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Rongbong Terang | |
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| Born | Rongbong Terang (1937-01-13)13 January 1937 (age 88) Lumbungdingpi (near Bokoliaghat/Volongkom-aji),Karbi Anglong, India |
| Occupation | Academic, Novelist, Poet |
| Language | Karbi,Assamese |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Notable works | Rongmilir Hanhi (1981) |
| Notable awards | Padma Shri (1989) Assam Valley Literary Award (2008) |
| Spouse | Kanam Hansepi |
| Children | 4 |
Rongbong Terang is a literary figure fromAssam,India. He is aPadmashree Awardee[1] for his literary workRongmilir Hanhi (1981).
Terang was given Lifetime Achievement award at Pratidin Achiever Award 2021,[2] Lummer Dai Award in 2019,[3] he is conferred with Honorary DLitt fromCotton University in May 2022.[4]
He studied in Lanka High School. He was in the first batch to pass out of the school. After that he completed his graduation from Nowgong College in Assamese as his honours. In 1966, he completed his post graduation fromGauhati University.[citation needed]
Rongbong Terang worked as an Assamese teacher in Diphu Govt. Boy High School. Then as an Assamese lecturer inDiphu Govt. College and acted as Principal-in-charge on 1 April 2000 and retired on 30 November 2002.[5] He was also the president ofAsam Sahitya Sabha for two terms.
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