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Assam is the home of several types of silks, the most prominent and prestigious being Muga, the natural golden silk is exclusive only to Assam. Apart from Muga, there are other two varieties called Pat, creamy-bright-silver colored silk, and Eri, a variety used for manufacturing warm clothes for winter.
Sahitya Akademi Award for Assamese Award for contributions to Assamese literature Awarded for Literary award in India Sponsored by Sahitya Akademi, Government of India Reward(s) ₹ 1 lakh (US$1,200) First award 1955 Final award 2024 Highlights Total awarded 61 First winner Jatindranath Dowara Most Recent winner Sameer Tanti Website website Part of a series on Sahitya Akademi Awards Category ...
Srimanta Sankardev [10] (/ ˈ s r ɪ ˌ m æ n t ə ˈ s æ n k ər ˌ d eɪ v /, Assamese pronunciation: [sɹimɔntɔ xɔŋkɔɹdɛβ]; 1449–1568) was a 15th–16th century Assamese polymath; a saint-scholar, poet, playwright, dancer, actor, musician, artist social-religious reformer and a figure of importance in the cultural and religious history of the Bhakti movement in Assam.
The author collected these stories from the common native people of Assam and then prepared this book. The names he mentioned in the preface of the book who contributed the folklores (but without explicitly mentioning who contributed which one) were Bhramarendra Saikia, Mahi Chandra Bora, Sitanath Sharma, Sarveshwar Sharma Kotoky, Rudrakanta Goswami, Wajed Ali, Naranath Sharma, Rusheswar ...
Following is the list of recipients of Sahitya Akademi translation prizes for their works written in Assamese. The award, as of 2019, consisted of ₹ 50,000. [ 1 ]
Ö Mür Apünar Dekh [1] (Assamese pronunciation: [o mʊɹ apʊnaɹ dex]) is the state and traditional song of Assam, India. It was written by Lakshminath Bezbarua and the tune was made by Kamala Prasad Agarwala. It was first published in 1909 in an Assamese magazine named Bahi ("flute").
First conference of Asam Sahitya Sabha was held at Sivasagar, Assam. [5] Except regular biennially seasons in 2000 and 2002 special session was held at Jorhat and Kalgachia . [ 6 ] On 31 January–4 February 2013 at Biswaratna Dr. Bhupen Hazarika Samannay Khetra, Barpeta Road , an administrative circle of Barpeta District of Assam.
Jyoti Prasad Agarwala (17 June 1903 – 17 January 1951) was a noted Indian playwright, songwriter, poet, writer and film maker from Assam.He was deeply revered for his creative vision and output and is popularly called the Rupkonwar of Assamese culture.