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Bhabendra Nath Saikia | |
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| Born | 20 February 1932 Nowgong, Assam Province, British India |
| Died | 13 August 2003 (aged 71) Guwahati, Assam, India |
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| Alma mater | Cotton College (BS) Presidency College (MS) University of London (PhD) |
| Occupation(s) | Teacher, filmmaker, writer |
| Spouse | Preeti Saikia |
| Awards | See below |
Bhabendra Nath Saikia (20 February 1932 – 13 August 2003) was a novelist, short-story writer, editor and film director from Assam, India.[1] Saikia received his doctorate in physics from the University of London.[2] He began his career as a reader in the Department of Physics, University of Guwahati. He later played an important role in the publication of college level textbooks in the Assamese language during his tenure as the Secretary of the Co-ordination Committee for production of textbooks in regional languages.[1][3]
Saikia was the founding editor of the Assamese language weekly Prantik and the children's magazine Safura. He has written plays for radio and theatre. He was the director and screenplay writer for eight Assamese language films, receiving the Rajat Kamal Award from the Government of India for seven.
He won the Sahitya Academy (1976), and was also recognised with the Padma Shri in 2001. He was awarded the 'Assam Valley Literature Award' in 1990.
- ^ a b "Padma Awards Directory (1954–2013)" (PDF). Govt. of India, Ministry of Home Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
- ^ Saikia, Bhabendra Nath (1961). "The structure, aggregation and melting of metal and other films condensed from vapor". Imperial College London. hdl:10044/1/13521. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ "Bhabendra Nath Saikia". India Online. 20 June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.He was the pioneering motive behind the publication of college level textbooks in Assamese language during his tenure as the Secretary of the Co-ordination Committee for production of textbooks in regional languages.