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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.
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