Background
Bhattacharyya was born in Jorhat district at Assam in the year 1932. His father was Tirthanath Bhattacharyya and his mother was Snehalata Bhattacharyya.
Bhattacharyya was born in Jorhat district at Assam in the year 1932. His father was Tirthanath Bhattacharyya and his mother was Snehalata Bhattacharyya.
He is known as Hiruda (Assamese: হীৰুদা) among his fans. Prem aru Rodalir Kobi (Poet of Love and Sunshine) (Assamese: প্ৰেম আৰু ৰ"দালিৰ কবি) is his other name in the Assamese literature. His father was a jailer, and as such as a child he was roamed all over Assam with his family and that was his first inspiration to become a poet.
After battling for life almost three months, he died at 11:30 Department of Administration and Management on 4 July 2012 in Guwahati, Assam.
Baharatiya Bhasha Parishad Award in 1993. Bishnu Rava Bota, 1958 Rajaji Puroskar, 1984-1985 awarded by Bharatiya Bidya Bhawan Soviet Desh Neheru Bota, 1987 Sahitya Akademi Award in 1992 for his anthology of poems "Saichor Pathar Manuh". Assam Valley Literary Award, (Asom Upotyoka Sahitya Bota) 2000 awarded by Megor Sikhya Nyash.
