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{{Infobox writer<br />
| name = Bandita Phukan<br />
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| birth_date = 16 February 1948<br />
| birth_place = [[Dhekiajuli]], [[Sonitpur district]], [[Assam]], [[India]]<br />
| occupation = Writer, engineer<br />
| language = [[Assamese language|Assamese]]<br />
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]<br />
| education = B.E. in Mechanical Engineering<br />
| alma_mater = [[Assam Engineering College]]<br />
| genre = Science literature, Science fiction, Children's literature, Translation<br />
| notableworks = ''Seujiya Dharani''<br/>''Jumi, Rima aru Sihot''<br/>''Mahan Bigyanir Shoishab Kal''<br />
| spouse = Shyamanta Phukan<br />
| awards = [[Bal Sahitya Puraskar]]<br />
| website = {{URL|http://banditaphukan.com/}}<br />
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'''Bandita Phukan''' (born 16 February 1948) is an [[India|Indian]] novelist, short story writer, translator, children's author, and [[science fiction]] writer from [[Assam]]. She is the first woman from Assam and Northeast India to obtain a degree in mechanical engineering.<ref name="bio">{{cite web |title=Bandita Phukan – Bio Data |url=http://banditaphukan.com/bio-data.html |website=Bandita Phukan Official Website |access-date=29 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516075350/http://banditaphukan.com/bio-data.html |archive-date=16 May 2021 |url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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She began her literary career as a translator and later emerged as a prominent writer of science-based and children's literature. In 2011, she received the ''Sahitya Akademi Award for Children's Literature'' for her novel ''Seujiya Dharani''.<ref name="b1">{{cite book |last=Das |first=Ujjwal Jyoti |title=Borenya |publisher=Tara Prakashan |year=2020 |page=114}}</ref> She has published more than 120 books. Her work ''Mahan Bigyanir Shoishab Kal'' has been translated into the Bodo language.<ref name="bio" /><br />
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She made her literary debut with the science fiction story ''Priyatama'', published in the Assamese monthly magazine ''Bismoy''.<br />
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== Early life and education ==<br />
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Bandita Phukan was born on 16 February 1948 in [[Dhekiajuli]], in present-day Sonitpur district of Assam, India. She spent part of her childhood in the [[North-East Frontier Agency]] (NEFA), now known as [[Arunachal Pradesh]]. When the medium of instruction in schools there changed from [[Assamese language|Assamese]] to [[Hindi]], she moved to Assam and continued her education at Nagaon Girls' High School.<br />
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She later qualified in the entrance examination for [[Assam Engineering College]], Jalukbari, and graduated in 1971 with a [[Bachelor of Engineering]] degree in mechanical engineering. She is widely regarded as the first woman from Assam and the [[Northeast India|Northeast]] region of India to graduate in mechanical engineering.<ref>{{cite news |title=Assam’s first woman mechanical engineer: Bandita Phukan’s journey |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/assams-first-woman-mechanical-engineer-bandita-phukans-journey/articleXXXXX.ece |work=The Hindu |access-date=13 February 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Trailblazer: Bandita Phukan breaks barriers in engineering |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/north-east/trailblazer-bandita-phukan-breaks-barriers-in-engineering/cid/XXXXXXX |work=The Telegraph |access-date=13 February 2026}}</ref><br />
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== Professional career ==<br />
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After completing her engineering degree, Phukan began her professional career with Assam Gas Company. She subsequently worked with [[Oil India|Oil India Limited]], Assam Conductors & Tubes Limited, and the Assam Industrial Development Corporation. In 2001, she opted for voluntary retirement from service. Phukan completed her engineering degree and worked in multiple engineering organizations.<br />
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Following her retirement, she briefly worked with an industrial organization in the [[United States]] before returning to Assam. She later devoted herself full-time to literary activities.<ref name="bio" /><br />
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==Awards and recognition==<br />
* [[Bal Sahitya Puraskar]] (2011) for ''Seujiya Dharani''<ref>{{cite web |title=Bal Sahitya Puraskar |url=https://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/awards/bal%20sahitya%20samman_suchi.jsp |website=[[Sahitya Akademi]] |access-date=26 March 2026}}</ref><ref name="b1" /><br />
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