Language Assamese Citizenship Indian Died September 9, 1999 | Ethnicity Assamese Role Short story writer Nationality Indian Name Jogesh Das Books Folklore of Assam | |
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Occupation Writer, Journalist, Lecturer | ||
Jogesh Das (Assamese: যোগেশ দাস; 1 April 1927 – 9 September 1999) is an eminent short-story writer as well as a novelist from Assam. He was born in 1927. He won the Sahitya Akademi Award for his book Prithivir Oxukh. He is also associated with many cultural organization including the Asom Sahitya Sabha.
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Education and career
Das was the first tribal people (Sonowal Kacharis) who elected as a president in Asom Sahitya Sabha. Das completed his MA in Assamese literature from Gauhati University in 1953 and then started working as a journalist.
As a writer
Das emerged as a fiction writer in the early fifties. He has written short stories and novels with equal distinction. His first novel is Kolpotuwar Mrityu published in 1953. His second novel Daawor aru nai in 1955 established him as a powerful novelist. This book has been translated into all other major Indian language by National Book Trust. His short-story collection Prithivir Oxukh brought him the prestigious Sahitya Akademi Award. His "Folklore of Assam" which was originally in English and then in other Indian language, is a simple and comprehensive book on Assamese folklore.
Literary works
Some of his notable works are: