Jogesh Das

Jogesh Das (1 April 1927 – 9 September 1999) was an Indian short-story writer and novelist from Assam.

[1] Das completed his M.A in Assamese literature from Gauhati University in 1953 and then started working as a journalist.

[citation needed]Das became the first Sonowal Kachari to be elected as the president of the Asom Sahitya Sabha.

His second novel Daawor aru nai published in the year 1955 established him as a influential novelist.

[1] His short-story collection Prithivir Oxukh brought him the prestigious Sahitya Akademi Award.