The Moth Eaten Howdah of the Tusker is a novel written by Indira Goswami in Kamrupi dialect.

Published as Dontal Hatir Une Khowa Howdah in 1986,[1] it was translated into English by the author in 2004.

[2] Set in Palashbari in Kamrup, it revolves around lead protagonist Giribaala and the society around her.

As a widow from an Assamese Brahmin family, she narrates her experiences between two worlds: traditionalism and liberalism.

[3] Work is adapted in numerous television serials like Ruma Ghosh's Kamrup Ki Kahani and in 1996 Assamese language film Adajya directed by Santwana Bardoloi .