Assam announces Literary Pension for 43 writers; check their names here

Guwahati: The Assam Government on Friday announced a list of 43 prominent litterateurs of the state who will be given a literary pension for the year 2020-21.

The Assam Government, in a statement, said that the 43 writers chosen for the distinction should contact the Directorate of Higher Education in Guwahati's Kahilipara locality for their pension.

The list of the litterateurs chosen by the Government for pensions is as follows:

1. Hiran Saikia Lahkar, Barpeta

2. Samar Bijoy Chakravarty (Silchar, Cachar)

3. Bimal Rajkhowa (Dhemaji)

4. Bidyabhushan Deuri (Dibrugarh)

5. Hemchandra Saikia (Jorhat)

6. Bhabakanta DevaGoswami (Kamalabari Satra, Jorhat)

7. Dinesh Chandra Deka (Maligaon, Guwahati)

8. Ajit Kumar Dutta (Pandu, Guwahati)

9. Dr. Roman Sarma (Bamunimaidam, Guwahati)

10. Sabita Devi (Japorigog, Guwahati)

11. Harendra Nath Sarma (Hengrabari, Guwahati)

12. Atul Mazumdar (Jalukbari, Guwahati)

13. Bokuli Baishya (Zoo Road, Guwahati)

14. Dr. Champaklal Baishya (Zoo Road, Guwahati)

15. Babul Das (Rupnagar, Guwahati)

16. Girindra Nath Deka (Kendua, Kamrup)

17. Prakash Das (Hajo)

18. Dr. Pemananda Musahary (Langhin, Karbi Anglong)

19. Singh Kro (Diphu)

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20. Sunil Kumar Goswami (Barpujia, Morigaon)

21. Thunu Saikia Kalita (Sensua, Nagaon)

22. Kaminikanta Sarma (Nalbari)

23. Dipali Bhattacharyya Baruah (Sivasagar)

24. Dr. Charu Saharia Nath (Majgaon, Sonitpur)

25. Nandeswar Daimary (Ambagaon, Udalguri)

26. Rebatimohan Timsina (Routa)

27. Bhudhar Bora (Bedeti, Biswanath)

28. Anowar Hussain (Bolkamari, Dhubri)

29. Pranabpran Bhattacharyya (Ulubari, Guwahati)

30. Mahendra Nath Talukdar (Dispur, Guwahati)

31. Apurba Bordoloi (Bokakhat)

32. Biroja Devi (Pandu, Guwahati)

33. Atul Chandra Mahanta (Dergaon)

34. Mira Deka (Bornardi, Nalbari)

35. Chandraprabha Bhattacharyya (Jorhat)

36. Gauri Saikia (Dibrugarh)

37. Bipul Chandra Kalita (Sualkuchi)

38. Kamal Kumar Kalita (Noonmati, Guwahati)

39. Manik Lal Bhowmik (Barpeta Road)

40. Hiren Das (Barpeta)

41. Satish Chandra Das (Barpeta)

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