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GUWAHATI, ASSAM, India
“Kushal Dutta (1976) is an Indian poet, essayist, journalist, photographer, editor writing in the Assamese language, has four collections of poems and three other non-fictions. He has also edited a number of literary, cultural, GK, cine magazines and souvenirs. He was awarded the JUNIOR FELLOWSHIP for literature (2002–04) from the Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India, MUNIN BARKATAKI AWARD (2003) and KATHAMALITA AWARD (2011). He has participated in several major literary events, including NEW VOICES (Bhubaneswar 2004); 51ST AKASHVANI KAVI SAMMELAN (Ujjain 2007); 31ST SAARC FESTIVAL OF LITERATURE (New Delhi 2010) etc. His poems have been translated into almost all major Indian regional languages including English and also into Italian. Moreover, Photography is also a subject of keen interest for him. His first ever photo exhibition (Jugalbandi with Manjit Rajkhowa's paintings) was held at State Art Gallery, Guwahati from 4th to 9th Feb. 2013. By profession Kushal is a journalist working with Dainik Asam, an Assamese daily from Guwahati.”