Dhruba Hazarika

Dhruba Hazarika(born 1956) is an Indian novelist who writes in English and hails from Assam. He is the author of A Bow String Winter. He lives in Guwahati.^[1]

Early life and education

He grew up in Shillong, capital of Meghalaya, in North-East India. After graduating from St. Edmund's College, Shillong, he studied Economics at Gauhati University. He was the director of Sports and Youth Welfare, Assam during the National Games that were held in Assam. After his tenture as the director of Sports, he was appointed as the Deputy Commissioner of Darrang.

Literary career

A Bowstring Winter received critical acclaim for its racy narrative and its ability to coalesce different genres such as thriller, mystery, romance, drama and travelogue.^[2] His latest book Luck is a collections of short stories.^[3]

He won the Katha Award for Creative Writing in English in 1996.

He is also the founder of the North East Writers Forum.^[4]

Bibliography

• Luck, Penguin Books, 2009, ISBN 9780143068259.
• A Bowstring Winter, Penguin Books, 2006, ISBN 0143061801.

Awards

• 1996: Katha Award for Creative Writing in English.

See also

Novels portal

• Indian English Literature
• Literature from North East India

References

1. ^ Penguin India
2. ^ Review in Sulekhablog
3. ^ Article on Business Standard
4. ^ Songs of the Hills, Livemint

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