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Antarip [অন্তৰীপ]
An Assamese Novel by Dr. Bhabendra Nath Saikia.
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First published January 1, 1986
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Bhabendra Nath Saikia
15 books27 followersDr. Bhabendra Nath Saikia (Assamese: ড˚ ভবেন্দ্ৰ নাথ শইকীয়া; 1932– 2003) is recognised as one of the top ranking writers of Assam. Many stories have been translated into English, Bengali, Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam, Marathi, Gujarati etc. He had also written a large number of plays for All India Radio (AIR). The plays Kolahal, Durbhiksha and Itihaas were taken up by the AIR as national plays. Kolahal was selected for broadcast from foreign centres. He has been associated actively with the stage as a playwrit and director. He has written many plays for 'Mobile Theatre' of Assam, and a number of One Act Plays.
He had directed eight feature films. These films have been screened at International Film Festivals held at various places such as Cannes, Madras, Hyderabad, New Delhi, Bangalore, Calcutta, Karlovy Vary (Czechoslovakia), Nantes (France), Valladolid (Spain), Algiers (Algeria), Pyong Yong (North Korea), Sydney, Munich, Montreal and Toronto. Has also directed one episode of a Doordarshan series on Rabindra Nath Tagore's stories in Hindi. Seven out of his eight films have been selected for Indian Panorama Section of the International Film Festival of India. • He received the Sahitya Akademi (India) Award in 1976, the Rajat Kamal Award of the Government of India for the film Sandhyarag in 1978, Anirban in 1981,Agnisnan in 1985, Kolahal in 1988, Sarothi in 1992, Abartan in 1994 and for Itihaas in 1996. He was adjudged as one of the "Twenty one Great Assamese Persons of the twentieth century" in a literary weekly news magazine of Assam.
Bhabendra Nath Saikia was born on 20 February 1932 at Nagaon town. He passed his matriculation examination in 1948 and the Intermediate examination in Science in 1950, both with first division marks. He passed BSc Examination in 1952 with honours in Physics from the Cotton College of Gauhati University. He received a post graduate degree in Physics from the Presidency College of Calcutta University. He obtained his PhD in physics from the University of London in 1961. He also obtained a Diploma from the Imperial College of Science & Technology, London in 1961. He later worked as reader in Physics at the Gauhati University. He became a Member, Sangeet Natak Akademi, India.
Saikia edited the Prantik (প্ৰান্তিক), an Assamese monthly magazine, and a children's magazine named Xaphura (সঁফুৰা), both in the Assamese language. He was also the president of the Jyoti Chitraban which was for a long time the only film studio in Assam. He had the unique distinction of having won the National Awards for each of his seven Assamese films. For his services to the literature, culture and cinema of Assam, Dr Saikia was awarded the Padma Shri in 2001.
Having spent his childhood in poverty, Dr Saikia established the Aarohan Trust in Guwahati using the money he received from the Assam Valley Literary Award to provide free training to poor children interested in art, theatre and music. Dr. Saikia died on 13 August 2003 in Guwahati and is survived by his wife Preeti Saikia and two daughters. The Assam Government has named a road in Guwahati and a state award in his honour.
He had directed eight feature films. These films have been screened at International Film Festivals held at various places such as Cannes, Madras, Hyderabad, New Delhi, Bangalore, Calcutta, Karlovy Vary (Czechoslovakia), Nantes (France), Valladolid (Spain), Algiers (Algeria), Pyong Yong (North Korea), Sydney, Munich, Montreal and Toronto. Has also directed one episode of a Doordarshan series on Rabindra Nath Tagore's stories in Hindi. Seven out of his eight films have been selected for Indian Panorama Section of the International Film Festival of India. • He received the Sahitya Akademi (India) Award in 1976, the Rajat Kamal Award of the Government of India for the film Sandhyarag in 1978, Anirban in 1981,Agnisnan in 1985, Kolahal in 1988, Sarothi in 1992, Abartan in 1994 and for Itihaas in 1996. He was adjudged as one of the "Twenty one Great Assamese Persons of the twentieth century" in a literary weekly news magazine of Assam.
Bhabendra Nath Saikia was born on 20 February 1932 at Nagaon town. He passed his matriculation examination in 1948 and the Intermediate examination in Science in 1950, both with first division marks. He passed BSc Examination in 1952 with honours in Physics from the Cotton College of Gauhati University. He received a post graduate degree in Physics from the Presidency College of Calcutta University. He obtained his PhD in physics from the University of London in 1961. He also obtained a Diploma from the Imperial College of Science & Technology, London in 1961. He later worked as reader in Physics at the Gauhati University. He became a Member, Sangeet Natak Akademi, India.
Saikia edited the Prantik (প্ৰান্তিক), an Assamese monthly magazine, and a children's magazine named Xaphura (সঁফুৰা), both in the Assamese language. He was also the president of the Jyoti Chitraban which was for a long time the only film studio in Assam. He had the unique distinction of having won the National Awards for each of his seven Assamese films. For his services to the literature, culture and cinema of Assam, Dr Saikia was awarded the Padma Shri in 2001.
Having spent his childhood in poverty, Dr Saikia established the Aarohan Trust in Guwahati using the money he received from the Assam Valley Literary Award to provide free training to poor children interested in art, theatre and music. Dr. Saikia died on 13 August 2003 in Guwahati and is survived by his wife Preeti Saikia and two daughters. The Assam Government has named a road in Guwahati and a state award in his honour.
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August 7, 2020
I want to read this book .. recommend to all my friends
December 20, 2024
Just a few short words, for I cannot described this book's brilliance at length for being speechless.
Just—
Stunningly radical. An otherwise scandalous tale becomes stripped of its sensationalism to bask in its psychological glory: a tale of female rage and revenge, and of the pursuit of unequivocal justice (within marriage, or without), even by amoral means if need be.
Few Indian novels have managed to capture a woman's pain, desperation, and strength in the way this novel did, not even today. The resolution and ultimate boldness of the strong-willed Menaka will continue to ring through Indian literature.
The premise? It is the 1930s. Middle-aged Menaka's husband, a wealthy businessman whose money and attendant ego has gone to his head, decides to get a younger second wife. Menaka (in a trajectory that is more than a little reminiscent of the classical Medea), who has never taken a decision in her life hitherto, now decides to enact revenge. Her actions turn family and society into ashes, and haunt (not to mention her husband) her young son for decades to come.
I believe অন্তৰীপ has been translated into English, but nothing compares to the unaltered prose of Dr. Saikia.
Just—
Stunningly radical. An otherwise scandalous tale becomes stripped of its sensationalism to bask in its psychological glory: a tale of female rage and revenge, and of the pursuit of unequivocal justice (within marriage, or without), even by amoral means if need be.
Few Indian novels have managed to capture a woman's pain, desperation, and strength in the way this novel did, not even today. The resolution and ultimate boldness of the strong-willed Menaka will continue to ring through Indian literature.
The premise? It is the 1930s. Middle-aged Menaka's husband, a wealthy businessman whose money and attendant ego has gone to his head, decides to get a younger second wife. Menaka (in a trajectory that is more than a little reminiscent of the classical Medea), who has never taken a decision in her life hitherto, now decides to enact revenge. Her actions turn family and society into ashes, and haunt (not to mention her husband) her young son for decades to come.
I believe অন্তৰীপ has been translated into English, but nothing compares to the unaltered prose of Dr. Saikia.
March 27, 2021
I got goosebumps at the end.
Engaging throughout.
Engaging throughout.
October 12, 2021
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অন্তৰীপ : ভবেন্দ্ৰ নাথ শইকীয়া
Antarip
Author: Dr. Bhabendra Nath Saikia
Language: Assamese
Publisher: Jyoti Prakashan
Rs: 250
অন্তৰীপ : ভবেন্দ্ৰ নাথ শইকীয়া
Antarip
Author: Dr. Bhabendra Nath Saikia
Language: Assamese
Publisher: Jyoti Prakashan
Rs: 250
September 2, 2025
The best Assamese novel that I have read so far. Extraordinary story and extraordinary characters.
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