Hiren Bhattacharya
| Hiren Bhattacharyya হীৰেন ভট্টাচাৰ্য |
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28 July 1932 Jorhat, Assam |
| Died | 4 July 2012 (aged 79) Guwahati, Assam |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Other names | Hiruda Sugandhi Pokhilar Kobi Prem aru Rodalir Kobi |
| Known for | Poet |
| Spouse(s) | Parul Devi |
| Children | 1 daughter |
| Parent(s) | Tirthanath Bhattacharyya and Snehalata Bhattacharyya |
| Awards | Sahitya Akademi Award |
Hiren Bhattacharyya (Assamese: হীৰেন ভট্টাচাৰ্য) (28 July 1932 – 4 July 2012) was one of the best known poets working in the Assamese language. He had innumerable works published in Assamese and achieved many prizes and accolades for his poetry. He is known as Hiruda (Assamese: হীৰুদা) among his fans. Prem aru Rodalir Kobi (Poet of Love and Sunshine) (Assamese: প্ৰেম আৰু ৰ'দালিৰ কবি) is his other name in the Assamese literature.
Bhattacharyya was born in Jorhat district at Assam in the year 1932. His father was Tirthanath Bhattacharyya and his mother was Snehalata Bhattacharyya. His father was a jailer, and as such as a child he was roamed all over Assam with his family and that was his first inspiration to become a poet. After battling for life almost three months, he died at 11:30 AM on 4 July 2012 in Guwahati, Assam.
Bhattacharyya mainly worked in the field of Assamese poetry. He was the editor of several Assamese magazines and newspapers. Some of the newspapers he worked on are Chitrabon, Monon and Antorik. He was the poetry editor of the Assamese magazine Prantik for over three decades.
His published anthologies of poetry include:
Few sample stanzas from the famous poems are :
Chuliot Rupali Rong Lagise
Beya Nedekhi Lagok
Sonali Khini Mosi Nidiba Buku Juri Thakok...
Mrityutow ata shilpo,
jibonor kothin shilot kota nirlohb bhaskarjya
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