Mitra Phukan is a writer, translator, columnist, and classical vocalist who lives and works in Guwahati, Assam. Her published literary works include four children's books, a biography, two novels, 'The Collector's Wife' and 'A Monsoon of Music,' and a collection of fifty of her columns, 'Guwahati Gaze.' She also writes extensively on music. Besides, her short stories have appeared in various journals worldwide. Her works have been translated into several Indian and European languages. As a translator, she has put across the works of some of the best-known contemporary writers of fiction in 'Asomiya' into English. Her fortnightly column 'All Things Considered' in 'The Assam Tribune' is very widely read.
