Srutimala Duara
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Srutimala Duara | |
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| Nationality | Indian |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Notable awards | Woman of the Year 2016 |
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| www.srutimaladuara.in | |
Srutimala Duara (Assamese: শ্ৰুতিমালা দুৱৰা) is an Indian bilingual writer from Assam, India. She writes in English and Assamese.[1]
Biography
The Sunset and Other Stories (Spectrum, 1998), Waiting for the Last Breath (Spectrum, 1999), The Jhoolan Evening (Spectrum, 2000) are her short story collections in English.[2][3]Traveling with Dreams (Spectrum, 2001), Maya's Party (BR Publishing Corp, 2003) and Ashes in the Seas (BR Pub Corp, 2003) are her English novels. Maan Gahanat (1997) is her short story collection in Assamese.[4] Her books for children are Sadhukathar Desh (1995), Sadhukathar Bagicha (1996), and Sadhukathar Tupula (1996) which were selected by National Book Trust as One of the Best Indian Children's Literature were published between 1990-98.[5]
She has also written for The Times of India, The Hindu and The Assam Tribune.[6]
Her writings are marked with a strong sense of regional fervour—of Assam and Assamese.
Duara is a writer, academician, and media person.
She has published a number of novels, collections of short stories and articles in a book form both in English as well as in Assamese. She has 6 books of children stories in Assamese. 2 books of rhymes which are a part of text book in few schools. Her article "A visit to Kaziranga and Sivasagar" is included in class nine text book of "Beehive".
She is an Associate Professor in the department of English, Handique Girls' College, Guwahati.[7]
She is the Secretary of Northeast Writers' Forum, a group of writers who write in English from the seven states of the Northeast.
She was a presenter in Doordarshan Kendra, Guwahati for 20 years. She has acted in television serials and on stage in more than 50 radio plays.
She is a known artist in the field of recitation; she has recited in many CDs. Her solo CD on recitation is "Ekajoli Kobita". She has recited and acted in two poetry video "Smriti" and "Sagar" put up in YouTube.
Awards and honours
She was awarded the "Naari Shakti Award" by Lions Club in April 2015 and "Woman of the Year" award by International Human Rights Council, Assam Chapter in 2016.
Bibliography
Novels
- Maya's Party (BR Publishing Corp, 2003)
- Ashes in the Seas (BR Pub Corp, 2003)
- Traveling with Dreams (Spectrum, 2001)
Short story collections
- The Jhoolan Evening (Spectrum, 2000)
- Waiting for the Last Breath (Spectrum, 1999),
- The Sunset and Other Stories (Spectrum, 1998),
Children's books
- Sadhukathar Bagicha (1996),
- Sadhukathar Tupula (1996)
- Sadhukathar Desh (1995),
See also
References
- ^ "Along my Route: Srutimala Duara's book of poems earns high praise from critics - Sentinelassam". www.sentinelassam.com. Sentinel Digital Desk. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ Poetry Book Published, report in The Assam Tribube
- ^ Info at Rediff books
- ^ Koushik Hazarika's Page
- ^ Profile in Pratilipi
- ^ "Literally stimulating". The Assam Tribune. Archived from the original on 14 August 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ "Resume of Professors: Dr. Srutimala Duara" (PDF). www.hgcollege.edu.in. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
External links
- Living people
- 20th-century Indian short story writers
- Novelists from Assam
- 21st-century Indian short story writers
- Indian women novelists
- Assamese-language writers
- English-language writers from India
- Indian women children's writers
- Indian children's writers
- Indian women short story writers
- 20th-century Indian novelists
- 21st-century Indian novelists
- 20th-century Indian women writers
- 21st-century Indian women writers
- Women writers from Assam