Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya

Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya was an Indian writer. He was also a recipient of Sahitya Akademi Award in Assamese in 1961 for his Assamese novel Iyaruingam, which is considered a masterpiece of Indian literature. He was one of the pioneers of modern Assamese literature. An interview of him conducted by India Today in 1980, was archived by the publication in 2014, 17 years after his death.