Siva Prasad Barooah National Award

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Siva Prasad Barooah National Award
Civilian award for contributions to Journalism
Awarded forGiven to individuals and groups for outstanding contribution to Journalism in India.
Sponsored by The Kamal Kumari Foundation
Reward(s)Rs. 2 lakh
First awarded1999
Last awarded2008
Highlights
Total awarded12
First winner The Assam Tribune
Last winnerAmab Goswami
Website kkfindia.org

The Siva Prasad Barooah National Award is an Indian award given to individuals and groups in India for outstanding contribution to journalism, to promote news media excellence. It was instituted by the Kamal Kumari Foundation in 1999 in memory of Siva Prasad Barooah, the renowned tea-planter, philanthropist, politician, humanist and also the publisher of Batori, the first Assamese daily newspaper in Assam. He belongs to the famous Khongiya Barooah family of Thengal, Assam. The first award went to The Assam Tribune. The award carries a cash award of 2 lakh (US$2,800), a trophy, a Chadar and a citation.

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List of Awardees

YearAwardeeAssociatedRef
1999 The Assam Tribune
1999T. G. Baruah
1999 P. G. Baruah
2000Sanjoy Hazarika
2001 Dhirendra Nath Bezboruah
2002 Teesta Setalvad
2003 Prannoy Roy
2004Arup Kumar Dutta
2005
2006Prafulla Chandra BaruaExecutive Trustee,
Media Trust, Assam
[1]
2007 Patricia Mukhim Editor, Shillong Times [1]
2008 Arnab Goswami Editor-in-Chief,
Times Now
[1]
2009Radhika Mohan Bhagawati [2]
2011M. S. Prabhakara [3]

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