Eminent Assamese writer, veteran journalist, Sahitya Akademi award winner, and former president of Asom Sahitya Sabha, Homen Borgohain passed away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Homen Borgohain was a popular figure in Assamese literary circles and will be remembered for his contributions to literature, especially those relating to short stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
His body of work includes 11 novels and four non-fictions. He won the Sahitya Akademi in 1978 for his novel Pita Putra but returned the award in 2015 to protest the growing intolerance in India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He was serving as the editor-in-chief of Assamese daily Niyomiya Barta until his death. He has been separated from his wife Nirupama Borgohain, also a noted litterateur and journalist, for several years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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