Harekrishna Deka is a former member of the Indian Police Service who is now known for his writing. He was the Director General of Police for Assam from 2000–2003.
Literary career Harekrishna Deka started writing poems and short stories in his student days, and continued this as a hobby during his police career.
He has won the following awards:
1987 - Sahitya Akademi Award for his poem Ann Ejan 1995 - Katha Award for his short story Bandiyar (Prisoner) 2010 - Assam Valley Literary Award
After retiring from the police service, Deka briefly edited the English daily The Sentinel before editing the Assamese literary monthly Gariyasi.
Bibliography
Poetry Swarabor (Voices) 1972 Ratir Sobhajatra (Procession by Night) 1978 Aan Ejan (Another One), 1986, also translated to Bengali and Oriya Kabita 1960-1980 (Poems 1960-1980), 2002 Bhalpoar Babe Exar (A Word for Love), 2003 Xanmihali Barnamala (Mixed Alphabets), 2010 Sea-Scare (poems translated to English), 2001
Short stories Prakritik aru Anyanya (The Natural and other stories), 1900 Madhusudanar Dolong (Madhusudan's Bridge), 1992 Bandiyar (Captive), 1996, Also translated to Oriya Post-modern athaba Galpa (Post-modern or Short Story), 2001 Mrityudanda (Death Sentence), 2006 Galpa aru Kalpa (Story and Fiction), 2009
Literary criticism Adhunikatavad aru Anyanya Prabandha (Modernism and other essays), 1998 Beekson aru Xandhan (Insight and Investigation), 2000 Dristi aru Sristi (Look and Creation), 2006 Nilamani Phukan: Kabi aru Kabita (Nilamani Phukan: the poet and his poems), 2010
Novels Agantuk (Strangers), 2008
Edited books Tarun Prajanmar Kabita (Poetry of the Young Generation), 2005
Translations Pratixarita Rashmi (Refracted Light). Translation of poems of Saint John Perse, Yanis Ritsos, Vasco Popa and Jaroslav Seifert, 1992
Social criticism Prabrajan aru Anupravex (Immigration and Infiltration), 2010 Xarbabhoumatva, Xantraxvad aru Nagarik Xamaj (Sovereignty, Terrorism and Civil Society), 2010
See also List of Indian poets Assamese literature History of Assamese literature List of Assamese-language poets North-East India Literature from North East India
References
General references
External links Official Website of Harekrishna Deka An Introduction to Harekrisha Deka’s Poetry by Prabhat Bora Harekrishna Deka: In discussion with Uddipana Goswami INTERVIEW WITH HAREKRISHNA DEKA, POET AND RETIRED POLICE OFFICER, BY UDDIPANA GOSWAMI ON 20TH MARCH, 2006. Harekrishna Deka's Poems in Kavitayan The Prisoner - short story