Career
His work replete with symbolism, is inspired by French symbolism and is representative of the genre in Assamese poetry. His notable works include Surya Henu Nami Ahe Ei Nodiyedi, Gulapi Jamur Lagna, Kobita
He was awarded the 1981 Sahitya Akademi Award in Assamese for his poetry collection, Kavita (Kobita). He was born in Dergaon in Golaghat district, Assam.
He received his Master"s degree in History from Guwahati University in 1961.
Although he had started writing poetry since the early 1950s. He started his career as a lecturer at Arya Vidyapeeth College in Guwahati in 1964, where he worked until his retirement in 1992.
He has also translated Japanese and European poetry into Assamese.
