TURA: Renowned Bengali poet from Tura Town, Biswajit Nandi has once again done the region proud by receiving the prestigious Indo-Dubai Friendship International Award, 2019 recently.
Nandi received the award in a function held at the Al Koohory Banquet Hotel in Dubai under the aegis of the Samata Sahitya Sabha. He was awarded in recognition for his work on the fields of poetry and social activities.
It may be mentioned that Nandi is a noted writer in Bengali who has so written 6 books on many noted personalities of the country and abroad and has been a part of many literally circles of the country. He has also written scores of poems on various subjects.
He received the award in the presence of many dignitaries representing different countries in which co-coordinator of DK International Research Foundation from Sri Lanka, Dr Ranjan Piyasiri Dantanarayana was the Chief Guest.
The function was also attended by Laxmikant Khabiya, chief advisor, SSA Dubai, Ms Hazah Mariah Haji Metussin, duty officer, Prime minister Office, Brunei, Wong Mun Kong, president of Singapore Masters Track & field.
Nandi has written poetry on the lives of many famous personalities of whom included former President of India, Pranab Mukherjee, former speaker of Lok Sabha, Late PA Sangma, the first Chief Minister of Meghalaya, Late Capt WA Sangma, his Excellency, Keshrinath Tripathi, the Governor of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee, the CM of West Bengal and the first Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sk Mujibur Rahaman.
For his contribution to Bengali literature, Nandi had earlier been given the lifetime achievement award by the WGH district administration on the 45th Meghalaya Day in 2017. A poet of international repute, Nandi has bagged numerous national and international awards. His works have so far been translated into many languages including Garo, Assamese, Hindi, English and Nepali.