Arupa Kalita Patangia
Arupa Kalita Patangia was born in 1956 and is an Indian novelist and short story writer and known for her fiction writing in Assamese. Her literary awards include: the Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad award, the Katha Prize and the Prabina Saikia Award. In 2014, she received the prestigious Sahitya Akademi Award for her short stories book named Mariam Austin Othoba Hira Barua. Her books have been translated to English, Hindi, and Bengali. Her works touch upon Assamese history and culture, addressing the lives people from middle and lower income brackets, and focus specifically on concerns of women, violence, and insurgency.
Arupa Kalita Patangia | |
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| Born | Golaghat, Assam, India |
| Occupation | Novelist, writer, professor |
| Language | Assamese |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Debraj Roy College Gauhati University |
| Notable works | Mariam Austin Othoba Hira Barua |
| Notable awards | Sahitya Akademi Award Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad Award |
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