Who is Hiren Bhattacharyya

Hiren Bhattacharyya (28 July 1932 – 4 July 2012), popularly known as Hiruda, was an Indian poet and lyricist best for his works in the Assamese literature. He had innumerable works published in Assamese and achieved many prizes and accolades for his poetry. In 2012, Bhattacharyya died at hospital due to undergoing treatment for lung and urinary infection since 14 June.

Biography

Bhattacharyya was born in Jorhat, Assam in the year 1932. After battling for life almost three months, he died on 4 July 2012 in Guwahati, Assam. He is survived by his wife and daughter.

Literary works

Bhattacharyya mainly worked in the field of Assamese poetry. He was the editor of several Assamese magazines and newspapers. Some of the newspapers he worked on are...
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Hiren Bhattacharyya Poems

• Plenty
  You know
  This poet has nothing more
  Just this one shirt
  Coming apart at the seams...
• October Landscape
  I
  It's over -
  The orgiastic frenzy of a brutal sky.
  In the restive fields now ripple...
• Failure
  He is sitting sullenly,
  The pale night on his lap
  Like a child, just dead.
  ...
• What Is It That Burns In Me
  What is it that burns in me
  That swells
  The agony and ekstecy my heart.
  ...

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