Awards and Honours: Assam Valley Literary Awards

Assam Valley Literary Awards

 

The Assam Valley Literary Award was conceived in the year 1990 by Williamson Magor Education Trust. (Williamson Magor Group, a tea company)Award was announced by Shri B.M. Khaitan, Chairman, Williamson Magor Group of Industries,( foundation ceremony - Assam Valley School on 11 February 1990, at Harchurah (Sonitpur, Assam).

 

The award comprises cash award, a scroll of honour made of Assam "Muga" silk and a specially designed golden trophy. Trophy designed by -Shri Shobha Brahma.

 

A cash award of Rs. 50,000 (from 2015) . Only writers below the age of forty are eligible for consideration for the award.

 The recepients of the award:

Author	Year
Bhabendra Nath Saikia	1990
Homen Borgohain	1991
Sayed Abdul Malik	1992
Navakanta Baruah	1993
Jogesh Das	1994
Saurav Kumar Chaliha	1995
Umakanta Sarma	1996
Nilamani Phukan	1997
Mahim Bora	1998
Ajit Baruah	1999
Hiren Bhattacharya	2000
Silabhadra	2001
Chandra Prasad Saikia	2002
Nirupama Borgohain	2003
Lakshminandan Bora	2004
Arun Sarma	2005
Nalinidhar Bhattacharya	2006
Nagen Saikia	2007
rongbong Terang	2008
Imran Shah	2009
Hareskrishna Deka	2010
Purabi Bormudoi	2011
Sameer Tanti	2012
Atulananda Goswami	2013
Hirendra Nath Dutta	2014
Apurba Sarma	2015
Dr Arupa Kalita Patangia	2016
Sananta Tanti ,Yeshe Dorjee Thongchi,Rita Choudhury	2017

Munin Barkotoky Award

Munin Barkotoki : (1915–1993). His passions included literature, journalism, theatre, film, music, painting, sports and - of course - politics.

Munin Barkotoki was a young writer, poet and critic. He wrote postcard by the dozen encouraging them in their effort. In order to honour and respect to that memory(Munin Barkotoki), Memorial Trust has also initiated an Award from 1995 which was renamed Munin Barkotoki Literary Award from 2015) into the field of Assamese Literature.

The recipients of the award :

Author	Book	Year
Dr Robin Sarma Sibananda Kakoti	Panchar Pacali Amrytyu Amrit	1995
Lutfa Hanum Selima Begum Dr Bringeswar Sarma	Saujiya Bat ati Kamakhya Pharmacit Sarijon Bondhu	1996
Anubhav Tulosi	Duroon Phool	1997
Kulo Saikia	Akharat moi aru Anyanya	1998
Bitupon Borbora  Rajiv Barua	Muro Ata Sapon Asil  Panir Ghar	1999
Mausumi Kandali  Dipak Kr Gogoi and Pankaj Jyoti Bhuyan	Lambada Nasor Sesta  Istantik	2000
Nabanita Gogoi  Munin Bayan	Sa Poharat Akale  Kitap Aru Sanlap	2001
Hemanga Kumar Dutta  Ganga Mohan Mili	Athaba  Nadi Manuhar Thikona	2002
Kushal Dutta  Manoj Borpujari	Ilektronik sarai  Amlakhin Gasarb suhuri	2003
Manikuntala Bhattacharjya  Monalisha Saikia	Prastar Kanya  Punar Janamloi Tejimola	2004
Monica Devi  Dhrubajyoti Sarma	Priya Alap Deep	2005
Ajit Gogoi  Abdus Samad	Ronga jethi  Boi Jai Chompavati	2006
Anamika Bora  Bijay Sankar Barman	Jolasai  Deo	2007
Geetali Bora  kamal Kumar Tanti	Sambhavata Marangburu Amar Pita	2008
Diganta Oja  Ratna Bharali Talukdar	Sandhikhanat Manuh  Ghar Ghar Kheliba?Aha..	2009
Ruplekha Devi  Arup Kumar Nath	Anyatra Birala devi  Saud Aru Anyanya Galpa	2010
Arindam Borkotoki Rashmirekha Bora	Anusilon  Singorajanor Rupkatha	2011
Sharmistha Pritam  Sanjeev Pal Deka	Atmakatha  Eai Pine Ki Ase?	2012
Mridul Haloi  Apu Bharadwaj	Akole Aaso Kushale Aaso  Mastikar Cinema	2013
Tulika Saikia  Dibyajyoti Bora	Charixal Gosanir Tez  Topanit	2014
Jyoti Khataniar  Protim Baruah	Eman Xaral Ne Segun Dudal  Aaru Nirobota	2015
Bhaskar Thakuria	Singhadwar	2016
Dalim Das	Hari Jadu Madhu	2017
Dr.Debobhushon Bora	Nirboson	2018
Ankua Ranjan Phukan  Manoranjan Bori	?  Moh-Jokh	2019

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Awards and Honours: Assam Valley Literary Awards