Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya

Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya was undoubtedly one of the pioneers of the Assamese modern literature. He took his literary birth on the pages of ‘Jayanti’. During the 2nd world war he was among a few writers who continued to write and rightly flourished a genuine litterateur in the course. His novels ‘Yaruinggom’ ‘Aai’ and ‘Sataghni’ was being translated into different other Indian languages. Yaruinggom may be regarded as his best creation, ‘Raajpothae Ringiyai’ was his first novel. He was quite a clean character novelist and was very much successful, by all means. He was critically acclaimed, publicly honored, and was a sensibly true litterateur. He had a book on poems as well to his credit. He emerged as a poet on the pages of Assamese journals ‘Pasowa’ and ‘Ramdhenu’. He was a poet of the people for the people as like as Hem Barua. As a poet he was not much known as he is known as a novelist and a prose writer. As a prose writer he was very well recognized and highly acclaimed. He translated novels of various languages into Assamese, in the ‘Jonaki’ era of the Assamese literature, in a very naturalistic and realistic way.

Raajpothae Ringiyai : novel (1955),
Aai : novel (1960),
Yaruinggom : novel (1960),
Sataghni : novel (1965),
Nostochandra : novel (1965),
Bharati : novel (1969),
Pratipod : novel (1970),
Mrityunjoy : novel (1970),
Sinaki Suti : novel (1971),
Ognigarh : novel (1971),
Kobor aru Phul : novel (1971),
Poribrajak : novel (1972),
Bollori : novel (1973),
Aeti Nisha : novel (1973),
Lobo aru Ebha : novel (1973),
Daaini : novel (1976),
Ronga Megh : novel (1976),
Sorot Kowar : novel (1978),
Muni Sunir Pohar : novel (1979),
Kaalor Humuniah : novel (1982),
Phul Kowarar Pokhi Ghora : novel (1988),
Prem aru Mrityu : novel (1992),
Juddha aru Shanti : novel
Burhi Aaitar Puraan :
Kolong Aajio Boi : story,
Saatsori aru Khiriki Kaasar Aason : story,
Sandhyaswar : poem,
Sri Orobindo Bongodeshor Nobojagoron
aru Iswarchandra Bidyasagar : prose
Karmabir Chandranath Sarma : prose
Derkho Bacharar Asomiya Sanskritit
Abhumuki : prose (1978),
Mopin Usav : prose
Songbad Sahitya : prose
Asomiya Sahityot Hasyoros : prose
Dev Dundubhi Baajae Kaar Baabae-translation : prose
Bharatar Itihas : prose
Porinita :
Akuri aetaa Suti Golpo : story
Simaee Aamoni Korae :
Russia Jatra : prose
Gopinath Bordoloi : prose
Krishnakanta Sandikoir Sahitya Chinta : prose
Chinot Kee Dekhilo : prose

Birth: 14th October 1924
Death:

Awards/Honour:
Gyanpeeth Award 1979 for Mrutyunjoy-novel
Sahitya Academy Award-1961 for Yaruinggom-novel
(President Asom Sahitya Sabha-Bongaigaon convention 1984)