Nalinidhar Bhattacharya, noted Assamese poet, is no more

Q.  Which noted Assamese poet won the Sahitya Akademi award and passed away on September 4, 2016?
- Published on 06 Sep 16

a. Nalinidhar Bhattarcharya
b. Birendra Kumar Bhattarcharya
c. Devopriyo Bhattacharya
d. Amithabh Bhattarcharya

ANSWER: Nalinidhar Bhattarcharya
 
Nalinidhar Bhattacharya, noted Assamese poet, is no moreNoted Assamese poet, literary critic, author and winner of Sahitya Akademi award Nalinidhar Bhattacharya dies on September 4, 2016 at the age of 95 from old age ailments.
  • He was the former principal of Arya Vidyapeeth College in Guwahati.
  • His younger brother Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya also led the Sahitya Akademi and won the Jnanpith award in 1979
  • Born in the 1920s, Bhattacharya began his literary career as a poet but also became a leading critic and essayist
  • He won several awards including Soviet Land Nehru Award (1983), Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad Award (1991), Sahitya Akademi Award (2002), and the Assam Valley Literary Award (2006).
  • He was also honoured with the Sahityacharya title in 2010 by the Assam Sahitya Sabha.

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