Rongbong Terang

Rongbong Terang elected Sahitya Sabha presidentStaff reporter GUWAHATI, Dec 21 – Eminent litterateur Rongbong Terang has been elected as president of Asam Sahitya Sabha for the session 2009-11. He will preside over the Sabha’s ensuing Dhemaji session in February 2009. Litterateur and former bureaucrat Kanak Chandra Sarma has been chosen vice-president, while Paramananda Rajbongshi, a teacher of Pragjyotish College, has been chosen general secretary. Opinions of 37 branches of the Sabha’s Barpeta unit were ignored in the election due to the alleged irregularities in the Barpeta district Sahitya Sabha.Outgoing president Kanak Sen Deka congratulated Terang on his election and expressed confidence that the Sabha would make big strides under his stewardship. Our Diphu Correspondent adds: Rongbong Terang, an illustrious son of Karbi Anglong district, was born to Rupsing Terang and Ba-hak Ronghangpi at Lumbungdingpi near Bokoliaghat on January 13, 1937. Terang had his primary education at Purana Kaki and Lanka Local Board Primary School in Nagaon district. After passing the Matriculation examination from Lanka High School in 1957, he studied at Nagaon College and graduated from Gauhati University in 1962. Terang started his career as a teacher in Lanka and Kaki high schools and Diphu Girls’ High School. He later joined Diphu Government College as a lecturer in Assamese and became the Principal-in charge on April 1, 2000. He retired from the college on November 30, 2002. Married to Kanam Hansepi, Terang has two sons and two daughters.Notable works of Terang include novels Rongmilir Hahi (1981), Krantikalar Ashru (2005), Jak Herowa Pakhi (2005), and Neela Orchid (2001). Samanway Prabah (1989) and Faringor Geet (1990) are collections of articles and short stories respectively, while Srimad Bhagawad Gita (1986), Smritir Papori (1998) and Langsoliator Kukrung (2007) are some other works. His uncompiled short stories are Bokulor Diary, Dhuniya Khamor Sithikhon, Sei Phalakkhon and Bisforon, A recipient of Asam Sahitya Sabha’s Bishnu Rabha award in 1982 and Asom Prakashan Parishad award in 1983, Terang was honoured with Padmashri in 1989. He also received Asam Sahitya Sabha’s Basudev Jalan award in 2008 and Mahapurush Madhavdev award in 2008.