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Nirmal Prabha Bordoloi (1932/1933 – 1 June 2004) was an Indian poet, lyricist and folklorist associated with Assamese literature. She was president of the Asam Sahitya Sabha in 1991 held at Dudhnoi in Goalpara district.[1] She received several awards including Sahitya Akademi Award in 1983 for her poetry book Sudirgha Din Aru Ritu, the President's Award in 1957 for children's literature and the Asam Sahitya Sabha award twice in 1977 and 1989 for her non-fiction books 'Dinar Pisat Din' and 'Debi', respectively. She was conferred the 'Saraswati Sanman' title in 1987.[2]

Nirmal Prabha Bordoloi
Born	1932/1933
Died	1 June 2004 (aged 71) Guwahati
Resting place	Guwahati
Occupation	Poet, lyricist
Language	Assamese
Education	MA PhD
Alma mater	Gauhati University
Subject	Assamese
Notable works	`Kabita: Bon Faringar Rong', `Samipesu', `Antarang', `Asamar Luko Sangonskriti', `Siba', `Asamar Luko Kabita'
Notable awards	Sahitya Akademi Award
Children	1
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Life and career

Bordoloi was married as a child at the age of 11. She wrote over 54 Assamese and English books and numerous songs. Notable among these are Kabita: Bon Faringar Rong, Samipesu, Antarang, Asamar Luko Sangonskriti, Siba, Asamar Luko Kabita.

Her first collection of poems was 'Bon Faringar Rang'.

Some other collection of poems :

Dinor Pasot Din

Samipehu

Antaranga

Sudirgha Din Aru Ritu

Song collections :

Xunboroniya Aai

Xuriya Geet

Other literary works:

Devi

Shiva

Surjya

She died on 1 June 2004 at the age of 71.[2]

See also

• Assamese literature
• List of people from Assam
• List of Asam Sahitya Sabha presidents
• List of Assamese writers with their pen names
• List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Assamese

References

External links

• An interview with the author at bipuljyoti.in.

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