KOKRAJHAR, Jan 1 - The Kokrajhar district committee of the Bodo Sahitya Sabha (BSS) has expressed happiness over the Sahitya Akademi Award given to renowned Bodo writer the late Monoranjan Lahary posthumously for his contribution to Bodo literature.

Baneswar Basumatary, general secretary of BSS, Kokrjhar district unit in a press statement expressed his gratitude to the Sahitya Akademi for chosing Lahary for the prestigious award in the field of literature.

It may be mentioned that late Monoranjan Lahary was selected for the Sahitya Akademi award pothumously for his novel Daini.

Noted Bodo writer, life member of Bodo Sahitya Sabha, member of Sahitya Akademi and greatest Bodo play writer Monoranjan Lahary won as many as eleventh literary awards in the life time, which included Rastra Lokbhasa Sanman under Gandhi Hindustani Sahitya Sabha, Dalit Sahitya Akademi award, New Delhi and Bishnu Prasad Rabha award.

He was born on February 1, 1936 at Bamunkhura in Kokrajhar district and died on July 29 in 2008 due to age old ailment, at his Kokrajhar residence.

The great Bodo writer wrote several novels, three anthologies, two collection of prose-works in Bodo, six full length dramas, three rapid readers, four one-act plays, history of Bodo literature and many criticisms and analysis in Bodo language.

Late Lahary completed his graduation from Cotton College in the year 1957 and completed his MA and BT from Gauhati University in the year 1963 and 1972. The great educationist during his life time served as English lecturer in Kokrajhar College since 1963.

He also worked as principal of Kokrajhar BT College from 1981 to 1994, principal of Dhubri BEd College from 1994 to 1999 and was the guest lecturer of Gauhati University, Kokarajhar campus guest 1999 till his death.