Chandra Prasad Saikia
1927
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2006
country of citizenship: India, British Raj, Dominion of India
languages spoken, written or signed: Assamese
educated at: Presidency University
occupation: writer, journalist
award received: Sahitya Akademi Award, Padma Bhushan
Chandra Prasad Saikia (1927–2006) was a writer from Assam, India. He was the president of the Asam Sahitya Sabha held at Hajo and Jorhat district, Assam in 1999 and 2000, respectively. Saikia was born on 8 July 1927 in Jalukgaon, Jhanji in Sivasagar district, Assam. After having primary education in Sivasagar he had left for Kolkata for higher education. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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