Jnanpith Award presented to Assamese poet Nilamani Phookan

He said that this honour was a great moment of achievement for the Assamese people and thanked the Bharatiya Jnanpith, the organisation giving the award, for presenting the prestigious award to the eminent poet.

It’s a matter of great pride as distinguished Assamese poet Shri Nilamani Phookan dangoriya is conferred with the highest literary award, #Jnanpith today at Guwahati for his remarkable contribution in the field of literature. Heartiest congratulations to him.@MinOfCultureGoI pic.twitter.com/86e9EAtr0L

— Keshab Mahanta (@keshab_mahanta) April 11, 2022

The Chief Minister said Phookan is the third Assamese to receive the Jnanpith Award after novelist Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya (1979) and Mamoni Raisom Goswami (2000).

“Most of the poems of the poet Nilmani Phookan, who created a new era of modern Assamese poetry, are rich in quality and have a beautiful picture of nature.

Assam Chief Minister @himantabiswa presents the country’s highest literary award, the 56th #JnanpithAward for the year 2021 to one of the most celebrated poet of Assam, #NilamaniPhookan. pic.twitter.com/aKWApCvY02

— All India Radio News (@airnewsalerts) April 11, 2022

“Through poetry, he explores life, youth, love, joy, the world’s most common mysteries, nature and many other subjects,” said Sarma, while terming him as one of the best poets of the twentieth century.

The Chief Minister further said that there is a need to take Phookan’s poetry to global readers and expressed a desire that Assam Publication Board undertake to translate his poems.

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