Hiren Gohain was born on 1939 and is an Assamese polymath, scholar, writer, literary critic, and social scientist from the Indian state of Assam.
11 Facts About Hiren Gohain
1.
2.
Hiren Gohain has written 4 volumes of memoirs which are relevant for their incorporation of social and historical content.
3.
Hiren Gohain is a contributor to journals such as Economic and Political Weekly, Frontier, and occasional publications of institutions like Indian Institute of Advanced Studies, Centre for English and Foreign Languages, Shillong.
4.
Hiren Gohain is a columnist for various regional and national newspapers.
5.
Hiren Gohain is a regular contributor to Economic and Political Weekly.
6.
Hiren Gohain's book 'Assam A Burning Question' is a compilation of several essays on the socio-political crisis confronting Assam in the context of Assam Movement written in the mid-1980s, and the period dominated by extremism.
7.
Hiren Gohain was the founder president of the Asomiya Sahitya Sanmilani.
8.
Hiren Gohain is a recipient of Sahitya Akademi Award for his book on Sankardev.
9.
Hiren Gohain has been a voice of Assam as critic of Assamese national extremism, Hindutva extremism and socio-political issues.
10.
Hiren Gohain opposed the citizenship Act and equated the exclusion of Muslims from the CAA purview of the as a move similar to that of the pogrom against the Jews by Nazis in Germany during World War II.
11.
Hiren Gohain participated in an anti-CAA protest organised by the All Assam Journalists Union in front of Guwahati Press Club.