He is a novelist, a short story writer and a columnist. He has written two novels till date–A Bowstring Winter (2006) and Sons of Brahma (2014)–and a short story collection Luck (2009). During the past 35 years, he has contributed as a columnist to The Sentinel, The Telegraph and The Assam Tribune. His short stories have featured in several magazines, including Indian Literature, New Frontiers, The Bombay Literary Magazine and Usawa.
A recipient of the Katha Award for Fiction in English, his works have been included in the academic syllabi of several universities. He is a postgraduate in Economics from Gauhati University.
A former civil servant, he divides his time between Guwahati and Shillong.
