[2] Despite his rural upbringing, Borgohain also addressed issues of urban life in his writing.

Born in a small village in Dhakuakhana, Lakhimpur,[3] Borgohain went to Guwahati after completing matriculation from Dibrugarh Govt.

The writer couple wrote a novel called Puwar Purobi Sandhyar Bibhash, which is the first and perhaps the only joint-novel written in Assamese.

Borgohain's editorial articles in Nilachal and Nagarik are edited by Dr. R. Sabhapandit and published in two volumes in Assamese.

[4] He returned his Sahitya Academy award in 2015 in protest against the lack of tolerance being created at the Indian society.