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Sahitya Akademy for Indira Boro

By AT Kokrajhar Bureau |

Professor Indira Boro, head of the department of Bodo for Bodoland University, has been named for an award from the Sahitya Akademy for translation in Bodo language.

Dr. Boro has been named for the translation of her book Hirimba (originally written in Assamese by Jayanti Gogoi)

Presently, Boro is the head of the department of Bodo at Bodoland University. She has authored many books in Bodo language and contributed a lot to the uplift and development of Bodo literature.

Several literary lovers and Bodo Sahitya Sabha have congratulated her for being named for the Sahitya Akademy award.

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