Assamese litterateur named for nat'l award, TNN, Feb 16, 2011, 12.17am IST
JORHAT: Assamese litterateur P C Tamuly has been named for a national award for popularizing science and technology among children. Tamuly is the editor of two kids' magazines " Mouchaq" and " Natun Awiskar". The National Council for Science and Technology Communication, which is under the department of science and technology, is sponsoring the award which carries an amount Rs 1 lakh, a memento and citation. The award will be conferred on Tamuly at a function to be held in New Delhi on February 28. "I'm very happy for being selected for the award which is conferred by the central government by selecting individuals or institutions for extraordinary contribution in the field of science and technology communication over the last five years," said Tamuly. Besides being the editor of "Mouchaq" and "Natun Awiskar", Tamuly has been involved in science writings for the last 50 years. In 1967, he won the national award for children's literature for his novel "Mani Bani aru akhon Phulani" from the NCERT. In 1974, he was again selected by NCERT for a national award for his popular science book "Sarishrip". (The Times of India) _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
