Nilamani Phookan Jr
- He was an Assamese poet and recipient of the 56th Jnapith Award for the year 2021.
- He was given the title of ‘Kavya Rishi’.
- He is the third recipient of the Jnanpith award in Assam after Birendranath Bhattacharya and Mamoni (Indira) Raisom Goswami.
- He received the Sahitya Akademi award in 1981 for his book of poems ‘Kobita’, the Padma Shri in 1990 and the Sahitya Akademi fellowship in ....
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