Mamoni Raisom Goswami
Indira Goswami (14 November 1942 – 29 November 2011), known by her pen name Mamoni Raisom Goswami and popularly as Mamoni Baideo, was an Indian writer, poet, professor, scholar and editor.
Indira Goswami | |
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| Born | 14 November 1942 Guwahati, Assam, British India |
| Died | 29 November 2011 (aged 69) Guwahati, Assam, India |
| Pen name | Mamoni Raisom Goswami |
| Occupation | Activist, editor, poet, professor and writer |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Period | 1956–2011 |
| Genre | Assamese literature |
| Subject | Plight of the dispossessed in India and abroad |
| Notable works | -The Moth Eaten Howdah of the Tusker -The Man from Chinnamasta -Pages Stained With Blood |
| Notable awards | Prince Claus Fund(2008) Padma Shri(2002) Jnanpith Award(2000) |
| Spouse | Madhaven Raisom Ayengar (died) |
She was the winner of the Sahitya Akademi Award (1983), the Jnanpith Award (2000) and Principal Prince Claus Laureate (2008). A celebrated writer of contemporary Indian literature, many of her works have been translated into English from her native Assamese which include The Moth Eaten Howdah of the Tusker, Pages Stained With Blood and The Man from Chinnamasta.
She was also well known for her attempts to structure social change, both through her writings and through her role as mediator between the armed militant group United Liberation Front of Asom and the Government of India. Her involvement led to the formation of the People's Consultative Group, a peace committee. She referred to herself as an "observer" of the peace process rather than as a mediator or initiator.
Her work has been performed on stage and in film. The film Adajya is based on her novel and won international awards. Words from the Mist is a film made on her life directed by Jahnu Barua.