Bhabendra Nath Saikia

Bhabendra Nath Saikia (Assamese: ভবেন্দ্ৰ নাথ শইকীয়া; 20 February 1932 – 13 August 2003) was a novelist, short-story writer, editor and film director from Assam, India. Dr. Saikia received his doctorate in physics from the University of London. He began his career as a reader in the Department of Physics, University of Guwahati. He later played an important role in the publication of college level textbooks in the Assamese language during his tenure as the Secretary of the Co-ordination Committee for production of textbooks in regional languages.

Bhabendra Nath Saikia
Born20 February 1932
Nowgong, Assam Province, British India
Died13 August 2003 (aged 71)
Guwahati, Assam, India
Education
  • PhD in Physics, University of London.
  • Honorary PhD in Literature, Dibrugarh University, Assam, India
Alma materCotton College (BS)
Presidency College (MS)
University of London (PhD)
Occupation(s)Teacher, filmmaker, writer
SpousePreeti Saikia
AwardsSee below

Saikia was the founding editor of the Assamese language weekly Prantik and the children's magazine Safura. He has written plays for radio and theatre. He was the director and screenplay writer for eight Assamese language films, receiving the Rajat Kamal Award from the Government of India for seven.

He won many literary awards, including Sahitya Academy (1976), and was also recognised with the Padma Shri in 2001. He was awarded the 'Assam Valley Literature Award' in 1990.

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