Chandra Prasad Saikia

Chandra Prasad Saikia
Born July 9, 1927
Jalukgaon, Amguri, Sivasagar district , Assam
Died 2006
Occupation Writer, Editor & Publisher
Language Assamese
Nationality Indian
Alma mater Presidency College, Kolkata
Notable awards Assam Valley Literary Award
Sahitya Akademi Award
Padma Bhushan
Children Three

Chandra Prasad Saikia (Assamese: চন্দ্ৰ প্ৰসাদ শইকীয়া; 1927–2006) was a writer from Assam, India. He was the president of the Asam Sahitya Sabha held at Hazo and Jorhat district, Assam in 1999 and 2000, respectively.[1] Saikia was born on July 9, 1927 at Jalukgaon, Amguri in Sivasagar district, Assam. After having primary education in Sivasagar he had left for Kolkata for higher education.

Literacy Works

Novels
Short story collections
Miscellaneous

Saikia was also editor of various journals and newspapers, including Goriyoshi, The Assam Tribune, Prakash, Natun Dainik, and Asom Batori.

Awards & Honours

See also

References

  1. "Asam Sahitya Sabha is the foremost and the most popular organization of Assam". Vedanti.com. Retrieved 2013-05-11.
  2. "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015.


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