Lakshmi Nandan Bora
| Lakshmi Nandan Bora | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 June 1932 Kujidah, Nagaon district, Assam, India |
| Occupation | Writer, Scientist |
| Years active | 1954- |
| Known for | Novels, Short Stories |
| Spouse(s) | Madhuri |
| Children | Seuji Tridib Nandan Swaroop Nandan |
| Parent(s) | Phuleswar Bora Phuleswari |
| Awards |
Padma Shri Sahitya Academy Award Saraswati Samman Publication Board Assam Lifetime Achievement Award [Magor Assam Valley Literary award] Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad Rachna Samagra Award |
| Website | web site |
Lakshmi Nandan Bora is an Indian novelist and short story writer in Assamese language, known for over 60 books he has authored, including award winning novels, Patal Bhairavi and Kayakalpa. A recipient of Sahitya Academy Award and Saraswati Samman, Bora was honoured by the Government of India in 2015 with Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award.
Lakshmi Nandan Bora was born on 15 June 1932 at Hatichung of Kudijah village, a small hamlet in Nagaon district in the Northeast Indian state of Assam to Phuleswar Bora and Phuleswari as the youngest of their five children. His parents died while he was in his teens and was brought up by his eldest brother, Kamal Chandra Bora. He did his schooling at Nagaon High School, graduated in Physics (BSc) from Cotton College State University, Guwahati and secured his master's degree (MSc) from Presidency College, Kolkata. He pursued doctoral studies in meteorology at Andhra University from where he secured a PhD, the first person to be awarded a doctoral degree in meteorology by the university. For most of his career he worked at Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat as a faculty member and stayed with the institution till his retirement as a professor and the head of the department of physics and agrometeorology in 1992. He has also served as a visiting professor at the Johannes Gutenberg University for two terms. Bora married Madhuri in 1961 and the couple has one daughter Seuji and two sons Tridib Nandan and Swaroop Nandan. The family lives in Ganeshguri, a satellite town of Guwahati, Assam. Seuji Bora Neog is a Professor of Genetics and Plantbreeding at Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, Tridib Nandan Bora is a Senior State Government Official while the youngest son Swaroop Nandan is a Professor of Mathematics at Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati.
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