Noted Assamese litterateur Homen Borgohain passes away

May 12, 2021 15:40

Eminent Assamese litterateur and journalist Homen Borgohain died in a hospital in Guwahati on Wednesday, following post-Covid complications, doctors said.

He was 89 and is survived by two sons. He has been separated from his wife Nirupama Borgohain, also a noted litterateur and journalist, for several years.

Borgohain was found to be Covid-positive on April 24 and admitted to the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital, from where he was released on May 7 after testing negative.

He fell from the bed in his sleep Tuesday night and was rushed to a local hospital where he died at 6.58 am, doctors who attended on him said.

A prolific author and columnist, Borgohain received the Sahitya Akademi award in 1978 for his book Pita-Putra (Father and Son), which he returned in 2015 in protest against the rising religious and social intolerance in the country.

At the time of his death, he was the editor-in-chief of Assamese daily Niyomiya Barta.

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