Nalini Bala Devi

1898–1977

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Nalini Bala Devi was an Indian writer and poet of Assamese literature, known for nationalistic as well as mystical poetry. She was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 1957 and won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1968 for her poetry collection Alakananda. She was the first woman Assamese poet to receive the Padma Shri and the first lady to chair the Assam Sahitya Sabha. She wrote in the Assamese language.

Born

1898