Mitra Phukan is a writer, translator, columnist and trained Shastriya Sangeet vocalist. Her seventeen published works include four children’s books, two biographies, and several novels and short story collections. She has recently selected and edited The Greatest Assamese Stories Ever Told and her column “All Things Considered” is very widely read. She writes extensively on theatre, Indian music and dance. Among her awards are the Katha Award for Translation also.