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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