WRITER

Mamoni Raisom Goswami

1942 - 2011

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Indira Goswami (14 November 1942 – 29 November 2011), known by her pen name Mamoni Raisom Goswami and popularly as Mamoni Baideo, was an Indian writer, poet, professor, scholar and editor. She was the winner of the Sahitya Akademi Award (1983), the Jnanpith Award (2000) and Principal Prince Claus Laureate (2008). A celebrated writer of contemporary Indian literature, many of her works have been translated into English from her native Assamese which include The Moth Eaten Howdah of the Tusker, Pages Stained With Blood and The Man from Chinnamasta. She was also well known for her attempts to structure social change, both through her writings and through her role as mediator between the armed militant group United Liberation Front of Asom and the Government of India. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Mamoni Raisom Goswami is the 4,714th most popular writer (down from 4,701st in 2019), the 592nd most popular biography from India (down from 540th in 2019) and the 90th most popular Indian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Mamoni Raisom Goswami ranks 4,714 out of 7,302. Before her are Ahmet Mithat, Juan José Millás, Eduardo Pondal, I. A. L. Diamond, Peter Seeberg, and Shel Silverstein. After her are James Thomson, Edward William Lane, Fredrik Backman, Saul Alinsky, Robert B. Parker, and Sanchuniathon.

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Among people born in 1942, Mamoni Raisom Goswami ranks 444. Before her are Charmian Carr, Paco Peña, Michael Mann, Dith Pran, Patricia Bath, and Rutanya Alda. After her are Jim Keltner, Deirdre McCloskey, Driss Bamous, Lutz D. Schmadel, Enrique Morente, and Michael Gwisdek. Among people deceased in 2011, Mamoni Raisom Goswami ranks 293. Before her are Margaret Price, Luigi Carpaneda, Park Wan-suh, Bernard Nathanson, Mikhail Kozakov, and Ferenc Szojka. After her are Michael Sarrazin, Bert Jansch, Mark Blaug, Stig Sundqvist, Robert Ettinger, and John Shalikashvili.

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In India

Among people born in India, Mamoni Raisom Goswami ranks 592 out of 1,861. Before her are Sanjay Dutt (1959), Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy (1924), BP Koirala (1914), Shudraka (500), George Fernandes (1930), and Jaipal Singh Munda (1903). After her are Dharamvir Bharati (1926), Gopinath Bordoloi (1890), Kamal Haasan (1954), Ela Bhatt (1933), Frederick Lugard, 1st Baron Lugard (1858), and Homai Vyarawalla (1913).

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Among WRITERS In India

Among writers born in India, Mamoni Raisom Goswami ranks 90. Before her are Yashpal (1903), Hasrat Mohani (1875), Kamala Surayya (1934), Jayakanthan (1934), Cerverí de Girona (1259), and Shudraka (500). After her are Dharamvir Bharati (1926), Qurratulain Hyder (1927), Suniti Kumar Chatterji (1890), Kedarnath Singh (1934), Swarnakumari Devi (1855), and Sahir Ludhianvi (1921).

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