Prominent Assam author Srutimala Duara dies at 57 due to Cancer

Guwahati: Noted writer and educationist Srutimala Duara died at a hospital in Guwahati on Monday after a long battle with cancer, her family said.
She was 57 years old and is survived by her husband, a son and a daughter.

An associate professor of English at Handique College here, Duara was a prolific writer, writing in both English and Assamese.
A pioneer of Indo-English literature in Assam, she has authored two novels – ‘Traveling with Dreams’ and ‘Ashes in the Seas’, four collections of short stories in English and six anthologies of poetry.

She has also written a novel in Assamese, ‘Pokhila Pakhir Rong’, seven books for children and two books of poems.
Her other non-fiction books include ‘Mindprints of Guwahati’, ‘European Rhapsody’, ‘Street Dogs’ Club’ and the latest ‘My Journey Through Cancer’.
A recipient of several honors, Duara was also honored with the Indian Women Achievers in Literature Award in 2021 by the Asian Literary Society.

The North East Writers’ Forum, of which she was a member, condoled her death, calling it a great loss to the literary scene of the state.
Her last rites were performed at Navagraha Crematorium here.