Dr. Kuladhar Saikia, a Sahitya Akademi Award awardee and former DGP, Assam, has got 25 short story collections, 6 plays, a novel and 2 telefilms.  ‘If a River’ and ‘Painting of the sky and other stories ‘are two of his short story collections in English. Some of his books have been published by Sahitya Akademi and National Book Trust. He is a regular contributor to literary magazines and national dailies. His unique story telling craft in making an inward journey deep into the complex mental universe of the characters has given him a distinctive space in contemporary fiction writing.

Apart from being invited to prominent Literature festivals he represented India in London Book Fair as a panelist. Former President of Asam Sahitya Sabha, Shri Saikia had his Phd from IIT, and MA from Delhi School of Economics after which he was teaching Economics for a while in the Hindu College, Delhi University. He has been a Guest Speaker in IIMs, INSEAD(Paris, Singapore), Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy(National University of Singapore) and other institutions. A ‘Katha Prize’ winner for best fiction Shri Saìkia is a General Council member in Sahitya Akademi. He was a Fulbright Fellow at the Pennsylvania State University and a Consultant in World Bank, Washington. Presently he is a Distinguished Senior Fellow in Delhi School of Public Policy and Governance (Delhi University).