Arun Sarma (3 November 1931 – 27 March 2017) was a writer of Assam. Arun Sarma was one of Assam's contemporary playwrights and is particularly known for his unconventional plays with some elements of drama. Besides drama, he also authored over six novels detailing the Assamese way of life.[1] He was awarded the Padma Shri in 2010 in recognition of his contributions to Assamese literature.[2] He has also been awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1998 for the novel Ashirbadar Rong (The Hues of Blessing).[3][4] He has won the Asam Sahitya Sabha's Best Playwright Award for two consecutive years and also has the rare distinction of having won the Sangeet Natak Akademi award in 2003 for his contributions to drama and the Sahitya Akademi award in 1998 for literature. He was also the recipient of the Assam Valley Literary Award in 2005.[1]
Asom Natya Sanmilan Award (2001) Sahitya Akademi Award (1998) Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (2003) Assam Valley Literary Award (2005) Padma Shri (2010) Sankaracharyya Avatar Award Literature (2010)
Arun Sarma was born in Dibrugarh where his father Tilak Chandra Sarma was the editor of The Times of Assam. In 1935, the family migrated to the village of Halemguri near the tea hamlet of Halem, where the elder Sarma, inspired by Gandhian ideals, decided to take up farming and engage himself in social work. The young Arun did his schooling in Tezpur High School and completed his matriculation in 1948. Sarma completed his B.A.(Hons in Education) in 1954 from Cotton College, Guwahati. He began writing drama and poetry during this period.[5]
Careeredit
Sarma started his career in Guwahati in the editorial staff of The Assam Tribune in 1954. In 1955, he moved to his native village in Halem and joined as an Assistant Headmaster in Madhya Chaiduar High School popularly known as MCD High School established in the year 1948 (Now MCD Higher Secondary School) at Barangabari. In 1960, he came back to Guwahati to join All India Radio. From then till 1986, Sarma was associated with the Guwahati Station of All India Radio, working first as a producer and later as a senior producer. He headed the Educational Broadcasting Section, and did pioneering work in using radio as a potent medium for supplementing classroom education. He had a six-month training stint on Radio Programme Production in BBC, London, in 1969.[6] Through the 1970s and 1980s, Sarma was instrumental in shaping the Drama section of the Guwahati Station. During this period he wrote and directed 47 plays and a good number of radio documentaries for the Station as well as for All India Radio's national programme and received three international best awards for his documentaries. He served as Station Director of the Dibrugarh Station of the All India Radio (1986–89) and retired from government service as Director, AIR, North East Service from Shillong in 1990.[7]
Post retirement, he became the founder editor (1990–92) of the weekly Assamese newspaper Purbachal, and served from 1992 to 1997 as the Director of the Tea Centre of the Indian Tea Association. This was a period of strife in Assam and Sarma was called in to design and execute a set of projects to bridge the local tea industry and the Assamese people. In 2005, Sarma designed, scripted and executed a son-et-lumiere (sound-and-light show) describing the history of Assam which is played daily at the Sankardeva Kalakshetra in Guwahati every evening.[5]
Personal lifeedit
In 1959, Sarma married Arati, granddaughter of Assamese Freedom Fighter, Karmaveer Chandranath Sarma. They have two children – Nandinee and Ochintya.[8] He died on 27 March 2017 at the Medanta medical institute.[9]
Awardsedit
For literature
Asam Sahitya Sabha (Drama) Award – 1967
Asom Natya Sanmilan Award – 2001
Sahitya Akademi Award – 1998 for the Novel 'Aashirbador Rong' (translated into English titled as 'On a Wing and a Prayer')
^"Renowned playwright Arun Sarma dies". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 27 March 2017.
External linksedit
Arun Sarma, The Pride of Assam 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
Padma Awards 2010 Press Information Bureau
Centre for Development and Peace Studies 20 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine
Assam Tribune profile, May 2009
January 01, 1970
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Arun Sarma 3 November 1931 27 March 2017 was a writer of Assam Arun Sarma was one of Assam s contemporary playwrights and is particularly known for his unconventional plays with some elements of drama Besides drama he also authored over six novels detailing the Assamese way of life 1 He was awarded the Padma Shri in 2010 in recognition of his contributions to Assamese literature 2 He has also been awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1998 for the novel Ashirbadar Rong The Hues of Blessing 3 4 He has won the Asam Sahitya Sabha s Best Playwright Award for two consecutive years and also has the rare distinction of having won the Sangeet Natak Akademi award in 2003 for his contributions to drama and the Sahitya Akademi award in 1998 for literature He was also the recipient of the Assam Valley Literary Award in 2005 1 Arun SarmaBorn3 November 1931Dibrugarh AssamDied27 March 2017 aged 85 New DelhiLanguageAssameseNationalityIndianAlma materCotton CollegeGenrePoems novel and dramaNotable awardsAsom Natya Sanmilan Award 2001 Sahitya Akademi Award 1998 Sangeet Natak Akademi Award 2003 Assam Valley Literary Award 2005 Padma Shri 2010 Sankaracharyya Avatar Award Literature 2010 SpouseArati SharmaChildrenNandinee Sharma Kalita Ochintya Sharma Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Awards 5 Works 5 1 Plays 5 2 Novels 5 3 Poems 5 4 Essays 6 References 7 External linksEarly life editArun Sarma was born in Dibrugarh where his father Tilak Chandra Sarma was the editor of The Times of Assam In 1935 the family migrated to the village of Halemguri near the tea hamlet of Halem where the elder Sarma inspired by Gandhian ideals decided to take up farming and engage himself in social work The young Arun did his schooling in Tezpur High School and completed his matriculation in 1948 Sarma completed his B A Hons in Education in 1954 from Cotton College Guwahati He began writing drama and poetry during this period 5 Career editSarma started his career in Guwahati in the editorial staff of The Assam Tribune in 1954 In 1955 he moved to his native village in Halem and joined as an Assistant Headmaster in Madhya Chaiduar High School popularly known as MCD High School established in the year 1948 Now MCD Higher Secondary School at Barangabari In 1960 he came back to Guwahati to join All India Radio From then till 1986 Sarma was associated with the Guwahati Station of All India Radio working first as a producer and later as a senior producer He headed the Educational Broadcasting Section and did pioneering work in using radio as a potent medium for supplementing classroom education He had a six month training stint on Radio Programme Production in BBC London in 1969 6 Through the 1970s and 1980s Sarma was instrumental in shaping the Drama section of the Guwahati Station During this period he wrote and directed 47 plays and a good number of radio documentaries for the Station as well as for All India Radio s national programme and received three international best awards for his documentaries He served as Station Director of the Dibrugarh Station of the All India Radio 1986 89 and retired from government service as Director AIR North East Service from Shillong in 1990 7 Post retirement he became the founder editor 1990 92 of the weekly Assamese newspaper Purbachal and served from 1992 to 1997 as the Director of the Tea Centre of the Indian Tea Association This was a period of strife in Assam and Sarma was called in to design and execute a set of projects to bridge the local tea industry and the Assamese people In 2005 Sarma designed scripted and executed a son et lumiere sound and light show describing the history of Assam which is played daily at the Sankardeva Kalakshetra in Guwahati every evening 5 Personal life editIn 1959 Sarma married Arati granddaughter of Assamese Freedom Fighter Karmaveer Chandranath Sarma They have two children Nandinee and Ochintya 8 He died on 27 March 2017 at the Medanta medical institute 9 Awards editFor literature Asam Sahitya Sabha Drama Award 1967 Asom Natya Sanmilan Award 2001 Sahitya Akademi Award 1998 for the Novel Aashirbador Rong translated into English titled as On a Wing and a Prayer Sangeet Natak Akademi Award 2003 Assam Valley Literary Award 2005 Padma Shri 2010 Sankaracharyya Avatar Award Literature 2010 For radio broadcasting Japan Prize 1980 International for the radio documentary All Buds to bloom ABU Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union Award 1982 for the radio documentary Caution Danger Ahead Prix Futura Berlin Commendation certificate 1983 for the radio documentary All Lips to Smile Akashvani Award Second best radio play in India for the play titled Kukurnechia Manuh Works editPlays edit Urukha Paja The Leaky Hut 1954 Jinti 1955 Sthawor 1956 Sri Nibaran Bhattacharyya 1964 Parashuram 1962 Purush The Man 1965 Kukurnechia Manuh The Wolf Man 1968 Ahar Food 1970 Chinyor The Scream 1972 Buranji Path The History Lesson 1978 Padma Kunti Ityadi Padma Kunti et al 1976 Anya Ek Adhyay Yet Another Chapter 1994 Poster 1982 Agnigarh The Fortress of Fire 1996 Napoleon Aru Deserie 1985 Baghjaal The Tiger Trap 1983 Chakrabyuha The Labyrinth 2003 Aditir Atma Katha Aditi s Autobiography 2000 Chitralekha 2006 Robes of Destiny A Trilogy in English and some more plays 2014 Anupam Andhar Dark is Beautiful 2013 Arun Sarma Nirbachito Natok Collected Plays of Arun Sarma 2014 Novels edit Ubhala Shipa The Root Upturned Also known as Nixi Ujagor 1979 Niriha Ashroy Innocent Shelter Aashirbador Rong The Hues of Blessings translated into English titled as On a Wing and a Prayer 1996 Sankalpa The Pledge 2008 Baghjaal The Tiger Trap a short novel 2014 Nepothyo Chandranath 2014 Poems edit Arun Sarmar Kabyanurag 2012 Essays edit Arun Sarmar Natyoproxongo aaru Ononnyo Rosona Theatre Critiques and other Essays 2012References edit a b The Assam Tribune 26 January 2010 Padma Awards PDF Ministry of Home Affairs Government of India 2015 Archived from the original PDF on 15 October 2015 Retrieved 21 July 2015 1 The Telegraph Guwahati Diary 22 March 2006 Press Information Bureau Archived from the original on 28 September 2011 Retrieved 2009 06 27 India Press Information a b Sharma Arun 2006 Collected Plays of Arun Sarma Banalata Dibrugarh Personal Interview Katha Guawahati Katha Guwahati Drama Issue Amar Saisab by Arun Sharma Renowned playwright Arun Sarma dies Business Standard India Press Trust of India 27 March 2017 External links editArun Sarma The Pride of Assam Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Padma Awards 2010 Press Information Bureau Centre for Development and Peace Studies Archived 20 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine Assam Tribune profile May 2009 The Telegraph profile 5 January 2004 The Assam Tribune 26 January 2010 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Arun Sarma amp oldid 1225016003, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
