ASSAM AND THE ASSAMESE DREAM I DILIP KUMAR BARUA I HARDCOVER I PUBLISHED BY PURBANCHAL PRAKASH [hardcover] DILIP KUMAR BARUA [Dec 31, 2025]

Assam and the Assamese Dream: Critical Perspectives in Assamese Literature is a collection of nineteen essays written by Professor Dilip Kumar Barua. Prof. Barua taught at Dibrugarh and Burdwan University and these essays contain the finest specimens of his critical acumen. These essays have been arranged thematically, albeit at occasions they seem to traverse the contours of “Assam and the Assamese Dream”. Barua’s insights on the history, culture and literature of Assam are unmatched among his contemporaries. This is the first volume of his uncollected essays penned on different occasions. The book would serve as a window for anyone interested in Assam and it’s rich literary and cultural heritage, from medieval to the modern times.