Rebati Mohan Dutta Choudhury

Rebati Mohan Dutta Choudhury Biography

Rebati Mohan Dutta Choudhury was a noted writer from Assam. He is known by his pen name Sheelabhadra. He was an academician, professor and Sahitya Akademi Award winner too. He received the award for his short stories collection, Madhupur Bahudur in 1994. He has also received Assam Valley Literary Award in 2001 and the Bharatiya Bhasa Parishad award in 1990. He has also worked as sub-editor with the Assam Tribune and assistant manager in a tea estate for some time. Dutta Choudhury started writing at the age of 40 and has published many works under his pen name. Smriticharan is his autobiography.

Rebati Mohan Dutta Choudhury was born in the year 1924 in Gauripur, Assam. He took degree from Carmichael College, Rangpur. He took PG in Pure Mathematics from Calcutta University in 1946, with a first class and silver medal. After studies he joined Cotton College, Guwahati as a lecturer in Mathematics. He has also worked as a contractor, a sub-editor of Assam Tribune and assistant manager in a tea estate for some time before taking teaching as his full time profession. His teaching career was restarted from Assam Engineering College, Guwahati in 1957. He retired in 1982 as professor in mathematics.

There is a story behind his writing too. While working as a lecturer at the Assam Engineering College during early years, his Bengali pronunciation often faced ridiculous and provoking comments that he decided to start writing. Through his works he proved that he was not apart from what is regarded as "Assamese” and played a significant role in placing remote place Dhubri in the literary map of Assam.

His major literary works include Madhupur aru Tarangini, Agomonir Ghat, Anahatguri, Abichinna, Prachir, Godhuli, Anusandhan, Baastab, Beer Sainik, Samudrateer, Anya ek Madhupur, Uttar Nai, Dayitya aru Anyanya Galpa, Biswas aru Anyanya Galpa, Tarua Kadam, Pratiksha, Uttaran, Mezaz, Sheelabhadrar Kuria Galpa, Nirbachita Galpa, Madhupurar Madhukar and Lagaria.

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Updated: January 31, 2014