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'''Anuradha Sharma Pujari''' ([[Assamese language|Assamese:]] অনুৰাধা শৰ্মা পূজাৰী) (born 1964) is an influential Assamese journalist and author.<ref>Interview in My Xofura</ref> She is the editor of ''Sadin''<ref>"Anuradha Sharma Pujari, editor of the popular Assamese weekly, ''Sadin'', which carried the controversial story, stood by the report."[http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-01-23/india/27115555_1_saikia-blue-films-blackmail Jounalist &#91;sic&#93; accused of blackmail in Assam] SHANKHADEEP CHOUDHURY, TNN 23 January 2002 Times of India</ref> and ''Satsori''.<ref>[http://onlinesivasagar.com/literature/anuradha-sharma-pujari.html Online Sivasagar]</ref> Her contributions to [[Assamese literature]] include fiction and essays.<ref name="short story">{{cite journal|last=Choudhury |first=Bibhash |date=January–February 2008 |title=Assamese Short Story |journal=Muse India |volume= |issue=17 |url=http://www.museindia.com/showfocus6.asp?id=797 |accessdate=2008-11-14 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100414041515/http://www.museindia.com/showfocus6.asp?id=797 |archivedate=14 April 2010 }}</ref> She lives in [[Panjabari]], [[Guwahati]]. Her first novel is ''Hriday Ek Bigyapan'', which became popular among the youth of Assam.
'''Anuradha Sharma Pujari''' (born 1964) is an Assamese journalist and author.<ref name="interview" /> She is the editor of ''Sadin''<ref>{{cite web|last=Choudhury|first=Shankhadeep|title={{as written|Jou|nalist &#91;sic&#93;}} accused of blackmail in Assam|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Jounalist-accused-of-blackmail-in-Assam/articleshow/641841943.cms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025064401if_/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-01-23/india/27115555_1_saikia-blue-films-blackmail|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 October 2012|date=23 January 2002|access-date=February 17, 2018|work=[[The Times of India]]|quote=Anuradha Sharma Pujari, editor of the popular Assamese weekly, ''Sadin'', which carried the controversial story, stood by the report.}}</ref> and ''Satsori''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://onlinesivasagar.com/literature/anuradha-sharma-pujari.html |title=Anuradha Sharma Pujari |website=Online Sivasagar}}</ref> Her contributions to [[Assamese literature]] include fiction and essays.<ref name="short story">{{cite journal|last=Choudhury |first=Bibhash |date=January–February 2008 |title=Assamese Short Story |journal=Muse India |issue=17 |url=http://www.museindia.com/showfocus6.asp?id=797 |access-date=2008-11-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100414041515/http://www.museindia.com/showfocus6.asp?id=797 |archive-date=14 April 2010 }}</ref> She lives in [[Panjabari]], [[Guwahati]]. Her first novel is ''Hriday Ek Bigyapan''.


==Early life==
==Early life==
Born in [[Jorhat]], she studied sociology at the [[Dibrugarh University]], and journalism at the [[Birla Institute of Liberal Arts and Management Sciences]], [[Kolkata]]. She gained popularity with her column in [[Letters from Kolkata]] in ''[[Asom Bani]]'' weekly and fame with her novel [[The Heart's a Showbiz]].<ref>[http://www.assamtribune.com/aug2809/mosaic2.html Article in Assam Tribune] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219170130/http://www.assamtribune.com/aug2809/mosaic2.html |date=19 February 2012 }}</ref> First published in 1998, it was hailed by [[Homen Borgohain]] as a contemporary classic. His review said it raised some basic questions about modern Assamese life that no other writer had raised before.<ref>[http://myxofura.blogspot.com/2008/07/anuradha-sharma-pujari-is-significant.html An Interview With Anuradha Sharma Pujari]</ref> The novel went on to printings of 14 editions, granting her an unparalleled critical and commercial success.<ref>See bio of [http://myxofura.blogspot.com/2006/11/that-disgusting-photograph-anuradha.html That Disgusting Photograph]</ref>
Born in [[Jorhat]], she studied sociology at the [[Dibrugarh University]], and journalism at the [[Birla Institute of Liberal Arts and Management Sciences]], [[Kolkata]]. She gained popularity with her column in [[Letters from Kolkata]] in ''[[Asom Bani]]'' weekly and fame with her novel ''[[The Heart's a Showbiz]]''.<ref name="at28Aug2009">{{cite news |last=Bhadra |first=Subhajit |date=28 August 2009 |title=In recent years |url=http://www.assamtribune.com/aug2809/mosaic2.html |work=Assam Tribune |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219170130/http://www.assamtribune.com/aug2809/mosaic2.html |archive-date=19 February 2012}}</ref> First published in 1998, it was hailed by [[Homen Borgohain]] as a contemporary classic. His review said it raised some basic questions about modern Assamese life that no other writer had raised before.<ref name="interview">{{cite web |url=http://myxofura.blogspot.com/2008/07/anuradha-sharma-pujari-is-significant.html |title=An Interview With Anuradha Sharma Pujari |last=Kashyap |first=Aruni |date=2 July 2008 |website=My Xofura |type=Blog |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100805153813/http://myxofura.blogspot.com/2008/07/anuradha-sharma-pujari-is-significant.html |archive-date=5 August 2010}}</ref> The novel went on to printings of 14 editions.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://myxofura.blogspot.com/2006/11/that-disgusting-photograph-anuradha.html |title=That Disgusting Photograph |date=November 2006 |website=My Xofura |type=Blog}}</ref>


==Professional career==
==Professional career==
The author was the guest of honour at National bravery award presentation hosted by the Indian Council for Child Welfare, Assam, in collaboration with Ladies' and Children's Recreation Centre and the Kamrup District Council for Child Welfare at Hem Sishu Sadan in Guwahati.<ref>[http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060114/asp/guwahati/story_5715390.asp Young Bravehearts] 14 January 2006 The Telegraph (Calcutta, India)</ref> Anuradha Sharma Pujari’s ''Hridoi Ek Bigyapan'' was, along with Amritjyoti Mahanta's first novel ''Adhagara Mahanogoror Probashi'', one of only two novels in Assamese "that deals with the glamorous world of media and communication in all its complexities".<ref>Subhajit Bhadra {{cite web|url=http://www.assamtribune.com/aug2809/mosaic2.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2009-10-21 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219170130/http://www.assamtribune.com/aug2809/mosaic2.html |archivedate=2012-02-19 |df= }} 28 August 2009 Assam Tribune</ref>
The author was the guest of honour at National bravery award presentation hosted by the Indian Council for Child Welfare, Assam, in collaboration with Ladies' and Children's Recreation Centre and the Kamrup District Council for Child Welfare at Hem Sishu Sadan in Guwahati.<ref>{{cite news |title=Young Bravehearts |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060114/asp/guwahati/story_5715390.asp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629081334/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060114/asp/guwahati/story_5715390.asp |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 June 2011 |work=The Telegraph |location=Calcutta |date=14 January 2006}}</ref> Anuradha Sharma Pujari's ''Hridoi Ek Bigyapan'' was, along with Amritjyoti Mahanta's first novel ''Adhagara Mahanogoror Probashi'', one of only two novels in Assamese "that deals with the glamorous world of media and communication in all its complexities".<ref name="at28Aug2009" />


Anuradha Sarma Pujari (born 1964) has been called "one of the most popular writers of this generation", and her work described as traversing "the varied textures of human conflict" and covering the tension between the society and the individual including explorations of femininity and "the gaps that exist between people in a relationship".<ref name="short story"/>
Anuradha Sarma Pujari (born 1964) has been called "one of the most popular writers of this generation", and her work described as traversing "the varied textures of human conflict" and covering the tension between the society and the individual including explorations of femininity and "the gaps that exist between people in a relationship".<ref name="short story"/>
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* ''[[Hridoy Ek Bigyapon]]'' ([[The Heart's a Showbiz]]), 1998.
* ''[[Hridoy Ek Bigyapon]]'' ([[The Heart's a Showbiz]]), 1998.
* ''[[Ejon Eshworor Sondhanot]]'' (''[[In Search of a God]])'', 1998.
* ''[[Ejon Eshworor Sondhanot]]'' (''[[In Search of a God]])'', 1998.
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* ''[[Kanchan (novel)]]'', 2001. The novel depicts the life of a girl named kanchan who is incessantly cheated and sexually harassed by some narrow minded men folk.
* ''[[Kanchan (novel)]]'', 2001
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* ''[[Sahebpurar Borosun]]'' ([[Rains of Sahebpura]]), 2003. This novel brings to light an adventurous journey of social workers specially in a village named sahebpura.
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The novel depicts the life of a girl named kanchan who is incessantly cheated and sexually harassed by some narrow minded men folk.
* ''[[Sahebpurar Borosun]]'' ([[Rains of Sahebpura]]), 2003
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This novel brings to light a adventurous journey of social workers specially in a village named sahebpura.
* ''[[Boragee Nodir Ghat]]'' ([[The Banks of Boragee River]]), 2004.
* ''[[Boragee Nodir Ghat]]'' ([[The Banks of Boragee River]]), 2004.
* ''[[Nahoror Niribili Cha]]'' ([[Shadows of Nahor]]), 2005.
* ''[[Nahoror Niribili Cha]]'' ([[Shadows of Nahor]]), 2005. This can be termed as the diary of the writer while she was reading in Dibrugarh university. The characters she met and all the events that occurred on these two years are clearly mentioned in the book.
This can be termed as the diary of the writer while she was reading in Dibrugarh university. The characters she met and all the events that occurred on these two years are clearly mentioned in the book.
* ''[[Raag-Anurag]]'',ৰাগ অনুৰাগ 2007.
* ''[[Raag-Anurag]]'',ৰাগ অনুৰাগ 2007.
* ''[[Mereng (novel)|Mereng]]'', 2010
* ''[[Mereng (novel)|Mereng]]'', 2010. The story of a strong woman named mereng or Indira Miri.
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* ''[[Son Harinor Chekur]]( Race of the golden deer)'',2012. This book is dedicated to the youths who are very serious and tensed about their career and often commit suicide when they failed. Life is a very interesting journey. It is too precious to be idled away. The book gives the message that the youths should dedicate themselves to what they like. Live every moment. Don't die before your death.
The story of a strong woman named mereng or Indira Miri.
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* ''[[Nil Prajapati]]'' (Blue Butterflies), 2013. This book is full with many small problems and love between couples.
* ''[[Son Harinor Chekur]]( Race of the golden deer)'',2012.
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* ''[[Jalachabi]]'', (2014). This book depicts how the problem of Alzheimer creates gap between old parents and their children.
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This book is dedicated to the youths who are very serious and tensed about their career and often commit suicide when they failed. Life is a very interesting journey. It is too precious to be idled away. The book gives the message that the youths should dedicate themselves to what they like. Live every moment. Don't die before your death.
* ''[[Nil Prajapati]]'' (Blue Butterflies), 2013
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This book is full with many small problems and love between couples.
* ''[[Jalachabi]]'', (2014)
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This book depicts how the problem of Alzheimer creates gap between old parents and their children.


'''Short Story Collections'''
'''Short story collections'''
* ''[[Boxontor Gaan]]'' ([[Spring-song]]), 1999.
* ''[[Boxontor Gaan]]'' ([[Spring-song]]), 1999.
* ''[[Ejon Oxamajik Kobir Biography]]'' ([[An Unsocial Poet's Biography]]), 2001
* ''[[Ejon Oxamajik Kobir Biography]]'' ([[An Unsocial Poet's Biography]]), 2001
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* ''[[No Man's Land (short story collection)]]''
* ''[[No Man's Land (short story collection)]]''


'''Autobiographical Non-fiction'''
'''Autobiographical non-fiction'''
* ''[[Kolikotar Cithi]]'' ([[Letters from Calcutta]]), 1999.
* ''[[Kolikotar Cithi]]'' ([[Letters from Calcutta]]), 1999.
* ''[[Diary (autobiography)|Diary]]'', 2001.
* ''[[Diary (autobiography)|Diary]]'', 2001.
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==Awards==
==Awards==
*She won the [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] 2021 for her novel ' ইয়াত এখন অৰণ্য আছিল'.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sahitya Akademi Main Awards-2021 |url=https://www.sahitya-akademi.gov.in/ |access-date=2022-08-03 |website=www.sahitya-akademi.gov.in}}</ref>
* Kumar Kishore Memorial Literary Award, from [[Asom Sahitya Sabha]], 2003.

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==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-FczQD2cIfMsqYC7XiMPJ5zrx10S_R6rZoox8qpNoQk/edit?hl=en_US&pli=1# Op-Ed : Bharat Ratna and Sachin Tendulkar]
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-FczQD2cIfMsqYC7XiMPJ5zrx10S_R6rZoox8qpNoQk/edit?hl=en_US&pli=1# Op-Ed : Bharat Ratna and Sachin Tendulkar]
* [http://www.assamkart.com eBooks of Anuradha Sharma Pujari]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20181017163910/http://www.assamkart.com/ eBooks of Anuradha Sharma Pujari]

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==References==
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{{reflist}}


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Anuradha Sharma Pujari
Born1964
Jorhat, Assam, India
OccupationAuthor, Journalist, Poet
NationalityIndian
Period1997–present.
GenreAssamese literature
Notable worksThe Heart's a Showbiz, In Search of a God, Kanchan (book)|Kanchan, Autograph (autobiography)|Autograph, Yat Ekhon Aranya Asi (novel)
Notable awardsSahitya Akademi Award (2021)
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Anuradha Sharma Pujari (born 1964) is an Assamese journalist and author.[1] She is the editor of Sadin[2] and Satsori.[3] Her contributions to Assamese literature include fiction and essays.[4] She lives in Panjabari, Guwahati. Her first novel is Hriday Ek Bigyapan.

Early life

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Born in Jorhat, she studied sociology at the Dibrugarh University, and journalism at the Birla Institute of Liberal Arts and Management Sciences, Kolkata. She gained popularity with her column in Letters from Kolkata in Asom Bani weekly and fame with her novel The Heart's a Showbiz.[5] First published in 1998, it was hailed by Homen Borgohain as a contemporary classic. His review said it raised some basic questions about modern Assamese life that no other writer had raised before.[1] The novel went on to printings of 14 editions.[6]

Professional career

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The author was the guest of honour at National bravery award presentation hosted by the Indian Council for Child Welfare, Assam, in collaboration with Ladies' and Children's Recreation Centre and the Kamrup District Council for Child Welfare at Hem Sishu Sadan in Guwahati.[7] Anuradha Sharma Pujari's Hridoi Ek Bigyapan was, along with Amritjyoti Mahanta's first novel Adhagara Mahanogoror Probashi, one of only two novels in Assamese "that deals with the glamorous world of media and communication in all its complexities".[5]

Anuradha Sarma Pujari (born 1964) has been called "one of the most popular writers of this generation", and her work described as traversing "the varied textures of human conflict" and covering the tension between the society and the individual including explorations of femininity and "the gaps that exist between people in a relationship".[4]

Bibliography

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Novels

  • Hridoy Ek Bigyapon (The Heart's a Showbiz), 1998.
  • Ejon Eshworor Sondhanot (In Search of a God), 1998.
  • Kanchan (novel), 2001. The novel depicts the life of a girl named kanchan who is incessantly cheated and sexually harassed by some narrow minded men folk.
  • Sahebpurar Borosun (Rains of Sahebpura), 2003. This novel brings to light an adventurous journey of social workers specially in a village named sahebpura.
  • Boragee Nodir Ghat (The Banks of Boragee River), 2004.
  • Nahoror Niribili Cha (Shadows of Nahor), 2005. This can be termed as the diary of the writer while she was reading in Dibrugarh university. The characters she met and all the events that occurred on these two years are clearly mentioned in the book.
  • Raag-Anurag,ৰাগ অনুৰাগ 2007.
  • Mereng, 2010. The story of a strong woman named mereng or Indira Miri.
  • Son Harinor Chekur( Race of the golden deer),2012. This book is dedicated to the youths who are very serious and tensed about their career and often commit suicide when they failed. Life is a very interesting journey. It is too precious to be idled away. The book gives the message that the youths should dedicate themselves to what they like. Live every moment. Don't die before your death.
  • Nil Prajapati (Blue Butterflies), 2013. This book is full with many small problems and love between couples.
  • Jalachabi, (2014). This book depicts how the problem of Alzheimer creates gap between old parents and their children.

Short story collections

Autobiographical non-fiction

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ a b Kashyap, Aruni (2 July 2008). "An Interview With Anuradha Sharma Pujari". My Xofura (Blog). Archived from the original on 5 August 2010.
  2. ^ Choudhury, Shankhadeep (23 January 2002). "Jounalist [sic] accused of blackmail in Assam". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2018. Anuradha Sharma Pujari, editor of the popular Assamese weekly, Sadin, which carried the controversial story, stood by the report.
  3. ^ "Anuradha Sharma Pujari". Online Sivasagar.
  4. ^ a b Choudhury, Bibhash (January–February 2008). "Assamese Short Story". Muse India (17). Archived from the original on 14 April 2010. Retrieved 14 November 2008.
  5. ^ a b Bhadra, Subhajit (28 August 2009). "In recent years". Assam Tribune. Archived from the original on 19 February 2012.
  6. ^ "That Disgusting Photograph". My Xofura (Blog). November 2006.
  7. ^ "Young Bravehearts". The Telegraph. Calcutta. 14 January 2006. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011.
  8. ^ "Sahitya Akademi Main Awards-2021". www.sahitya-akademi.gov.in. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
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