Harekrishna Deka
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Harekrishna Deka is a former member of the Indian Police Service who is now known for his writing. He was the Director General of Police for Assam from 2000–2003.[1]
Literary career
[edit]Harekrishna Deka started writing poems and short stories in his student days, and continued this as a hobby during his police career.
He has won the following awards:
- 1987 - Sahitya Akademi Award for his poem Ann Ejan[2]
- 1995 - Katha Award for his short story Bandiyar (Prisoner)[3][4]
- 2010 - Assam Valley Literary Award[3]
After retiring from the police service, Deka briefly edited the English daily The Sentinel before editing the Assamese literary monthly Gariyasi.[3]
Bibliography
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Poetry
[edit]- Swarabor (Voices) 1972
- Ratir Sobhajatra (Procession by Night) 1978
- Aan Ejan (Another One), 1986, also translated to Bengali and Oriya
- Kabita 1960-1980 (Poems 1960-1980), 2002
- Bhalpoar Babe Exar (A Word for Love), 2003
- Xanmihali Barnamala (Mixed Alphabets), 2010
- Sea-Scare (poems translated to English), 2001
Short stories
[edit]- Prakritik aru Anyanya (The Natural and other stories), 1900
- Madhusudanar Dolong (Madhusudan's Bridge), 1992
- Bandiyar (Captive), 1996, Also translated to Oriya
- Post-modern athaba Galpa (Post-modern or Short Story), 2001
- Mrityudanda (Death Sentence), 2006
- Galpa aru Kalpa (Story and Fiction), 2009
Literary criticism
[edit]- Adhunikatavad aru Anyanya Prabandha (Modernism and other essays), 1998
- Beekson aru Xandhan (Insight and Investigation), 2000
- Dristi aru Sristi (Look and Creation), 2006
- Nilamani Phukan: Kabi aru Kabita (Nilamani Phukan: the poet and his poems), 2010
Novels
[edit]- Agantuk (Strangers), 2008
Edited books
[edit]- Tarun Prajanmar Kabita (Poetry of the Young Generation), 2005
Translations
[edit]- Pratixarita Rashmi (Refracted Light). Translation of poems of Saint John Perse, Yanis Ritsos, Vasco Popa and Jaroslav Seifert, 1992
Social criticism
[edit]- Prabrajan aru Anupravex (Immigration and Infiltration), 2010
- Xarbabhoumatva, Xantraxvad aru Nagarik Xamaj (Sovereignty, Terrorism and Civil Society), 2010
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Deka, S. Kumar (23 April 2019). "Former DGP of Assam finds #EVM and #VVPAT malfunction as he cast his vote". TIMES OF ASSAM. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ "Akademi Awards (1955-2015)". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ a b c "The Assam Valley Literary Award : Harekrishna Deka (2010) : Indian Literature, Arts, Culture and History of India, Writers, Critics and Poets at Indian Review". 21 July 2011. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ "1995 awards" (PDF). books.katha.org. Katha Books. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
General references
[edit]- Bora, Prabhat (28 October 2010). "An Interview With The Poet: Harekrishna Deka". The Indian Review. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
External links
[edit]- Official Website of Harekrishna Deka
- An Introduction to Harekrisha Deka’s Poetry by Prabhat BoraArchived 27 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- Harekrishna Deka: In discussion with Uddipana Goswami[permanent dead link]
- INTERVIEW WITH HAREKRISHNA DEKA, POET AND RETIRED POLICE OFFICER, BY UDDIPANA GOSWAMI ON 20TH MARCH, 2006.
- Harekrishna Deka's Poems in Kavitayan[permanent dead link]
- The Prisoner - short story
- The Dawn (An Assamese Poem of Harekrishna Deka in Translation