Eminent Assam Writer, Atulananda Goswami passes away

Writer of ‘Namghoria’, Atulananda Goswami (Sahitya Akademi winner), known for his novels and short stories has been passed away at 87.

He had also received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2006 for his short story collection ‘Seneh Jarir Ganthi’.

Awards: Ambikagiri Roy Choudhury Sahitya Award, the Kumar Kishor Memorial Award, the Katha Award and the Sneha Bharati Sahitya Samman, among other honours.

He also translated many English, Bengali and Odia texts into Assamese.