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Born
11 February 1939 Golaghat , Assam
Resting place
Dibrugarh, Assam
Occupation
• Professor in Dibrugarh University, • Former member of the Rajya Sabha from 1986-1992.
Language
Assamese
Nationality
India
Citizenship
Indian
Notable works
Mit-Bhash (মিতভাষ)
Notable awards
Sahitya Akademi Award (1997) Assam Valley Literary Award (2007)
Nagen Saikia (Assamese: নগেন শইকীয়া; born 11 February 1939) is an Indian writer. He was formerly a professor of Dibrugarh University. Saikia had also been a member of the Rajya Sabha from 1986-1992 and was the vice-chairman of the Upper House from 1990-1992.[1] Saikia started his career as a teacher and went on to serve in different reputed institutions in various categories. He also delivered lectures on various topics about Assamese literature, including in the US and England. He has published numerous literary essays, short stories, novels, books and articles, to his credit. Saikia was conferred with the Sahitya Akademi award in 1997 for his short stories collection Andharat Nizar Mukh and was honoured by the Mohan Chandra Sahitya Sabha in 1980 for Chinta aru Charcha.[2] He was conferred the Fellow of Sahitya Akademi , the highest honour conferred by the prestigious Literary body of the Nation, the Sahitya Akademi on the most distinguished Indian writers.[3][4]
^OneIndia News, Monday, 31 December 2007, 15:34 [IST]
^"Dr Nagen Saikia chosen for Assam Valley Literary Award, 2007". 31 December 2007.
^"..:: SAHITYA : Fellows and Honorary Fellows ::." sahitya-akademi.gov.in. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
^"Press Release, election of fellows of Sahitya Akademy". Sahitya Akademy. 1 January 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 January 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
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