Sumitra Hazarika

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Sumitra Hazarika is an Indian activist. She was born in a village near to Titabor in Assam, India. [1] She was married to Manindra Gogoi until his death in 2015 [2] and was sister-in-law to Bhupen Hazarika. [3] She is president of the Mission for Integration, Gender Equalization, Harmony and Fight against Threat (MIGHT). [4] She also works for the Assam State Commission for Women. [5] [6] In 2022, she filed a first information report (FIR) with the police against politician Sherman Ali Ahmed regarding his televised comments on rape. [7] President Pranab Mukherjee gave Hazarika the Nari Shakti Puraskar on 8 March 2017 in recognition of her services. [8] She also was awarded the Prag Perona in 2018. [9]

References

  1. ↑ Raimedhi, Indrani (24 September 2020). "I, Me, Myself". The Assam Tribune. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Sports organizer's last wishes fulfilled, body doted". Sentinel Assam. 31 December 2015. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  3. ↑ "'Mass Communication Day' celebrated on Bhupen da's Birthday at CMCJ, Cotton College". The Mass Communicators. 10 September 2014. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  4. ↑ "Sumitra Hazarika gets Nari Shakti Award". The Assam Tribune. 15 September 2010. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  5. ↑ Bhaumik, Subir (30 September 2013). "Assam: Traffickers' happy hunting ground". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  6. ↑ Bhaumik, Subir (5 June 2008). "Alarm over Assam sex trade". BBC News. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  7. ↑ Bureau, Pratidin. "Assam: FIR Against Sherman Ali For Alleged 'Rape' Remark". Pratidin Time. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.{{cite web}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  8. ↑ "Sumitra Hazarika receives Nari Shakti award". India Today. Press Trust of India. 8 March 2017. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  9. ↑ "11 women achievers of Assam awarded by Chief Minister". Guwahati Plus. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
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