Assamese novelist Jayanta Madhab Bora and Bodo writer Rita Boro have been chosen for the Sahitya Akademi Awards 2017 for their novels 'Moriahola' and 'Thwisam' respectively.
Rajen Toijamba of Manipur has been chosen for the award for his short story collection.
Babul Tamuly has been among the awardees in the translation category for his Assamese rendering (Eti Koli Duti Paat) of Mulk Raj Anand’s classic Two Leaves and a Bud. Gobinda Basumatary has won the award for his Bodo translation (Gaddar) of Krisan Chander’s acclaimed work by the same name. Ranjita Biswas has been chosen for the award for her English translation (Written in Tears) of the Assamese collection of selected short stories and novella by Arupa Patangia Kalita.
Naorem Bidyasagar Singha of Manipur has also been among the awardees for his translation (Manimahesh) of Umaprasad Mukhopadhyay’s Bengali travelogue Manimahesh.
The Sahitya Akademi Yuva Purashkar awardees include Pritam Baruah and Bijit Gwra Ramchiary – both for poetry.
Sahitya Akademi announced its annual Sahitya Akademi Awards in 24 languages today. Seven books of novel, five of poetry, five of short stories, five of literary criticism and one of play and essays have won the Sahitya Akademi Awards 2017.
