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| birth_place   = [[Assam]], India
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| notableworks  = ''Mrityunjay''<br/>''Iyaruingam''<br/>''Aai''
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'''Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya'''   (14 October 1924 – 6 August 1997) was an Indian writer. He was one of the pioneers of modern [[Assamese literature]]. He was the first ever [[Assamese language|Assamese]] writer to receive the [[Jnanpith Award]], which was awarded to him in the year 1979 for his novel [[Mrityunjay (Novel)|Mrityunjay]](Immortal),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jnanpith.net/laureates/index.html |title=Jnanpith Laureates Official listings |publisher=[[Jnanpith]] Website |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013122739/http://jnanpith.net/laureates/index.html |archivedate=13 October 2007 }}</ref> followed by [[Mamoni Raisom Goswami|Indira Goswami]] in 2001.<ref>{{Cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/2002/02/25/stories/2002022501991300.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160115081502/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/2002/02/25/stories/2002022501991300.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=15 January 2016 | newspaper=[[The Hindu]] | title=Jnanpith award presented| date=25 February 2002}}</ref> He was also a recipient of [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] in [[Sahitya Akademi Award to Assamese Writers|Assamese]] in 1961 for his Assamese novel ''Iyaruingam'', which is considered a masterpiece of [[Indian literature]].<ref>{{cite book|last=George|first=K. M. |title=Masterpieces of Indian literature, (Vol.1)|year=1997|publisher=National Book Trust|page=19}}</ref> In 2005, a translation of the work published by [[Katha Books]] with the title ''Love in the Time of Insurgency'' was released.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/2005/07/15/stories/2005071502370200.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126020529/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2005/07/15/stories/2005071502370200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 January 2013|title=Life beyond violence, vendetta|date=15 July 2005|work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> Another famous novel written by Bhattacharya is ''Aai'' (Mother).

He was the President of [[Asam Sahitya Sabha]] (Assam Literary Society) during 1983-1985.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.asamsahityasabha.com/executive-bodies/presidents-since-1917|title=Presidents since 1917|publisher=[[Asam Sahitya Sabha]] website|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100301180237/http://www.asamsahityasabha.com/executive-bodies/presidents-since-1917|archivedate=1 March 2010}}</ref>