Arun Sharma
Male, Person
1931 –
Who is Arun Sharma?
Arun Sarma is a prominent contemporary writer of Assam. Arun Sarma is one of Assam’s contemporary playwrights and is particularly known for his unconventional plays with some elements of drama. Besides drama, he has also authored over six novels detailing the Assamese way of life. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 2010 in recognition of his contributions to Assamese literature. He has also been awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1998 for the novel Ashirbadar Rong. He has won the Asam Sahitya Sabha’s Best Playwright Award for two consecutive years and also has the rare distinction of having won the Sangeet Natak Akademi award in 2003 for his contributions to drama and the Sahitya Akademi award in 1998 for literature. He was also the recipient of the Assam Valley Literary Award in 2005.
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