Mamoni Raisom Goswami, also known as Indira Goswami and also as Mamoni Baideo is on of the most highly repute writers of India from Assam. She teaches Assamese Literature at the University of Delhi with a research interest on the Hindu epic, Ramayana.. One of her novels, "The Moth Eaten Howdah of a Tusker" was made into an Assamese film by Swantana Bordoloi in the year 1996 starring Tom Alter - Adajya which won international awards.Several biographical films have been made on her highly turbulent life and notable among them are "Words from the Mist" by the reputed filmmaker Jahnu Barua and "Aparajita" by Kuntala Sharma. In the arena of modern Indian literature, she is one of the most powerful voices and one of the very few who has attempted to use literary tool as a means for social change. Since several years she has kept herself busy in bring the banned ULFA militants of Assam and the Central Government of India to the discussion with the purpose of ending the twenty-seven years old bloodshed in Assam. Her involvement has given the problem adequate focus and a peace committee has been formed in the name of People's Consultative Group to take forward the task. In spite of her venerated role, she however, in a moidest manner claims herself as an "observer" of the whole peace process rather than a mediator or initiator.
However, in spite of being a person of the world of arts and literature she has never been far from controversies.In the peak of her literary career she wrote two important novels after The Pages Stained With Blood. Namely, Dasharathir Khoj and [[The Man from Chinnamasta]]. The next novel turned out to be highly controversial since it tried to subvert the thousand years old tradition of animal sacrifice in the famous Hindu temple Kamakhya. She was even threatened of death due to this audacious act. In this novel translated into English by Prasanta Goswami and published by Katha, she quotes scriptures to authentic the argument she puts forward — to worship the Mother Goddess with flowers rather than blood. Her popular novels include Chinavar Srot, Nilakanthi Braja, Chinnamastar Manuhto, Mamore Dhora Tarowal, Datal Hitir Une Khowa Howda and Tej Aru Dhulire Dhusarita Prisht.
