Template:Update Template:Infobox award The Kamal Kumari National Award is an Indian Award given to individuals and groups in India for outstanding contribution to Art, Culture & Literature and Science & Technology. It was instituted by the Kamal Kumari Foundation in 1990 in memory of Kamal Kumari Barooah, the remarkable matriarch of the Khongiya Barooah family of Thengal, Assam.[1] The foundation has till date a number of awardees. The first award was given to Sobha Brahma in 1991 in the category of Culture. The award carries a cash award of Rs.200,000, a trophy and a citation.[1][2]
List of Awardees
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| Year | Awardee | From | Profession | Category | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Sobha Brahma | Assam | Bodo writer | Art & Culture | [3] |
| 1992 | C. N. R. Rao | Karnataka | Solid State chemist | Science & Technology | [3] |
| 1992 | S. P. Thyagarajan | Tamil Nadu | Microbiologist | Science & Technology | [3] |
| 1992 | Sankha Ghosh | West Bengal | Bengali poet | Art & Culture | [3] |
| 1993 | Sarbeswar Bujarbarua | Assam | Plasma scientist | Science & Technology | [3] |
| 1993 | Nilmani Phookan | Assam | Assamese poet | Art & Culture | |
| 1994 | Dilip Kumar Choudhury | Assam | Physicist | Science & Technology | [3] |
| 1994 | Sisir Kumar Das | West Bengal | Bengali writer | Art & Culture | [3] |
| 1995 | Indira Goswami | Assam | Assamese Writer | Art & Culture | [3] |
| 1995 | T. S. R. Prasada Rao | Andhra Pradesh | Molecular catalysis | Science & Technology | [3] |
| 1996 | Amita Malik | New Delhi | Media critic | Art & Culture | [3] |
| 1996 | Lakshmidhar Satpathy | Bhubaneswar | Nuclear physicist | Science & Technology | [3] |
| 1997 | Achyut Lahkar | Assam | Theatre personality | Art & Culture | [3] |
| 1997 | Raghunath Anant Mashelkar | Goa | Former Director General, CSIR | Science & Technology | [3] |
| 1998 | Nabakanta Barua | Assam | Assamese writer | Art & Culture | [3] |
| 1998 | Vibha Dhawan | New Delhi | Biotechnologist | Science & Technology | [3] |
| 1999 | Hiren Gohain | Assam | Social scientist | Art & Culture | |
| 1999 | Ashoke Sen | Kolkata | Theoretical physicist | Science & Technology | |
| 2000 | Bhabendra Nath Saikia | Assam | Assamese writer | Art & Culture | [4] |
| 2000 | Jayant Narlikar | Maharashtra | Astrophysicist | Science & Technology | [4] |
| 2001 | Adoor Gopalakrishnan | Kerala | Filmmaker | Art & Culture | [4] |
| 2001 | Tej P. Singh | New Delhi | Biophysicist | Science & Technology | [4] |
| 2002 | Samir Bhattacharya | West Bengal | Biotechnologist | Science & Technology | [2][3] |
| 2002 | Maharaj Kumari Binodini Devi | Manipur | Manipuri writer | Art & Culture | [2][3] |
| 2003 | Prannoy Roy | West Bengal | Psephologist | Art & Culture | [3] |
| 2003 | Jitendra Nath Goswami | Assam | Astrophysicist | Science & Technology | [2][3] |
| 2003 | Jahnu Baruah | Assam | Film Maker | Art & Culture | [2][3] |
| 2004 | Dhrubajyoti Mukhopadhyay | West Bengal | Geologist | Science & Technology | [5] |
| 2004 | Nabaneeta Dev Sen | West Bengal | Writer and academic | Art & Culture | [5] |
| 2005 | Joyanti Chutia | Assam | Physicist | Science & Technology | [5] |
| 2005 | Kanaksen Deka | Assam | Assamese writer | Art & Culture | [5] |
| 2006 | Dhirendra Nath Burhagohain | Assam | Civil Engineer | Science & Technology | [1][3] |
| 2006 | Hemanta Mishra | Nepal | Writer | Art & Culture | [1][3] |
| 2007 | Maqsood Siddiqi | Kolkata | Chief, Cancer Foundation of India Kolkata |
Science & Technology | [1][3] |
| 2007 | Aribam Syam Sharma | Manipur | Filmmaker | Art & Culture | [1][3] |
| 2008 | Bhupendra Nath Goswami | Pune | Former Director Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology |
Science & Technology | [1][3] |
| 2008 | Ramakanta Rath | Orissa | Poet Former Chairman, Sahitya Akademi. |
Art & Culture | [1][3] |
| 2009 | Roddam Narasimha | Karnataka | Aerospace scientist Indian Institute of Science |
Science & Technology | [6] |
| 2009 | Parveen Sultana | Assam | Classical singer | Art & Culture | [7] |
| 2010 | Ramesh C. Deka | Assam | Otorhynolaryngologist All India Institute of Medical Sciences |
Science & Technology | [8] |
| 2010 | Amaresh Datta | Assam | Professor Guwahati University |
Art & Culture | [8] |
| 2011 | Shri Krishna Joshi | Uttarakhand | Physicist IIT Roorkee |
Art & Culture | [9] |
| 2011 | Heisnam Kanhailal | Manipur | Theatre personality Founder-Director of Kalakshetra Manipur |
Art & Culture | [10] |
| 2012 | Dhiraj Bora | Gandhinagar | Professor Institute for Plasma Research |
Science & Technology | [11] |
| 2012 | Aisharjya P. Konwar | Assam | Painter | Art & Culture | [11] |
| 2012 | Pushpa Bhuyan | Assam | Dancer | Art & Culture | [11] |
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Kamal Kumari awards announced, Staff Reporter. The Assam Tribune(19 April 2009).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Kamal Kumari awards given away(30 November 2004).
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 3.21 3.22 3.23 3.24 3.25 Syam Sharma selected for Kamal Kumari Award, Hueiyen News Service. e-pao.net(20 April 2009).
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Bhabendra Nath, Adoor win Kamal Kumari awards, UNI. Dailyexcelsior.com(21 Sep 2002).
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Kamal Kumari National Awards Presented. High beam(2 April 2006).
- ↑ Brief Profile. JNCASR(2016).
- ↑ National Awards. Culturopedia(2016).
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Kamal Kumari awards declared. Assam Tribune(16 October 2011).
- ↑ Kamal Kumari awards presented. Assam Tribune(25 November 2012).
- ↑ Heisnam Kanhailal. Kalakshetra Manipur(2016).
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Kamal Kumari National Awards to Puspa Bhuyan. The Eastern Today(10 February 2016).