Sarmistha Pritam

Sarmistha Pritam is an (Assamese: শৰ্মিষ্ঠা প্ৰীতম) Assamese writer, born on 18 December 1985 at Phuloguri, Nagaon, Assam.

Personal life

Sarmistha Pritam was born on 18 December 1985 at Phuloguri, Nagaon Assam. Her father's name is Abhoy Baruah and mother's name is Renu Baruah. She started her schooling at Phuloguri L.P school and later she joined Phuloguri High School. She passed her higher secondary education from Raha High School and Higher Studies from Raha College. She is a daily writer of various Assamese newspapers. Sarmistha Pritam is suffering from Spinal Muscular Atrophy disease from her childhood.

Literary life

She started her career as daily writer of various Assamese magazine and newspapers. Later She published her own life story Sarmisthar Atmakatha as a book.

Organisation

She currently works with Okonir Kobita Ghor located at Raha, Assam.

Works

• Sarmisthar Atmakatha
• Dokmukali
• Dawaria akashor beli
• Aalfulor xopun
• Antaheen (a biographical sketch on life and works of motivational speaker Nick Vujicic)
• Sun on my face (English Translation of the autobiography written in Assamese, Translated by Prafulla Katoky. Published by National Book Trust)

Award

Sarmistha Pritam won the 2012 Munin Borkotoki Literary Award, which carries a prize of 30,000 rupees and is awarded to promising authors who write in Assamese.^[1]

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