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Yeshe Dorjee Thongchi

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Yeshe Dorjee Thongchi
Yeshe Dorjee Thongchi
BornWest Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh, India
GenreShort Story, Novel, Folk tales, History
Notable awardsThe Bhasha Bharati Award
Sahitya Akademi Award

Yeshe Dorjee Thongchi (born 13 June 1952) is an Assamese writer. He was formerly deputy 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

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  • Padmashri- Govt of India, 2020
  • Sahitya Akademi Award, 2005 for Assamese novel Mauna Outh Mukhar Hriday (Silent lips, Murmuring Heart)[4]
  • Kalaguru Bishnu Rabha Literary Award-Assam Sahitya Sabha-2001
  • Sukapha Award- Govt of Assam 2021
  • 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

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Novels

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  • 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

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  • Papor pukhuri (A Sinful of Pond)
  • Bah Fular Gundh
  • Anya Ekhan pratiyugita
  • Dhar aru Ananya Galpa

Folktales

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  • Kameng Simantar Sadhu

History of Community

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  • 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

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Yeshe Dorje Thongchi Books in Amazon.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Meet The Author, New Delhi:Sahitya Akademi, 29 Aug 2016.Print
  2. ^ "Padma Awards 2020 Announced". pib.gov.in.
  3. ^ The Hindu Net Desk (26 January 2020). "Full list of 2020 Padma awardees". The Hindu.
  4. ^ a b c "Akademi awards (1955-2015)". Sahitya Akademi. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Yeshe Dorjee Thongchi to be Conferred Bhupen Hazarika National Award » Northeast Today". Northeast Today. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Yeshe Dorjee Thongshi in www.amazon.in". Amazon. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
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