Pabitra Kumar Deka opened in the 1960s. Deka was one of those people who promoted it in his magazine "Roopkar", to increase its intellectual acceptance and prominence among the classes. Today the Mobile theatre is employing thousands of people in Assam. Deka began to suffer from serious heart related ailments in the early 2000s. He continued to work, often receiving people from the film, stage and media for his advice. In addition to his job for "Sadin", he wrote about the history of world cinema for nearly ten years for "Sambhar", a Sunday supplement published with the daily "Asomiya Pratidin". The writings were
Harekrishna Deka contribution in Ann Ejan in 1987, and he was awarded the Katha Award for his short story, "Bandiyar" (Prisoner) in 1995. After retiring as the DGP of Assam, Deka was the editor of the English daily, "The Sentinel" for brief period before serving as editor of the Assamese literary monthly "Gariyasi". He won the Assam Literary Award in 2010. Harekrishna Deka Harekrishna Deka (Assamese: হৰেকৃষ্ণ ডেকা) was a former member of the Indian Police Service who is now known for his writing. Although he began writing poetry as a hobby while working on the police force, he later quit to