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Rita Chowdhury

1960 - Today

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Rita Chowdhury (born 1960) is an Indian poet and novelist who writes Assamese literature and is a recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award. She is the editor of the Assamese literary magazine Gariyoshi and a former director of the National Book Trust, India. She has been associate professor and lecturer at Cotton College, Guwahati, Assam in the Political Science Department and was active in the Assam Movement in the early 1980s. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 14 different languages on Wikipedia. Rita Chowdhury is the 7,333rd most popular writer, the 1,443rd most popular biography from India and the 154th most popular Indian Writer.

Rita Chowdhury is an Indian writer known for her contributions to Assamese literature, particularly her novels and short stories that explore themes of identity and culture. She has received several awards for her work, including the Sahitya Akademi Award.

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Among people born in 1960, Rita Chowdhury ranks 1,060. Before her are Marita Payne, Evelyn "Champagne" King, Kim Alexis, Joanna Hogg, David Tattersall, and Ed Solomon. After her are Johnny Gray, Himani Shivpuri, Jo Durie, Amar Singh Chamkila, Craig Johnston, and Mark Takano.

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Among WRITERS In India

Among writers born in India, Rita Chowdhury ranks 154. Before her are Ramachandra Guha (1958), Sushmita Banerjee (1964), Meena Alexander (1951), Dinesh D'Souza (1961), Nirupama Rao (1950), and Tapan Kumar Pradhan (1972). After her are Chetan Bhagat (1974), Sharmila Rege (1964), Anuradha Roy (1967), Tarun Tejpal (1963), Anupama Chopra (1967), and Vikram Chandra (1961).

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