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	'''Nalini Bala Devi''' (23 March 1898– 24 December 1977) was an Indian writer and poet of [[Assamese literature]],<ref>{{cite news \|title=An author & a trailblazer personality\|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1040209/asp/northeast/story_2872795.asp \|newspaper= The Telegraph\|date=9 February 2004 \|access-date=18 September 2012}}</ref> known for nationalistic as well as mystical poetry.<ref name=skdhil>[[#Da\|Das, p. 197]]</ref> She was awarded the [[Padma Shri]] by the [[Government of India]] in 1957 for her contribution to literature, and 1968 she won the [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] given by [[Sahitya Akademi]] (India's National Academy of Letters) for her poetry collection ''Alakananda''. She is the first woman Assamese poet to be awarded with Padma Shri and the first lady to the chair the Assam Sahitya Sabha.		'''Nalini Bala Devi''' (23 March 1898– 24 December 1977) was an Indian writer and poet of [[Assamese literature]],<ref>{{cite news \|title=An author & a trailblazer personality\|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1040209/asp/northeast/story_2872795.asp \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130203124211/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1040209/asp/northeast/story_2872795.asp \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=3 February 2013 \|newspaper= The Telegraph\|date=9 February 2004 \|access-date=18 September 2012}}</ref> known for nationalistic as well as mystical poetry.<ref name=skdhil>[[#Da\|Das, p. 197]]</ref> She was awarded the [[Padma Shri]] by the [[Government of India]] in 1957 for her contribution to literature, and 1968 she won the [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] given by [[Sahitya Akademi]] (India's National Academy of Letters) for her poetry collection ''Alakananda''. She is the first woman Assamese poet to be awarded with Padma Shri and the first lady to the chair the Assam Sahitya Sabha.

	==Biography==		==Biography==
	She was born in [[Guwahati]], [[Assam]] in 1898. Her father, ''Karmaveer'' [[Nabin Chandra Bardoloi\|Nabin Chandra Bordoloi]] (1875–1936), was an Assamese [[Indian freedom movement]] activist and writer. She wrote her first poem, ''Pita'' at age 10, and was married at age 12, but her husband, Jeeveshwar Changkakoti, died when she was 19. Two of her sons also died early in her life. She began writing poems, with emotion, tragedy, patriotism and devotion as central themes, which are still acclaimed in Assamese literature.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Nalinibala Devi remembered\|url=http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/details.asp?id=jan0109/State6 \|newspaper=Assam Tribune \|date=1 January 2009 \|access-date=18 September 2012}}</ref><ref name=nat>[[#Na\|Natrajan, p. 31]]</ref>		She was born in [[Guwahati]], [[Assam]] in 1898. Her father, ''Karmaveer'' [[Nabin Chandra Bardoloi\|Nabin Chandra Bordoloi]] (1875–1936), was an Assamese [[Indian freedom movement]] activist and writer. She wrote her first poem, ''Pita'' at age 10, and was married at age 12, but her husband, Jeeveshwar Changkakoti, died when she was 19. Two of her sons also died early in her life. She began writing poems, with emotion, tragedy, patriotism and devotion as central themes, which are still acclaimed in Assamese literature.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Nalinibala Devi remembered \|url=http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/details.asp?id=jan0109/State6 \|newspaper=Assam Tribune \|date=1 January 2009 \|access-date=18 September 2012 \|archive-date=17 January 2013 \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130117184444/http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/details.asp?id=jan0109/State6 \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=nat>[[#Na\|Natrajan, p. 31]]</ref>

	Her first book of poems ''Sandhiyar Sur'' (Evening Melody),<ref name=barua15>[[#Ba\|Barua, p. 15]]</ref> published in 1928, was later adopted by [[Calcutta University]] and [[Gauhati University\|Guwahati University]] as a textbook in 1946 and 1951 respectively. Her other works include ''Alakananda'', ''Sopunar Sur'' (Melody of Dreams), ''Porosh Moni'', ''Yuga Devata'' (Hero of the Age), ''Shesh Puja'' (The last worship), ''Parijator Abhishek'', ''Prahlad'', ''Meghdut'', ''Suravi'', ''Rooprekha'', ''Shantipath'' (Essay anthology), ''Sheshor Sur'' (The last Melody)m <ref name=nat/><ref name=barua15/> ''Smritir Tirtha'' (Biography on her father), ''Biswadeepa'' (A collection of biographies of famous women), ''Eri oha Dinbur'' (The Days Passed, Autobiography), ''Sardar Vallavbhai Patel'' are some of her biographical works.<ref>[[#Ba\|Barua, p. 20]]</ref> She had to her credit one drama titled ''Meerabai''.		Her first book of poems ''Sandhiyar Sur'' (Evening Melody),<ref name=barua15>[[#Ba\|Barua, p. 15]]</ref> published in 1928, was later adopted by [[Calcutta University]] and [[Gauhati University\|Guwahati University]] as a textbook in 1946 and 1951 respectively. Her other works include ''Alakananda'', ''Sopunar Sur'' (Melody of Dreams), ''Porosh Moni'', ''Yuga Devata'' (Hero of the Age), ''Shesh Puja'' (The last worship), ''Parijator Abhishek'', ''Prahlad'', ''Meghdut'', ''Suravi'', ''Rooprekha'', ''Shantipath'' (Essay anthology), ''Sheshor Sur'' (The last Melody)m <ref name=nat/><ref name=barua15/> ''Smritir Tirtha'' (Biography on her father), ''Biswadeepa'' (A collection of biographies of famous women), ''Eri oha Dinbur'' (The Days Passed, Autobiography), ''Sardar Vallavbhai Patel'' are some of her biographical works.<ref>[[#Ba\|Barua, p. 20]]</ref> She had to her credit one drama titled ''Meerabai''.
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	* ''Smritir Tirtha'' (Biography, 1948)		* ''Smritir Tirtha'' (Biography, 1948)
	* ''Paroshmoni'' (Touchstone, 1954)		* ''Paroshmoni'' (Touchstone, 1954)
	* ''Jagriti (Awakening, 1962)		* ''Jagriti'' (Awakening, 1962)
	* ''Alakananda'' (1967)<ref name=nat/>		* ''Alakananda'' (1967)<ref name=nat/>

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'''Nalini Bala Devi''' (23 March 1898– 24 December 1977) was an Indian writer and poet of [[Assamese literature]],<ref>{{cite news |title=An author & a trailblazer personality|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1040209/asp/northeast/story_2872795.asp |newspaper= The Telegraph|date=9 February 2004 |access-date=18 September 2012}}</ref> known for nationalistic as well as mystical poetry.<ref name=skdhil>[[#Da|Das, p. 197]]</ref> She was awarded the [[Padma Shri]] by the [[Government of India]] in 1957 for her contribution to literature, and 1968 she won the [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] given by [[Sahitya Akademi]] (India's National Academy of Letters) for her poetry collection ''Alakananda''. She is the first woman Assamese poet to be awarded with Padma Shri and the first lady to the chair the Assam Sahitya Sabha.

==Biography==
She was born in [[Guwahati]], [[Assam]] in 1898. Her father, ''Karmaveer'' [[Nabin Chandra Bardoloi|Nabin Chandra Bordoloi]] (1875–1936), was an Assamese [[Indian freedom movement]] activist and writer. She wrote her first poem, ''Pita'' at age 10, and was married at age 12, but her husband, Jeeveshwar Changkakoti, died when she was 19. Two of her sons also died early in her life. She began writing poems, with emotion, tragedy, patriotism and devotion as central themes, which are still acclaimed in Assamese literature.<ref>{{cite news |title=Nalinibala Devi remembered|url=http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/details.asp?id=jan0109/State6 |newspaper=Assam Tribune |date=1 January 2009 |access-date=18 September 2012}}</ref><ref name=nat>[[#Na|Natrajan, p. 31]]</ref>

Her first book of poems ''Sandhiyar Sur'' (Evening Melody),<ref name=barua15>[[#Ba|Barua, p. 15]]</ref> published in 1928, was later adopted by [[Calcutta University]] and [[Gauhati University|Guwahati University]] as a textbook in 1946 and 1951 respectively. Her other works include ''Alakananda'', ''Sopunar Sur'' (Melody of Dreams), ''Porosh Moni'', ''Yuga Devata'' (Hero of the Age), ''Shesh Puja'' (The last worship), ''Parijator Abhishek'', ''Prahlad'', ''Meghdut'', ''Suravi'', ''Rooprekha'', ''Shantipath'' (Essay anthology), ''Sheshor Sur'' (The last Melody)m <ref name=nat/><ref name=barua15/> ''Smritir Tirtha'' (Biography on her father), ''Biswadeepa'' (A collection of biographies of famous women), ''Eri oha Dinbur'' (The Days Passed, Autobiography), ''Sardar Vallavbhai Patel'' are some of her biographical works.<ref>[[#Ba|Barua, p. 20]]</ref> She had to her credit one drama titled ''Meerabai''.

In 1950, she established ''Sadou Asom Parijat Kanan'' which later become famous as ''Moina Parijat'', the children organisation in Assam. She was the president of 23rd Jorhat session of [[Asam Sahitya Sabha|Assam Sahitya Sabha]] (Assam Literary Society) in 1955.<ref>[http://www.asamsahityasabha.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=46&Itemid=56 Presidents of Asam Sahitya Sabha since 1917] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130129233721/http://www.asamsahityasabha.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=46&Itemid=56 |date=29 January 2013 }} Asam_Sahitya_Sabha website.</ref>

She died on 24 December 1977, but is remembered in Assamese literature by the last four lines of her famous poem ''NaatGhar'' (The theatre)

....''Kun Kar Jogotor / Kun Kar Moromor / Chokur Chinaki Dudinor // Sasimor Rooprekha /Asimot Bur Jabo / Khohi Gole Jori Moromor''
(Who's for whom in this world / Who's under whose care / Temporary acquaintances, eye-to-eye contacts these are with // Bounded facial outlines / That get dissolved in the infinite oblivion / If the thread of love that binds them snaps.)

The [[Cotton College, Guwahati]] named its girls hostel after her as 'Padmashree Nalini Bala Devi Girls' Hostel' in 1986.<ref>[http://www.cottoncollege.org.in/index_page.asp?slno=63 Padmashree Nalini Bala Devi Girls’ Hostel] [[Cotton College, Guwahati]]</ref> The [[Sadou Asom Lekhika Samaroh Samiti]] literary organization has published ''Mahasweta'', about her works.<ref name="TI 2002">{{cite news |title=Celebrating womanhood |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/north-east/celebrating-womanhood/cid/1539375 |access-date=21 June 2021 |work=The Telegraph India |date=October 19, 2002}}</ref>

==Works==
[[File:Nalini bala devi.JPG|thumb|200px|right|Statue at Paltan Bazar, Guwahati]]
* ''Sandhiyar Sur'' (Evening Melody, 1928)
* ''Sopunar Sur'' (Melody of Dreams, 1943)
* ''Smritir Tirtha'' (Biography, 1948)
* ''Paroshmoni'' (Touchstone, 1954)
* ''Jagriti (Awakening, 1962)
* ''Alakananda'' (1967)<ref name=nat/>

==Awards and recognition==
She was awarded with [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] for her poetry anthology ''Alakananda'' in 1968<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/sahitya-akademi/searchAwards.jsp|title=Sahitya Akademi Award year wise|publisher=Official listings, [[Sahitya Akademi]] website|access-date=18 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221080252/http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/sahitya-akademi/searchAwards.jsp|archive-date=21 February 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> and conferred [[Padma Shri]] in 1957 by the [[Government of India]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Padma Awards Directory (1954–2009)|publisher=[[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]]|url=http://www.mha.nic.in/pdfs/LST-PDAWD.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510095705/http://www.mha.nic.in/pdfs/LST-PDAWD.pdf|archive-date=10 May 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

==References==
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==Further reading==
* {{cite book |title=''History of Indian Literature: 1911–1956: struggle for freedom: triumph and tragedy, Vol. 2'' |author=Das, Sisir Kumar|publisher= [[Sahitya Akademi]]|year=1995|isbn=978-81-7201-798-9 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sqBjpV9OzcsC&q=nalini+bala+devi+poem&pg=PA359 |ref=Da }}
* {{cite book |title=Handbook of Twentieth-Century Literatures of India|author= Nalini Natarajan|author2=Emmanuel Sampath Nelson|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group |year=1996|isbn=0313287783 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1lTnv6o-d_oC&q=Nabin+Chandra+Bordoloi&pg=PA31 |ref=Na }}
* {{cite book |title=Nalinibala Devi |author=Preeti Barua|publisher=Sahitya Akademi |year=2000|isbn=8126009160 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d3PfztHTv0sC&q=Nalini+bala+Devi&pg=PA20 |ref=Ba }}

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