantra* The Jnanpith Award-winning 1979 Assamese novel by Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya* The Marathi novel by Shivaji Sawant...
(Immortal). He was also a recipient of Sahitya Akademi Award
Sahitya Akademi Award
Sahitya Akademi Award is a literary honor in India which Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, annually confers on writers of outstanding works in one of the following twenty-four major Indian languagesAssamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri,...
in Assamese
Sahitya Akademi Award to Assamese Writers
Sahitya Akademi Award is given each year, since 1955, by Sahitya Akademi , to writers and their works, for their outstanding contribution to the upliftment of Indian literature and Assamese literature in particular ....
in 1961 for his Assamese novel Iyaruingom(Iyaruingam), which is considered a masterpiece of Indian literature
Indian literature
Indian literature refers to the literature produced on the Indian subcontinent until 1947 and in the Republic of India thereafter. The Republic of India has 22 officially recognized languages....
. In 2005, a translation published by Katha Books
Katha Books
Katha Books, also known as Katha Vilasam, is a publishing house owned by Katha NGO, that has done pioneering works in the field of translating Indian literature written in the regional languages, community and child welfare. It was founded in 1988 by Geeta Dharmarajan...
as Love in the Time of Insurgency was released. Another famous novel written by Dr. Bhattacharya is Aai(Mother).
He was the President of Asam Sahitya Sabha (Assam Literary Society) during 1983-1985.