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Sahitya Akademi Award Winning Journalist Homen Borgohain passes away

Noted Assamese litterateur and journalist, Homen Borgohain has passed away. He was associated with several newspapers and was most recently working as the editor in chief of Assamese daily Niyomiya Barta until his death. He was also the President of Assam Sahitya Sabha. He was awarded Sahitya Akademi Award in 1978 for the Assamese language for his novel ‘Pita Putra’. He has written several novels, short stories and poetry.

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