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young widows in Satras, etc, also come out with a rustic and humble touch in his stories. In fact, we find a distinctively ‘Khataniaresque’ style evolving from his writings.

 Apart from his lively tales, Bipul Khataniar will be remembered for his subtle essays on contemporary issues written as newspaper opeds with his typically humorous style. One of his memorable essays comprised his take on the monkey menace in villages of upper Assam, in which hunters from Nagaland were brought to cull them.

 Though, I met him only once, we had telephonic conversations at different times. But, lately there were no such contacts and I was totally unaware of his illness. For an ardent fan of his writings, his passing away is a personal grief. But, for Assamese literature, it is an irreparable loss, as he formed a unique genre of prose.

 Today, on his adyashraddha, I offer my sincere tribute to this great story-teller and hope that Bipul Khataniar will remain a guiding star for many a literary aspirant in this great land.❐

Published in The Assam Tribune, 14th July, 2021

(The writer is the HOD, English Department of Lakhimpur Commerce College)

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