Guwahati: The Assam Government has announced a list of 23 prominent litterateurs of the state who will be given a literary pension for the year 2021.
Taking to micro-blogging site twitter on Sunday, Education Minister Ranoj Pegu, said,'' Today, the names of the candidates for the 2021-22 literary pensions are announced. Congratulations to the distinguished writers who have been selected for this honor.''
The said pension will be given on December 7, during the birth anniversary of Sahitya Akademi winner Homen Borgohain at Srimanta Sankaradeva Kalakshetra.
Jyotilal Chaudhary
Dr Anil Saikia
Kalinath Panging
Dilip Kumar Sharma
Makhanlal Baroi
Maniklal Mahatu
Binod Bhagawati
Utpal Dutta
Nabin Baruah
Rajendra Sarma
Dipankar Ranjan Kaur
Tushar Kranti Saha
Tapan Das
Nilmohan Rai
Lakhihira Das
Visveswar Basumtary
Aurobindo Uzir
Mangalsingh Bay
Baneshwar Basumatary
Dr Mangal Singh Hazwari
Ranju Hazarika alias Kumud Chandra Hazarika
Lakshikant Das
Nabin Malla Boro
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