Manoj Kumar Goswami

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Manoj Kumar Goswami

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Born|  (1962-04-30) 30 April 1962 (age 63)

Nagaon, Assam, India

Education| Post-graduate
Occupation| Journalist
Organization| Amar Asom and NKTV 24x7
Awards|

* Sahitya Akademi Award [1]
Katha Award [2]

Manoj Kumar Goswami (Assamese: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.; born 1962, Nagaon, Assam, India) is a journalist, writer from Assam, India.[3][4] Goswami won Sahitya Akademi Award in 2022 for his book Bhool Satya. He also won Katha award for his book Samiran Barua Ahi Ase.

## Contents

* 1 Journalistic career
* 2 Literary career
* 2.1 Short Story Collections
* 3 Awards
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## Journalistic career[edit]

Goswami is the Editor-in-chief of Assamese daily Amor Asom and also Editor-in-Chief of satellite news channel NKTV 24x7.[5] He was also Editor-in-Chief of Assamese daily Ajir Batori[6] Janasadharan[7] and as the editor-in-chief of satellite news channel DY365.[8][9] Goswami also created a documentary Anshu-Everest Calling.[10]

Manoj Kumar Goswami was also one of the team member during the 'VISIT OF PRIME MINISTER DR. MANMOHAN SINGH TO SOUTH AFRICA AND NIGERIA FROM 14-18 OCTOBER, 2007' when he was working as the EDITOR at 'DAINIK JANASADHARAN'- Assamese News Paper.

## Literary career[edit]

Goswami's literary career was recognized with the Katha Award for Creative Fiction in 1994, and the Sanskriti Award for Literature in 1996. His works have been translated to other Indian languages and also to English by publications like Penguin. Eminent writer late Khushwant Singh included Manoj Kumar Goswami's short story Xogun(Vulture)[11][12] in his collection 'Our Favourite Indian Stories (2002)' [13]

### Short Story Collections[edit]

* Samiran Barua Ahi Ase[14][15]
* Muppet and Other Stories[16]
* Bhool Satya (Published by BOOKBELL and also available in Amazon Website )- Short Stories- Sahitya Akademi Awards 2022 Winner in Assamese Category [17][18]

Eminent author Ruskin Bond says no dearth of readers for good books[19] by holding Manoj Kumar Goswami's short story collection "Muppet and other stories[20]"

## Awards[edit]

* Sahitya Akademi Award in 2022[21][22]
* Katha Award in 1994 [23]

* Sanskriti Award for Literature in 1996 [24]
* Leo Expo Sangbadik Sanman Award in 2021 [25]

## References[edit]

1. ↑ Staff, Scroll (December 23, 2022). "Sahitya Akademi awards: Novelist Anuradha Roy, translator N Kalyan Raman win in English categories". Scroll.in. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
2. ↑ Dharmarajan, Geeta (2002). Katha Prize Stories: Volume 12. Katha. p. 308\. ISBN 978-81-87649-68-7.
3. ↑ Kumar, Neelam (1 January 2002). Our Favourite Indian Stories. Jaico Publishing House. ISBN 978-81-7224-978-6. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
4. ↑ Indian Literature. Sahitya Akademi. 2006. pp. 79–87.
5. ↑ NEWS, NE NOW (22 December 2022). "Two Assam writers bag Sahitya Akademi Award 2022". NORTHEAST NOW. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
6. ↑ Data India. Press Institute of India. 1996. p. 217.
7. ↑ Chetrī, Harkabahādura (2005). Adivasis and the Culture of Assam. Anshah Publishing House. p. 149\. ISBN 978-81-8364-008-4. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
8. ↑ Kashyap, Samudra Gupta (26 November 2014). "Saradha scam: CBI grills Gogoi's ex-minister for eight hours, he says only 90 minutes". The Indian Express. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
9. ↑ "Media honchos in massive public spat". GPlus. September 11, 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
10. ↑ "SCREENING SCHEDULE WITH SYNOPSIS FOR Library International Film Festival-LIFF 2016" (PDF). Jaipur International Film Festival. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
11. ↑ Prachi: A Literary Digest of East Indian Languages. Sahitya Akademi. 1987. ISBN 978-81-7201-259-5.
12. ↑ Desk, Sentinel Digital (7 November 2021). "Assamese short film Xogun selected to International Children's Rights Film Fest - Sentinelassam". The Sentinel. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
13. ↑ "The Vulture" by Manoj Kumar Goswami was included in Our Favourite Indian Stories. JAICO PUBLISHING HOUSE. January 2002. ISBN 9788172249786..
14. ↑ Bhaduri, Saugata (2008). Translating Power: Stories by Mahi ... [et Al.], Commentaries, Essays. Katha. pp. 77–88. ISBN 978-81-89934-24-8.
15. ↑ Biswas, Ranjita (6 May 2010). "Flavours of the north-east". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
16. ↑ "No dearth of readers despite social media proliferation: Ruskin Bond". ThePrint. PTI. 16 November 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
17. ↑ https://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/pdf/sahityaakademiawards-2022.pdf
18. ↑ "Assam: Six writers from state bag Sahitya Akademi Awards". India Today NE. 23 December 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
19. ↑ https://www.aninews.in/news/business/business/ruskin-bond-says-no-dearth-of-readers-for-good-books20221116184254/
20. ↑ https://thealcovepublishers.com/product/muppet-other-stories/
21. ↑ "Sahitya Akademi Award 2022" (PDF). Sahitya Akademi Award. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
22. ↑ Bureau, The Hindu (22 December 2022). "Sahitya Akademi Awards announced, Anuradha Roy among 23 winners". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
23. ↑ https://books.katha.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/1994-1993.pdf
24. ↑ "Recipients of Sanskriti Awards (1979-2011)" (PDF). Sanskriti Awards.
25. ↑ "Manisha Hazarika, Manoj Goswami to get Leo Expo awards". The Assam Tribune. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2022.

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