30-07-2025
Assam governor honours innovators, artists, educators with excellence awards
Guwahati: Assam governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya on Wednesday presented Governor Assam Award for Excellence 2025 in different categories at a function held at Raj Bhavan here in the presence of chief justice of Gauhati high court justice Ashutosh Kumar and speaker of state legislative assembly, Biswajit Daimary.
The governor presented Governor Assam for Excellence in Science, Engineering, Medicine and Environment to Bapan Das, an entrepreneur who promoted antibiotic-free poultry farming.
The governor presented the Award for Excellence for Social Work and Public Affairs to assistant professor at Dibrugarh University, Amar Upadhyaya, for his initiatives like plantation drives, blood donations camps, campaigns on education, digital literacy, women empowerment, among others.
The award in the field of literature and education has been given to former head of the Assamese department in Gauhati University, Nagen Thakur posthumously in recognition to his role in Assamese literature.
The award in the field of art and culture has been given to Umananda Dowerah for his role as a curator and archivist of old Assamese gramophone records who established a gramophone records museum at Moran in Dibrugarh district. The award for trade, industry and commerce was given to Abhinash Hazarika of Kakojan Kamar, Jorhat district in recognition to his role as an educator and professional trainer.
In the field of sports, the award was conferred on Debashish Roy, a footballer who has brought laurels to the state through his achievements.
