Harekrishna Deka-Brief Life Sketch

Harekrishna Deka-Brief Life Sketch

Harekrishna Deka

Harekrishna Deka-Brief Life Sketch

Harekrishna Deka (1943 -) is an Assamese poet, magazine editor and storyteller. He was born in Trinichukiya. He passed his M. A. in English Literature from Guwahati University in 1975. He started his career as a lecturer at Commerce College, Guwahati and later on joined the Administrative Service and retired as a Director of Police.

Harekrishna Deka edited ‘Gariusi’ (a magazine) and for some time The Sentinel (a newspaper). Amid his busy life, he devoted his time to literature and wrote several books. His books of poetry include ‘Ratir Shuvayatra’ (Night Parade), ‘Anya Ajon’ and ‘Sea-Scare’. He was also a good storyteller. His storybooks include- Galpa Aru Kalpa, Madhusudanar Dalang’ Mritudanda’ etc. ‘Agantuk’ is his only novel. He also translated several English books into Assamese.

He received the ‘Sahitya Akademi Award’ in 1986, the ‘Kotha Award’ in 1998 and the ‘Assam Valley Literary Award’ in 2010. 0 0 0

N.B.  The article ‘Harekrishna Deka-Brief Life Sketch’ originally belongs to the book ‘Introduction to World Writers‘ by Menonim Menonimus.

Books of Composition by M. Menonimus:

1. Advertisement Writing
2. Amplification Writing
3. Note Making
4. Paragraph Writing
5. Notice Writing
6. Passage Comprehension
7. The Art of Poster Writing
8. The Art of Letter Writing
9. Report Writing
10. Story Writing
11. Substance Writing
12. School Essays Part-I
13. School Essays Part-II
14. School English Grammar Part-I
15. School English Grammar Part-II..

Books of S. Story by M. Menonimus:

1. The Fugitive Father and Other Stories
2. The Prostitute and Other Stories
3. Neha’s Confession

Books of Biography by M. Menonimus:

1. The World Writers-Brief Biographies
2. Introduction to World Writers
3. Introduction to World Personalities
4. Love of Reputed Persons ..

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