Arup Kumar Dutta

Arup Kumar Dutta is an author, freelance journalist and social commentator based in Assam. He writes fiction, non-fiction, newspaper editorials, articles and columns, stirical pieces and so on for adults, and adventure novels for young people. In his five-decade-long career, he has authored thirty-five books including The Anagarika's Swansong (2009), The Bag (2018), The Brahmaputra (2001), Unicornis (1991), Cha Garam: The Tea Story (2001), The Roving Minstrel (2002), The Kaziranga Trail (1978), The Blind Witness 1983), among others. He has been conferred numerous awards, including the Padma Shri by the Government of India (2018), and DLitt (honoris causa) by the Dibrugarh University (2018) and the Gauhati University (2020). His website is www.arupkumardutta.com.