Arupa Kalita Patangia is an Indian novelist and short story writer and
known for her fiction writing in Assamese.[1][2] Her literary awards
include: the Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad award, the Katha Prize and the
Prabina Saikia Award. In 2014, she received the prestigious Sahitya
Akademi Award for her short stories book named Mariam Austin Othoba
Hira Barua.[3] Her books have been translated to English, Hindi, and
Bengali.[4] Her works touch upon Assamese history and culture,
addressing the lives people from middle and lower income brackets,[5]
and focus specifically on concerns of women, violence, and
insurgency.[6]She studied at Golaghat Mission Girls High School, and
Debraj Roy College,[7] and completed her PhD from Gauhati University
on Pearl S. Buck's women characters.[1] Arupa Patangia Kalita taught
English at Tangla College, Darrang, Assam[2] and retired as Head of
the English Department of Tangla College on 22 June 2016.[7]She has
more than ten novels and short story collections to her credit. Some
of these include:[2][8]-
known for her fiction writing in Assamese.[1][2] Her literary awards
include: the Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad award, the Katha Prize and the
Prabina Saikia Award. In 2014, she received the prestigious Sahitya
Akademi Award for her short stories book named Mariam Austin Othoba
Hira Barua.[3] Her books have been translated to English, Hindi, and
Bengali.[4] Her works touch upon Assamese history and culture,
addressing the lives people from middle and lower income brackets,[5]
and focus specifically on concerns of women, violence, and
insurgency.[6]She studied at Golaghat Mission Girls High School, and
Debraj Roy College,[7] and completed her PhD from Gauhati University
on Pearl S. Buck's women characters.[1] Arupa Patangia Kalita taught
English at Tangla College, Darrang, Assam[2] and retired as Head of
the English Department of Tangla College on 22 June 2016.[7]She has
more than ten novels and short story collections to her credit. Some
of these include:[2][8]-
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