Flag hoisting song
Opening session song
Concluding Song (Axom Sangeet)
OBJECTIVE
By providing platform for cultural and intellectual disclosure to women for self assertion and on the other hand to take leading role in creation of literature for the society, our primary objective is to assemble them into a common platform for unleashing our movement.
Bottom line
All Assam Women Writer Association is a huge foundation for the women of Assam. This organization had worked for intellectual explosion of Assamese women since 1974. This attempt helped upcoming women from across the state in getting unified by distributing portfolios, allowing participation in open and in other intellectual activities for writing and thus has been able to create a striking podium that is thanked by all quarters. In this regard the founder president Padmashri Dr. Sheela Barthakur contributed the wholesome entity. Further the office bearers have been contributing altruistic services to keep the organization active. Although the organization has a regulated constitution, newer thoughts are being incorporated by observing the current circumstances. Essentially the objective will be to develop the future generation. The office bearers are selected and nominated according to caliber, skill and modernity. The prime objective of the institution is to designate progressive and open minded platform for upliftment of women writers.
Sidelines
Workshop of Novel writing: Birth Anniversary of Jamuneswari Khataniar: Celebration of 550th birth anniversary of Srimanta Sankardev: Light on thoughts of Padmabhusan Pushpalata Das: Sanskrit year and workshop on translation: Seminar on Colloquial Assamese literature: Good will travel: Creation of trust fund: Literary competition: Workshop on children literature : Multi lingual poets' meet : Lecture on Hiren Bhattacharyya and Miles Bronson : 150 years of Birth Anniversary of Lakhmi Nath Bezbaruah.
Men & Women
In a different perspective it can be said that in certain cases literary creations of men is inadequate analysis of mental status of a women. In this connection the view given by Dr Banikanta Kakoti is noteworthy '.... In literature, how much the mental nature and characteristics of women are imagination or realistic presentation as depicted by male writers will remain as an everlasting dilemma till some educated, powerful and creative writers emerge in the society. We expect our women writers to proceed in solving these issues'.
Selections
FOUNDER
Retired as Head of Department, Philosophy, Darrang College, Tezpur, Assam : B.Music, An accomplished singer of Guwahati All India Radio, Writer, Orator, authored many volumes : Awarded -Padmashri - by the President, Govt. of India in the year 2007 : Felicitated on 15th August by the District Authority : Awarded -Karma Prana- : Felicitated by at least 90 organisations of Assam and outside including Sahitya Sabha and Silpi Divas Samiti : Life span of social work: Established a number of colleges and institutions for women.
REFERENCES
Grants
In the year 2004, the then Chief Minister of Assam, Tarun Gogoi granted Rs. 5 lakhs from his personal account. Out of these two trust funds were created to accord recognition to eminent women writers and artists in the name -Lekhika Samaroh Sahitya Bota- (to be awarded to women writers below 60 years) and -Silpi Aaideo Handique Memorial Artist Award-. In every two years these awards had since been given at the biennial conferences of All Assam Women Writers Association.
Year & Amount
2002 Rs.10,000/-
2003 Rs.30,000/-
2004 Rs.30,000/-
2005 Rs.30,000/-
2006 Rs.30,000/-
2007 Rs.50,000/-
2008 Rs.50,000/-
2009 Rs.1,00,000/-
2010 Rs.2,00,000/-
2011 Rs.2,00,000/-
2012 Rs.3,00,000/-
2013 Rs.3,00,000/-
2014 Rs.3,00,000/-
2015 Rs.3,00,000/-
2016 Rs.4,00,000/-
2017 Rs.6,00,000/-
Past Presidents
Year & Name
1974 - 1976 Late Dr.Sheela Barthakur
1976 - 1981 Late Padma Agarwala
1981 - 1985 Late Suprova Goswami
1985 - 1990 Late Abola Gohain
1991 - 2007 Late Dr. Sheela Barthakur
2008 - 2009 Annada Saikia
2010 - 2011 Bineeta Dutta
2012 - 2013 Nirupama Mishra
2014 - 2015 Dr. Sukha Baruah
2016 - 2017 Swarna Baruah Gogoi
2017 - 2018 Abha Bora
2019 - 2021 Dr. Charu Saharia Nath
2022 - 2024 Subarna Saikia Bordoloi
Past Secretaries
Year & Name
1974 - 1976 Dr.S.Mahanta,P.Bormudoi
1976 - 1988 Late Dr. Sheela Barthakur
1989 - 1993 Swarna Saikia
1994 - 1998 Bineeta Dutta
1999 - 2001 Madhuri Kalita
2002 - 2004 Swarna Baruah Gogoi
2006 - 2008 Abha Bora
2008 - 2009 Pratima Baruah
2010 - 2011 Gita Das
2012 - 2013 Dr. Charu Saharia Nath
2014 - 2015 Subarna Saikia Bordoloi
2016 - 2017 Subarna Saikia Bordoloi
2017 - 2018 Mamoni Bhuyan Hazarika
2019 - 2021 Thunu Kalita
2022 - 2024 Monomoti Kurmi
Quotes
Dr Nirmal Prova Bordoloi commented on 24-12-2000 that by compiling the publication named Nalinibala Devi Rachana Sambhar, Dr. Sheela Barthakur has proved commendable ability which neither Asom Sahitya Sabha, both Universities of Assam nor Prakashan Parishad could produce
Dr Maheswar Neog commented on 10-12-1987 that the biography of 76 women writers named Lekhikar Jibani was a brave step made by Dr Sheela Barthakur.
Dr Nabanita Deb Sen, a renowned writer of West Bengal, commented on 25-12-1994 that the compilation of biography of women writers since sixteenth century is a rarity and hard to find out not only in Bengali literature but also in the country as a whole
Dr. Bhupen Hazarika commented on 12-5-1993, 'I believe that you are going to contribute a lot to Assamese literature'
Dr. Amrita Pritam, the eminent Jnanpith recipient commented on 3-1-1988 that the organization ( Lekhika Samarah Samiti) anchored by Dr Sheela Barthakur is a renowned and powerful organization of North-East-India
Dr Mamoni Raisom Goswami, the eminent Jnanpith awardee commented on 3-1-2004 that Lekhika Samarah Samiti under the guidance of Dr Sheela Barthakur had overtaken Sahitya Sabha as far as women literature was concerned
Puspalata Das, recipient of Padmabhusan commented, 'I believe Sheela possesses the spiritual power and is dedicated to the society , her ideal should be followed up'.