Diganta Oza, receiving Sahitya Akademi Baal Sahitya Award, 2022

 


It was November 14, 2022 at New Delhi...

My book, Dangor Manuhar Sadhu was awarded with the prestigious Sahitya Akademi Bal Sahitya Award, 2022.


On the podium, just befor receiving the award, with the Secy. of Sahitya Akademi to my right and other awardees of different regional languages.




Receiving the award from the President, Sahitya Akademi

Receiving the award from the President, Sahitya Akademi

Receiving the award from the President, Sahitya Akademi


Receiving the award from the President, Sahitya Akademi



Warm congratulations by the Secy, Sahitya Akademi



Day after the presentation cerimony, I spoke to the audience about my literary journey.

Here are a few lines of my speech-


I am an ordinary writer of Assamese which is formed through a tradition of thousand years. The songs, lyrics, the ballads and the fables of this language and the contribution of each of its predecessors are the underlying spirit of my thought and meditation. And I am grateful to my mother who happens to be the first individual to introduce me to this realm of thoughts and ideas.
Where does the mankind stand in this humdrum race fueled by unquantifiable human wants? What confusion, with fight between tradition and the desire to change, rife with so many complexities of human mind! How is the relationship among society, individual and the collective life?  I have only tried to delve deep into this during the last few years-- an effort to realize society and history with my limited capability.  My writings, both past and recent, have dealt primarily with the area of social sciences. This has pushed me to have a voracious hunger for reading across interests and themes. I have done only one thing with mindfulness-- in the process to observe the society I have valued motion over emotion, rationality over whims. Each step in the way to destination is perhaps more valuable than the destination itself. These treatments are what our readers and critics look for, I opine.
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In today’s world of unbound human and societal progress, where a myriad of human thoughts dwell, what can writers of my calibre contribute at large? The answer is perhaps to disseminate thoughts, ideas and reflections...
The children are the most harassed folk under the Sun.  The physical and mental oppression of them in homes, schools and other social functions have become a simple phenomena. .In retribution of the harm that has been done towards them knowingly or unknowingly, whatever minute and constructive one could do for them, can at best be called an ablution...

Diganta Oza photographs by Bhaskarjyoti

 








Diganta Oza Photographs


Speeking as the book editor, Asampran Harendranath Barua: Sampadakiya aru Anyanya, on the inaugural ceremony, Oct 6, 2024.

With Dr. Hiren Gohain

Speeking in the inaugural ceremony of Asampran Harendranath Barua : Sampadakiya aru Anyanya as its editor



All About Diganta Oza



Diganta Oza is a right hand batsman in the field of Assamese media and literature. By nature he is defensive, but whenever necessary plays risky shots too. He prefers to judge himself as a good fielder. He can move the ball depending on the situation as well. In his schooldays Diganta Oza wanted to be a scientist, but crash-landed in the field of social science and journalism at the whim of destiny. His interest stuns from philosophy to science to literature etc. That is why he wants to do a lot, but till now the only substantial thing he has done successfully is chasing the mirage.


Diganta has a few books in Assamese to his credit — 1. Asomiya Samaj Jibanar Bibarttan, a research work on formation of the Assamese society, 2.  Pratham Mahasamar , sociological analysis of the background of the World War 1 and its impact on the politics, culture and  philosophy of humanity, 3. Sandhikhyanat Manuh (a philosophical introspection of civilization), 4.  Sahityar Dristi aru Sristi, a collection of literary criticism, 5. Jibanar Gadya (a collection of socio-philosophical essays on men and society), 6. Jehadi, a biographical novel, etc. Now he is busy with the basic problems of the Assamese society and the 19th centuries Assam. His Asomiya Samaj Jibanar Bibarttan is widely discussed in Assamese media. Even an In interview, based on this book has published in the North East Review. Though a pauper in the materialistic scale, the precious asset Diganta Oza possesses, as he consider, is his honesty. Dont know why, he has awarded with prestigious MUNIN BARKATAKY AWARD for 2009, for his book Sandhikhyanat Manuh. Besides, he has edited Grantha, the first Assamese periodical on book review. He is the sixth child of Ms. (Late) Renu Oza and (late) Ramen Oza.

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