Nalinidhar Bhattacharya
Nalinidhar Bhattacharya (4 December 1921 – 1 September 2016) was an Indian poet and literary critic from Assam. He won the Sahitya Akademi Award for his collection Mahat Oitijhya in 2002. His younger brother Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya was also a writer, and a Sahitya Academy award and Jnanpith Award recipient.
Nalinidhar Bhattacharya
- Born
- 4 December 1921
- Birthplace
- Jorhat, Assam
- Died
- 1 September 2016
- Occupation
- * Poet, writer, professor
- Awards
- Sahitya Akademi Award (2002) Assam Valley Literary Award (2006)
- Nationality
- India · British Raj · Dominion of India
- Honours
- Sahitya Akademi Award in Assamese
- Languages
- Assamese
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Nalinidhar Bhattacharya (4 December 1921 – 1 September 2016) was an Indian poet and literary critic from Assam. He won the Sahitya Akademi Award for his collection Mahat Oitijhya in 2002. His younger brother Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya was also a writer, and a Sahitya Academy award and Jnanpith Award recipient.
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Nalinidhar Bhattacharya was a poet, a national of the British Raj and the Dominion of India. The poet was born in Jorhat.
Languages used include Assamese. Honours include Sahitya Akademi Award in Assamese.
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• Born — 4 December 1921 • Birthplace — Jorhat, Assam • Died — 1 September 2016 • Occupation — * Poet, writer, professor • Awards — Sahitya Akademi Award (2002) Assam Valley Literary Award (2006)
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His published works include Serasalir Malita, Noni Asane Gharat, Mohot Aitaijya, etc.
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1921
Nalinidhar Bhattacharya was born on 4 December 1921.
2016
Nalinidhar Bhattacharya died on 2 September 2016.
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• Soviet Land Nehru Award (1983) • Mrinalini Devi Award • Sahitya Akademi award (2002) • Indian Language Parishad award • Chagganlal Jain award • Assam Valley Literary Award (2006) etc. • Sahityacharya honour by the Asam Sahitya Sabha (2010) • ‘Papari Kabi’ Ganesh Gogoi award
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- 1.DY365 TV Channel from North East.
- 2.Assam Valley award for teacher & poet. The Telegraph. 1 January 2007.
- 3.News.webindia123.com. Nalinidhar Bhattacharya receives Assam Valley Literary Award. 1 January 2007.
- 4.Museindia.com. Welcome to Muse India.
- 5.TI Trade. The Assam Tribune Online. Assamtribune.com. 26 June 2010.
- 6.TI Trade. The Assam Tribune Online. Assamtribune.com. 26 August 2010.
- 7.TI Trade. The Assam Tribune online. Assamtribune.com. December 2023.
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