Ukiyoto Publishing Guwahati Connection

Join us for an exciting panel discussion with a Padma Shri Award winner, Arup Kumar Datta, Quora Top Contributor & Best Selling Author, Anangsha Alammyan and HOD English Dept., Guwahati University, Pradipta Borgohain, followed by Book Signing, Networking and exploring the opportunities in traditionally publishing with us.

Profile of the Panel Members:

Dr. Arup Kumar Dutta is an Indian writer and journalist from Guwahati, Assam. He has written 16 books for adults and 17 adventure novels for young people. In 2014 he was awarded the Life Time Achievement Honour by Association of Writers and Illustrators for Children, New Delhi, the Indian chapter of the International Board of Books for Young People. He has also won numerous awards including the Shankar's Award in 1979, conferred to mark The International Year of the Child. He has been awarded the civilian award Padma Shri by Government of India in 2018.

Dr. Pradipta Borgohain is a writer, translator and academician. He got his doctorate degree in English from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He has also worked as a journalist in the Guwahati-based English daily. The Sentinel and continues to write for local and national dailies and magazines. Along with Homen Borgohain, he has co-authored Scrolls of Strife: The Endless History of the Nagas. Pradipta’s latest book, Victorian Literature (Literary Contexts), was recently published. He won the Katha Award for best translation in 1997. Currently, he is Professor in the Department of English in Gauhati University.

Ms. Anangsha Alammyan is a two time Quora Top Contributor and Medium Top Writer. She specializes in poetry and short fiction. Her compositions have won several national and international awards. Her poetry debut Stolen Reflections ended up as an Amazon bestseller within four days of its release and is still going strong on the Amazon Bestsellers list.

Panel Topic: New Age Writings from North-East India

Engage in an exciting book signing activity post the panel discussion with our best selling authors, Anangsha Alammyan (author of What did Tashi do?) and Niladri Chakraborty (author of Cycle of Clichés) and hear all about the publishing journey from the authors themselves.

Book Signing to follow after the Panel Discussion...

Learn about our upcoming Masterclass series aimed at nurturing quality content at handpicked venues in Guwahati with top class faculty delivering sessions in both English and Assamese.

Register now and for any queries, please write to us at publishing@ukiyoto.com.