Head of Assamese Department at the University of Delhi, the most glorious phases of her [Indira Raisom Goswami's] life began. While at the university, she wrote most of her greatest works. Several short stories, including Hridoy, Nangoth Sohor, Borofor Rani, used Delhi as the background.Her two classics--Pages Stained With Blood and The Moth Eaten Howdah of a Tusker--were also written during this period. The other books completed while she lived in Delhi were Ahiron, The Rusted Sword, Uday Bhanu, Dasharathi's Steps and The Man from Chinnamasta.
Winner of the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1982. the Jnanpith Award in 2000, she is India's first Principal Prince Claus Laureate.
from India TV News: Asomiya Writer Indira Goswami Dead
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