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2018

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who won Munin Barkotoki Literary Award?
A
Dr Dinesh Kumar
B
Dr Rajesh Sharma
C
Dr Dinesh Karthik
D
Dr Debabhuson Borah
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Upasana Saikia received the honour for her manuscript of short stories ‘Halodhiya Jota’. The Munin Barkotoki Memorial Trust was formed in the memory of renowned writer, critic and journalist Munin Barkotoki.

Detailed explanation-2: -Munin Barkotoki (1915–1993) was an Indian writer of modern Assamese literature. Barkotoki, in his position as a conscientious man of letters open to new ideas and experiments, exerted a quiet but powerful influence on the literary scene in Assam.

Detailed explanation-3: -Assam’s youth writer Abhijit Bora bags the most prestigious “Sahitya Academy Yuva Purashkar 2021” for his book. “ Deuka Kobai Jai” a collection of Short Stories. Abhijit Bora hails from the Golaghat district of Assam, and currently, he is pursuing his Ph. D.

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