Sameer Tanti

Sameer Tanti (born 6 February 1955) is an Assamese language poet, storyteller, translator, painter and social worker from India. He is the 2012 winner of the Assam Valley Literary Award.^[1] TantI was born in Bihora tea estate, Golaghat. In 2024, he won the Sahitya Akademi Award for his book of poems “Foringbure Bator Kotha Jane”.^[2]

Sameer Tanti
Born	(1955-02-06) 6 February 1955 (age 70) Karbi Anglong, Assam, India
Occupation	poet, translator, editor
Language	Assamese
Nationality	Indian
Education	MA in English Literature
Alma mater	Gauhati University
Period	21st century
Genres	Poetry
Notable works	Kadam Phular Raati
Notable awards	Assam Valley Literary Award (2012) Gangadhar National Award For Poetry (2020) Sahitya Akademi Award (2024)
Spouse	Liliban Kolkita (m. 1980)

Biography

Sameer Tant was born on 6 February 1955 at Behora, Mikirchang tea estate in the Karbi Anglong district of Assam, India.^[3] He studied at Bihora Mikirchang P primary school in Golaghat, higher secondary from Haflong Government College, graduation in English literature from Dergaon college and Master's degree in English from Gauhati University in 1983. He worked as a faculty member at Saraighat College before working as a translator with an English daily newspaper in Guwahati and then as a tourist information officer in the Department of Tourism, Government of Assam.

Works

Sameer Tanti has written fourteen poetry books, four critical essays, and two translations of African and Japanese books. he has also edited two short story collections.^[4] In his works he strives to bridge the growing disparity among different sections of society.^[5] He has presented his poetry at several international forums like Indian Poetry Festival (1987), Asian Poetry Festival (1988) and World Poetry Festival (1989).

Awards

• 2012 :- Assam Valley Literary Award
• 2016 :- Padmanath Vidyabinod Literary Award
• 2017 :- Ramanath Bhattacharya Foundation Literary Award
• 2019 :- Shortlisted for Sahitya Akademi Award for his book "Kayakolper Bela"
• 2024 :- Sahitya Akademi Award for the Book Foringbure Bator Kotha Jane^[6]

Bibliography

• 1985 :- Yuddha Bhumir Kabitaa
• Shokakul Upatyaka
• Tej Andhaaror Nao
• Somoy, Sabda, Sapon
• 2001 :- Kadam Phular Raati
• 2012 :- Ananda Aru Bedonaar Baivab
• 2013 :- Bishad Sangeet
• 2021 :- Foringbure Bator Kotha Jane