GUWAHATI: Eight distinguished personalities from Assam have been honoured with Padma Shri.
On the other hand, former Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi has been awarded with Padma Bhushan posthumously.
The full list of Padma awardees from Assam is here:
Padma Bhushan: Sri Tarun Gogoi (Public Affairs) (posthumous)
Padma Shri: Ms Bijoya Chakravarty (Public Affairs); Ms Lakhimi Baruah, Sri Gopiram Bargayn Burabhakat, Sri Dulal Manki (all Art)
Ms Birubala Rabha (Social Work); Sri Roman Sarmah (Literature & Education – Journalism); Sri Mangal Singh Hazowary; Sri Imran Shah (both Literature & Education)
1/2 Heartiest congratulations to all #Padma awardees from Assam:
📍Padma Bhushan: Sri Tarun Gogoi (Public Affairs) (posthumous)
📍Padma Shri: Ms Bijoya Chakravarty (Public Affairs);
Ms Lakhimi Baruah, Sri Gopiram Bargayn Burabhakat, Sri Dulal Manki (all Art)#PadmaAwards— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) January 25, 2021
