5 new Publication Board awards announced
STAFF REPORTER
GUWAHATI,
Oct 8 – The government has decided to institute five new Publication
Board, Assam awards (Asom Prakashan Parishad Bota) from this year. This
was announced by Education and Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday.
Addressing media-persons at the ongoing Guwahati Book Fair and Literary
Festival at the Chandmari Engineering Institute ground here, the Minister
divulged that these awards would be presented every year on the last day of
Guwahati Book Fair. The awards would be given in the category for research on
history, research on Vaishnav literature, contribution towards science
literature, research on ethnic communities and for creative literature. The
awards carry Rs 1 lakh each and a citation.“The awards will be presented on
October 14. We have extended the Guwahati Book Fair by two more days,” said
Sarma adding that the response of the people was quite encouraging for
Publication Board, Assam, the organizer of the Guwahati Book Fair. The literary
festival will conclude on October 12.The award for research on history would be
conferred on Dr Rajen Saikia, the award for research
on Vaishnav literature would be presented to Bapchandra Mahanta
(posthumously), the award for contributing towards science literature
will be presented to Dr Dinesh Chandra Goswami, the award for research
work on ethnic communities will be presented to Upen Rabha Hakasam and
the award for creative literature will be presented to Kumar Kishor
(posthumously).Sarma said that the new releases of Publication Board, Assam
have been popular with the readers. It needs to be mentioned here that around
35,000 tickets were sold at the counter yesterday. The organizers have made
entry free for students.“The Rosonawalis published by the Board have been a
favourite with the readers.
Yesterday the sales of the Board was to the tune of Rs 1 lakh” said
Sarma mentioning that another book Lachit Barphukan-the National Hero by
Dr Birendra Kumar Gohain has received good response from the readers.
(The Assam Tribune,09.10.2012)
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পাৰি ৰাইজৰ মাজত বিলাব লাগে।
---- বুলজিৎ বুঢ়াগোহাঁই
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