Rashmi Narzary
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Rashmi Narzary is an Indian writer of Bodo origin, who writes in English language. She is best known for her children's book His Share of Sky (2012), for which she won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2016.[1][2][3][4]
Her debut novel, BLOODSTONE, Legend of the Last Engraving, is a literally, socially and academically acclaimed work that has inspired research papers on gender studies. Her other works include Mosaic, Colors of Life, a collection of short stories on human relations and emotions, and Looking Beyond, stories of hope and life experiences of children at the Snehalaya House of Love.
Her second novel is An Unfinished Search (Pippa Rann Books, U.K., 2023).[5]
Her latest work is 'Whistles of the Siphoong, Tales from Assam's Bodo Heartland' published by https://www.ombooksinternational.com/. Based on legends, lore, festivities, rituals and music of the Boro or Bodo people of Assam, this work of fiction is a collection of short stories which move through the real and fantastical to bring alive the threads of joy, compassion and care that connect humans to nature and tradition, to stories and music and above all to one another.
Her translated works include some of the late Dr. Bhabendra Nath Saikia's award winning Assamese stories into English.
Starting her education in Pine Mount School, Shillong, Narzary graduated in Economics from Cotton College, now Cotton University. She did her Post Graduation in Human Resource Management from Symbiosis.
Rashmi Narzary's work has been translated into other Indian and foreign languages and is taught in Universities.
She lives in Guwahati.
Spouse : Hemanta Narzary, former IAS officer, presently Special Monitor, National Human Rights Commission
Daughter: Dr. Sandhya Narzary
Son : Jairaj Narzary
Awards
Sahitya Akademi for Children’s Literature, 2016
Prag Prerona Award for Literature, 2020
https://asiawa.jpf.go.jp/en/culture/features/f-yomu-india-rashmi-narzary/
https://pipparannbooks.com/the-many-that-i-am-writings-from-nagaland/
http://pipparannbooks.com/the-village-maestro-100-other-stories/
References
[edit]- ^ Barman, Rini. "Sky's the limit". Business Line. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ Nath, Arundhati (5 May 2017). "Rashmi Narzary: The carefree world of a Bodo boy". mint. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ "His Share of Sky". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ "BAL SAHITYA PURASKAR (2010-2020)". SAHITYA AKADEMI. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ "An Unfinished Search". Frontline. 27 July 2023. Archived from the original on 1 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
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