Written by, July 28 -- Shyamolima Saikia

As noted Assamese writer and critic Ananda Bormudoi observes, "One striking feature in the present literary scene in Assam is the presence of more than one thousand young practitioners of verse in the field. The number brightens our hopes and makes us optimistic and sanguine about the future of Assamese poetry. We legitimately expect the poets to be people at the finest point of awareness of time, people more aware than most other people." Indeed, we are overwhelmed by the sheer number of poetry collections being published, and when good poetry arrives on the literary scene, it heralds good tidings. Naturally, poets bear an onus to remain aware of socio-political concerns while also innovating and...