Sananta Tanty | |
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| Born | 4 November 1952 Kalinagar Tea Estate, Karimganj, Assam, India |
| Died | 25 November 2021 (aged 69) New Delhi, India |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | St. Anthony's College, Shillong Jorhat College, Jorhat Dibru College, Dibrugarh |
| Notable works | Kailoir Dinto Amar Hobo |
| Notable awards | Sahitya Akademi Award (2018) Assam Valley Literary Award (2017) |
| Spouse | Minati Tanty (m. 1986) |
| Children | Two |
Sananta Tanty (Assamese: [সনন্ত তাঁতি]; 4 November 1952 – 25 November 2021) was an Indian poet of Assamese literature. Tanty was born to an Odia family in Kalinagar Tea Estate. Tanty completed his secondary education at a Bengali-medium school but continued his literary works in the mainland Assamese language.[1][2] Tanty received numerous awards and distinctions, including the 2018 Sahitya Akademi Award for "Kailoir Dinto Amar Hobo" (Tomorrow Will be Ours), a collection of his poems.[2][3][4]
According to the website Asymptote, Tanty is "a chronicler of the times and an advocate for the downtrodden" and "a poet of change and of unbridled optimism".[5][4][6]
- ^ Tanty, Sananta. "Sananta Tanty, Author at RAIOT". RAIOT. Archived from the original on 19 June 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ a b "Sananta Tanti and Three Other Litterateurs from North East Conferred with Sahitya Akademi Awards 2018". www.sentinelassam.com. 6 December 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- ^ "২০১৮ বৰ্ষৰ সাহিত্য অকাডেমী বঁটা ঘোষণা". Asomiya Pratidin - অসমীয়া প্ৰতিদিন. 5 December 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Assam: Tea garden poet and Bodo author among winners of Sahitya Akademi Awards 2018". The Indian Express. 6 December 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ Dutta, Kushal, ed. (2020). Sananta Tantyr Kavita Samagra. Guwahati: Pepyrus Publication.
- ^ "Sananta Tanty – Writer(s) – Asymptote Blog". Retrieved 19 June 2020.