Issue 17, Jan-Feb 2008 


Focus: Literatures of Assam




Bihu dancers celebrating spring or bohag.
Photo by Ramakant Dey.
Credit – www.usefilm.com

All paintings featured in this section are by the young Karbi artist Ranjan Engti"



Uddipana Goswami – Editorial Comment

Axamiyā Literature

Geeta Goswami - Axamiyā Poetry
Sankardeb - Axamiyâ Bargit
Madhabdeb - Axamiyâ Bargit
Harekrishna Deka - The Modern Era in Assamese Poetry
Bireswar Barua - Excerpts from Achin Arao
Bibhash Choudhury - Assamese Short Story
Debabrata Das - "Arpitar Erati" (Short Story)
Amritjyoti Mahanta - Assamese Novel
Indira Goswami - Excerpt from a Novel
Bhrigu Mohan Goswami - Assamese Folk Literature
Uddipana Goswami – Tr. of Axamiyâ Folksong

Other Literatures of Assam

Bodo Literature
Anil Boro - Bodo Literature
Anil Boro - Bodo Poem
Aurobindo Uzir - Bodo poem

Karbi Literature
Longkam Teron - Karbi Language and Literature
Longkam Teron - Karbi poem

Nepali Literature
Gyan Bahadur Chhetri - Nepali Literature
Anannya Baruah - Tr. of Nepali Folksong
Anannya Baruah - Tr. of Nepali Folksong

Rabha Literature
Niva Rani Phukan - Rabha Literature
Jharna Rabha Chikacham - Rabha Short Story