Deo Langkhui
The Cover of Deo Langkhui | |
| Author | Rita Chowdhury |
|---|---|
| Language | Assamese |
| Genre | Novel on Tiwa community |
| Published | Jyoti Prakashan (2005) |
| Publication place | Assam, India |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 416 |
Deo Langkhui (The Divine Sword) is an Assamese novel written by Dr Rita Chowdhury. The book unveils some important aspects of then-contemporary Tiwa society and a series of their customs and traditions. The novel is based on historical evidence of then Tiwa kingdom, but the protagonist is the royal lady Chandraprabha, queen of Pratapchandra. The book is a detailed account of the time of then Assam. It is full of romance, conflict, betrayal, aggression and loyalty. The novel can be read as a fantastic story, as a historical novel, or as an epic.
Deo Langkhui brought its author the Sahitya Akademi Award for Assamese, by the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters.