About Nilim
Born 1961, an Indian poet who lives in Guwahati and writes in Assamese language. His poems have been translated into French, English, Germany, Spanish, Hibru, Nepali, Tamil, Telegu, Malayalam, Marathi, Gujrati, Kannada, Hindi, Bengali and other regional languages. He has received Uday Bharti National Award, Raza Foundation Award, Distinguished Leadership Award (USA), Sabda Award, Eagle Literary Award, Arohan Award, Kavya-Ratna Award, Samaj Gourav Award, Ramanath Foundation Award etc.
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His poems are taught in Bangalore University, Delhi University, Bengaluru North University, Guwahati University, Dibrugarh University, Cotton University, Mizoram University, K. K. Handiqe University, Kumar Bhaskar Barma University etc. He also visited France as a part of the Indo-France cultural exchange. He has published 24 collections of poems, 3 novels and 1 collection of variety of prose writing.
Good Man
I suffer whenever I meet a good man
because his sadness is limitless. Whenever we meet,
I hug a good man and try to ascertain how deep
he will sink, how deep. I caress his back whipped
by the dark wind. I stare at his two lips
which will be muted by barbaric distrust, and I grip his hands
filled with numerous scars of mistakes, soaked in simplicity.
I suffer whenever I meet a good man because
insomnia haunts him. He suffers from excessive
toothache. Children of a good man trouble the most.
His neighbours are aggressive, cruel. His driver cheats,
his servant betrays. A good man doesn’t know how to
shop; he only buys rotten potatoes. A demon called
Destitution looks for opportunities to grab him.
A good man dies suddenly, or lives in constant suffering.
I feel happy when I meet a good man
because only a good man can smile
the most beautiful smile in the world.
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