Siva Prasad Barooah National Award

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 byThe Kamal Kumari Foundation
Reward(s)Rs. 2 lakh
First awarded1999
Last awarded2008
Highlights
Total awarded12
First winnerThe Assam Tribune
Last winnerAmab Goswami
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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 (equivalent to ₹2.4 lakh or US$2,800 in 2023), a trophy, a Chadar and a citation.

List of Awardees

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

See also

References

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