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Born in a typical assamese village Kamarfadia of Sibsagar, Assam, Dimbeswar Neog spent his childhood days amidst the colourful glee of nature. His father was Manik chandra Neog and mother Chandraprabha Neog. He had two brothers – noted scholar Maheswar Neog and Mukheswar Neog. While in Cotton College, he came into contact poets like Chandrakumar Agarwalla. He was close to personalities like Chandradhar Baruah, Mitradev Mahanta, Bani Kanta Kakoti and Suniti Kumar Chatterji. Neog was married to Ajaleetora Neog, daughter of Benudhar Rajkhowa from Dibrugarh. The couple was later on blessed with seven children, three sons and four daughters. They then moved to their residence “Xuwoni Poja” (Beauty Cot) in Tarajan, Jorhat. The children were Maniki Modhuri (Keteki), Basanta Mongal (Chandan), Amiya Modhuri(Moloya), Sapon Modhuri (Nizara), Jeewan Modhuri (Jonaki), Sarat Mongal (Nandan) Hemanta Mongal (Bondon).