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Author | Nalini Bala Devi |
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Original title | অলকানন্দা |
Language | Assamese |
Genre | Poetry |
Publication date | 1967 |
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Alakananda is a collection of Assamese poems written by poet and writer Nalini Bala Devi. It was published in 1967. Devi received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1968 for Alakananda. [1]
Alakananda is divided into two parts: Kobita (Poems) and Gitika (Lyrics). It comprises 50 poems and 114 lyrics. The works are marked by themes of praise, nationalism, and spiritual contemplation. Most of these poems were written in the later stages of her life. [1]
Devi received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1968 for Alakananda. [1]