About

A socio-cultural worker, former lecturer in history, film and television actress, producer, director and author, Ms. Bobbeeta Sharma has been associated with the cultural world of Assam since 1978. Her most popular TV series was ‘Bidexot Apun Manuh’ (2001-2008), a travelogue on the lives of Assamese non-resident Indians who have settled abroad. During her tenure as the Chairperson of the Assam State Film Finance & Development Corporation from 2005 to 2016, Ms. Sharma established the first Film Archive & Museum in Assam and the North East. She has also served as a two-term member of the Central Board of Film Certification Govt. of India (2006-2012) and the Tea Board Govt. of India (2005-2011). Ms. Sharma is also the author of the book ‘The Moving Image and Assamese Culture-Joymoti, Jyotiprasad Agarwala and Assamese Cinema,’ published by Oxford University Press. This is the first book on the history of Assamese cinema in the English language. The book received an honorable mention in the General Non-Fiction category at the London Book Festival in 2014. Ms. Sharma is also a member of the Indian National Congress. She was the party’s candidate representing Guwahati constituency in the Vidhan Sabha elections in 2016 and the Lok Sabha elections in 2019. Currently, Ms. Sharma serves as the Vice-President of the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee.