Books of India: Assamese

Check in every Friday for a new set of five! This week's collection includes Hitesh Deka, Phanindra Kumar Dev Choudhary, Juri Borah Borgohain, Jnan Pujari and several others.


Ajir Manuh by Hitesh Deka

Chandra Prakashan

This is a social novel; the title translates to today's man. Deka, who was writing in the 1950s, emerged as a pioneer in this genre within Assamese literature.


Anuradhar Dex by Phanindra Kumar Dev Choudhary

Bani Prakashan (1999)

An engineer narrates a romantic affair that he became involved in while working at an oil rig.


As The River Flows edited by Ranjita Biswas 

Harper Perennial (2012)

An anthology of short stories set in Assam, depicting everything from familial relationships to anti-colonial struggles.


Bhook by Juri Borah Borgohain

Banalata (2015)

A social novel that depicts the suffering of trafficked women. It received the Asom Sahitya Sabha’s President’s Special Literary Award.


Meghmalar Bhraman by Jnan Pujari

Banphool (2013)

A Sahitya Akademi Award-winning collection of poetry.


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