Dr KULA SAIKIA (b. 1959, Assam) did his postgraduation from the Delhi School of Economics and taught Economics in Hindu College, Delhi University for a while. He joined the Indian Police Service in 1985 and presently holds the rank of Director General of Police, Assam. He has been twice awarded the President's police medal for his outstanding contribution to policing. As a Fulbright Fellow, he went to the Pennsylvania State University, USA during 2000-01. He worked briefly as a Consultant in the World Bank, Washington. He holds a PhD degree in Economics from the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati. Dr Saikia has eighteen published collections of short stories to his credit, as well as a novel. He has written three plays and scripted two telefilms for Doordarshan. His short stories have been translated into Hindi, Bangla, Odia, Marathi and Telugu. He received the Sahitya Akademi award in 2015 for his collection of stories, Akashar Chhabi Aru Ananya Galpa.
