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|purpose = Promoting Science & Technology, Art & Culture and Journalism<br />
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'''The Kamal Kumari Foundation''' is a [[Charity organization|charitable trust]] in [[Assam]] established in 1990 by noted Indian entrepreneur, tea planter and philanthropist [[Hemendra Prasad Barooah]]<ref name="Online Assam">{{cite web | url=http://onlineassam.blogspot.ae/2013/08/dr-hemendra-prasad-barooah-life-works.html | title=Online Assam | publisher=Online Assam | date=2014 | access-date=21 October 2014}}</ref> in the fond memory of his mother [[Kamal Kumari Barooah]], the remarkable matriarch of the Khongiya Barooah family of Thengal, [[Assam]]. It has been able to achieve acclaim and is renowned in the entire [[Northeast India|North eastern region]] of India for its charitable and constructive activities.<ref name="ab">{{cite web|url=http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/details.asp?id=apr2009/at02|title=Kamal Kumari awards announced|date=2009-04-20|newspaper=The Assam Tribune|access-date=2009-10-16|archive-date=19 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219170058/http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/details.asp?id=apr2009%2Fat02|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="cd">{{cite web|url=http://www.e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=25..210409.apr09|title=Syam Sharma selected for Kamal Kumari Award|date=2009-04-20|publisher=Hueiyen News Service (Manipur Information Centre)|access-date=2009-10-16}}</ref><br />
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==Activities==<br />
Since its inception, the foundation has been actively participating in the promotion of various fields that includes<ref name="cd" /><ref name="ef">{{cite web|url=http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/details.asp?id=jun2909/at04|title=Kamal Kumari awards presented|date=2009-06-29|newspaper=The Assam Tribune|access-date=2009-10-16|archive-date=19 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219170106/http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/details.asp?id=jun2909%2Fat04|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
*Restoring [[Namghar]]s and Satriya Cultural Centres in various parts of Assam<br />
* Building and renovating public facilities<br />
*Sponsoring meritorious students in national institutions of repute<br />
*Instituting scholarships for handicapped and needy students<br />
* Offering medical aid to the needy<br />
*Financially assisting publication of rare Assamese literary works<br />
Besides the foundation has also borne the full cost of publication of the volume "150 years of Journalism in Assam" which was brought out by the Celebration Committee of 150 years of Journalism in Assam.<ref name="cd" /><br />
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==Awards==<br />
The foundation confers three national awards annually to individual or group with an objective to promote excellence in the field of Science & Technology, Art & Culture and Journalism. The awards are<ref name="cd" /><br />
*[[Kamal Kumari National Award]] for excellence in Art & Culture and Science & Technology<br />
*[[Siva Prasad Barooah National Award]] for excellence in Journalism<br />
Each award carries Rs 2 lakh, a trophy, a chadar and a citation.<ref name="ab" /><ref name="cd" /><ref name="ef" /><br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Kamal Kumari Barooah]]<br />
*[[Siva Prasad Barooah]]<br />
*[[Kamal Kumari National Award]]<br />
*[[Siva Prasad Barooah National Award]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://kkfindia.org/index.html Official website]<br />
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