Rita Chowdhury
Rita Chowdhury (born 1960) is an Indian poet and novelist who writes Assamese literature and is a recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award. She is the editor of the Assamese literary magazine Gariyoshi and a former director of the National Book Trust, India. She has been a professor and lecturer at Cotton College, Guwahati, Assam in the Political Science Department and was active in the Assam Movement in the early 1980s.
Rita Chowdhury | |
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| Born | 1960 (age 63–64) Tirap, Arunachal Pradesh, India |
| Occupation | Novelist, Poet, Editor |
| Education | M.A., LLB, Ph.D |
| Period | 1981-present |
| Genre | Historical fiction, poetry |
| Literary movement | Assamese literature |
| Notable works | Deo Langkhui, Makam, Chinatown Days |
| Notable awards | Assam Sahitya Sabha award (1981) Sahitya Akademi Award (2008) Assam Valley Literary Award (2017) |
| Spouse | Chandra Mohan Patowary |
| Children | 2 |
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