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Mahim Bora
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Mahim Bora (6 July 1924 – 5 August 2016) was an Indian writer and educationist from Assam.[1] He was elected as a president of the Assam Sahitya Sabha held in 1989 at Doomdooma.[2] He was awarded most notably the Padma Shri in 2011, the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2001 and the Assam Valley Literary Award in 1998. Assam Sahitya Sabha conferred its highest honorary title Sahityacharyya on him in 2007.He also participated in the Quit India Movement of 1942 held in Kaliabor town in the Nagaon district of Assam.[3]
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Born | (1924-07-06)6 July 1924 Sonitpur district, Assam |
Died | 5 August 2016(2016-08-05) (aged 92) Guwahati |
Occupation | Writer, critic, poet |
Language | Assamese |
Nationality | Indian |
Education | M.A. in Assamese from Gauhati University |
Genre | Assamese |
Subject | Literature |
Notable works | Edhani mahir hanhi, Kathanibari ghat |
Notable awards | Padma Shri |
Spouse | Lt.Mrs.Dipti Rekha Bora |
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