Career
Duwara is known as Bonphulor kobi in the Assamese literacy society. He was the president of the Assam Sahitya Sabha, the premier literary organization of Assam in 1955 which was held at Dhuburi district. Short Duwara was born in Rangpur at Sivasagar district on 8 March 1892 to Shyamsundor Duwara and Punoyda Duwara.
He had his early schooling at Sivasagar and then went to Calcutta for higher education.
Duwara spent his whole life as unmarried. He died on 5 July 1964.