Yeshe Dorjee Thongchi
Yeshe Dorjee Thongchi (born 13 June 1952) is an
Assamese writer. He was formerly a deputy Yeshe Dorjee Thongchi
commissioner. His first literary creation is a poem
named 'Junbai'.[1]
He is the recipient of India's prestigious award Padma
Shri 2020 for his work in the field of literature and
education.[2][3]
Awards
Padmashri- Govt of India, 2020
Sahitya Akademi Award, 2005 for Assamese Born West Kameng, Arunachal
novel Mauna Outh Mukhar Hriday (Silent lips, Pradesh, India
Murmuring Heart)[4]
Genre Short Story, Novel, Folk tales,
Kalaguru Bishnu Rabha Literary Award- History
Assam Sahitya Sabha-2001
Notable The Bhasha Bharati Award
Sukapha Award- Govt of Assam 2021 awards Sahitya Akademi Award
Assam Valley Literary Award- Williamson
Megor Educational trust. Kolkata 2017
Bhasha Bharati Award from the central Institute of Indian languages (CIIL) Mysore. 2005
Acharjya Hazari Prasad Dwivedi Sanman, Hindi Parishad, Prayagraj 2019
Bodosa Award- All Moran Students Union, 2019
Special Achievement Award (Literature)- Buddhist Cultural Preservation Society, Bomdila.
2013
Sadin-Pratidin Gosthi Special Achievement Award (Literature and Journalism). 2017
DrBhupen Hazarika Sanhati Bota 2016 by Dr. Bhupen Hazarika Trust, Kolkata-Guwahati
Rangbang Terang Samanyay Award-2018- Sinthar Prakashan, Bololiaghat, Karbi Anglong.
Assam
Dr.Maidul Islam Bora literary Award, 2014 Dr. M.I Bora Trust, Seebsagar, Assam
Lakhiminath Bezbaruah Literary Award 2018 Assam
Phulchand Khandelwal Sanghati Bata award, 2001[4]
Basudev Jalan Award from Assam Sahitya Sabha[4]
Bhupen Hazarika National Award 2017 from Sarhad (a Pune based NGO).[5]
D.Litt (Honoris Causa)-Dibrugarh University Assam
Works
Novels
Mauna Outh Mukhar Hriday (Silent lips, Murmuring Heart), 2005
Sonam, 1982
Lingjhik
Bih Kanyar deshat
Saw kata Manuh
Mishing
Moi Akou janam lom
Collections of Short Stories
Papor pukhuri (A Sinful of Pond)
Bah Fular Gundh
Anya Ekhan pratiyugita
Dhar aru Ananya Galpa
Folktales
Kameng Simantar Sadhu
History of Community
Sherdukpen Janajatir Itibritya
Travelougue-
Dhuniya Manuhar Dhuniya Deshat ( Travel to South Korea)
Translations- 1. Into Assamese-
Sainikar Senapati (Translation of Gen. J.J.Singh's autobiography 'The Soldier's General')
Prabahat Mukta Jiwan (Translation of His Holiness Dalai Lama's autobiography Freedom in
Exile with his foreword)
Bodhucharyavatara ( Translation of Acharya Shantideva's Sanskrit Buddhist classic of sixth
century in poetic form)
2. Into English-
Heart to Heart (Translation of Lummer Dai's Assamese novel Mon aru Mon)
Autobiography-
Hanhi aru Sakulor Saisav (First part of autobiography)
Books
Yeshe Dorje Thongchi Books in Amazon.[6]
References
1. Meet The Author, New Delhi:Sahitya Akademi, 29 Aug 2016.Print
2. "Padma Awards 2020 Announced" (https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=1976
47). pib.gov.in.
3. The Hindu Net Desk (26 January 2020). "Full list of 2020 Padma awardees" (https://www.th
ehindu.com/news/national/full-list-of-2020-padma-awardees/article30656841.ece). The
Hindu.
4. "Akademi awards (1955-2015)" (https://web.archive.org/web/20160304084937/http://sahitya
-akademi.gov.in/sahitya-akademi/awards/akademi%20samman_suchi.jsp#ASSAMESE).
Sahitya Akademi. Archived from the original (http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/sahitya-akademi/
awards/akademi%20samman_suchi.jsp#ASSAMESE) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved
3 September 2016.
5. "Yeshe Dorjee Thongchi to be Conferred Bhupen Hazarika National Award » Northeast
Today" (https://www.northeasttoday.in/yeshe-dorjee-thongchi-to-be-conferred-bhupen-hazari
ka-national-award/). Northeast Today. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
6. "Yeshe Dorjee Thongshi in www.amazon.in" (https://www.amazon.in/Books-Yeshe-Dorjee-T
hongchi/s?rh=n%3A976389031%2Cp_27%3AYeshe+Dorjee+Thongchi). Amazon. Archived
(https://web.archive.org/web/20211204110253/https://www.amazon.in/Books-Yeshe-Dorjee-
Thongchi/s?rh=n%3A976389031%2Cp_27%3AYeshe+Dorjee+Thongchi) from the original
on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
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