Mahim Bora

Mahim Bora
Born	26 July 1924 Sonitpur district, Assam
Occupation	Writer, Critic
Language	Assamese
Nationality	Indian
Citizenship	Indian
Education	M.A. in Assamese
Alma mater	Gauhati University

Mahim Bora (Assamese: মহিম বৰা) (born 1924) is an Indian writer and educationist from Assam.^[1] He was elected as a president of the Asam Sahitya Sabha held in 1989 at Doomdooma.^[2] He was awarded with most notably with the Padma Shri, Sahitya Akademi Award and Assam Valley Literary Award.

Brief life

Mahim Bora was born at a tea estate of Sonitpur district. He is an M.A. in Assamese literature from Gauhati University and had been a teacher in the Nowgong College for most of his teaching career. He has now retired and lives at Nagaon. Bora spent a good part of his childhood in the culture-rich surroundings of rural Nagaon.

Works

Bora's chief anthology of poems is Rangajivya (The Red Dragon-fly;1978). In his short stories, he is an observer of folk and rural situations. He is a regular contributor of short stories to various periodicals.

Short story collections

• Kathanibari Ghat (The Ferry Station of Kathanibari; 1961) on the theme of widowhood.^[3]
• Bohubhuji Tribhuj (1967),
• Eai Nadir Sonte (1975),
• Mai Pippali Aru Puja (I, Pippali and Worship, 1967),
• Rati Phula Phul (The Flower that Blooms at Night, 1977) and
• Barayatri (The Bridegroom’s Party, 1980).

Other stories

• Chakravat (Wheel-like),
• Much aru Manuh (The Fish and The Man),
• Top^[4]
• Tinir Tini Gol.
• Putala Ghaiz and
• Herowa Digantara Maya.

Chinta Bichitra is a work on criticism.

Awards

• Padma Shri award in 2011 in the field of Literature and Education by the Government of India^[5][6]
• Sahitya Akademi Award in 2001 for his novel Edhani Mahir Hahi.^[7][8][9]
• Assam Valley Literary Award(1998)^[10]

See also

• Assamese literature
• List of Asam Sahitya Sabha presidents
• List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Assamese
• List of Assamese-language poets
• List of Assamese writers with their pen names

References

1. "Mahim Bora - Indian Review - Critiques and Writings from across India and the World over !: Literature". Indianreview.in. 2013-05-29. Retrieved 2013-06-10.
2. "Axom Xahitya Xabha (The Literary Society of Assam) | Assam Portal". Assam.org. Retrieved 2013-06-10.
3. "Kathanibari Ghat (English)". xobdo.org. 2011-09-05. Retrieved 2013-06-10.
4. "Indian Review:Assamese Literature Short Stories: The Bait : Mahim Bora (Translated by Lalit Saikia)". Indianreview.in. 2013-05-31. Retrieved 2013-06-10.
5. "Press Information Bureau English Releases". Pib.nic.in. Retrieved 2013-06-10.
6. (PDF) http://mha.nic.in/pdfs/Padma(E)2011.pdf. Retrieved 2013-06-10. Missing or empty |title= (help)
7. TI Trade (2011-01-26). "The Assam Tribune Online". Assamtribune.com. Retrieved 2013-06-10.
8. "Sahitya Academy Awards : Assamese Books & Authors". Indiapicks.com. Retrieved 2013-06-10.
9. "Akademi Awards Information". Sahitya Akademi. Retrieved 2013-04-26.
10. "Literary Awards". enajori.com. 2011-05-05. Retrieved 2013-06-10.

External links

• Read Translated Short Stories and Poems of Mahim Bora
• Read 4 Short Stories of Mahim Bora Translated by Lalit Saikis
• Indian Review congratulates Mahim Bora on Winning the Padma Shri