HT Correspondent
BISWANATH CHARIALI, Nov 28: The Bayon Chuchan Chandra Bora Memorial Award presentation ceremony was held recently at Ambikagiri Raychoudhury Jatiya Vidyalaya in Khutikatiya, Hawajan.
The event, organised by the Bayon Chuchan Chandra Bora Memorial Trust, Gohpur, was conducted as a day-long programme to honour the legacy of the distinguished bayon, educationist and devout follower of Sankari culture, Chuchan Chandra Bora.
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This year’s memorial award was conferred upon 92-year-old Muhi Kanta Baruah, a retired teacher, social worker, noted bihuwa and dedicated practitioner of Sankari traditions from the Kalabari area.
Organisers said the award recognised his lifelong contributions to the preservation and promotion of the cultural and artistic heritage associated with Srimanta Sankardev.
The programme featured a discussion session on “Sankardevor Shilpa Bhabona aaru Sampratik Asomiya Samaj” (Artistic outlook of Sankardev and contemporary Assamese society), chaired by Soumitra Baruah, principal of Chhayduwar College and president of the memorial trust.
The session, conducted by trust member Rupjyoti Saikia, opened with a choral performance followed by a welcome address by Bedabrat Bora, second son of Bayon Chuchan Chandra Bora and District Programme Officer of Samagra Shiksha, Biswanath.
An inaugural speech was delivered by poet Bangshi Bora. Before the panel discussions, Noibanya Bora presented a Borgeet.
Retired teachers and noted followers of Sankari culture—Hemen Neog and Bhumidhar Knowar—joined as panelists, while Dr Kishor Singh Rajput also addressed the gathering.
Following the discussions, the memorial award was formally presented to Muhi Kanta Baruah.
The organisers also felicitated several individuals for their contributions to society and cultural preservation, including Homeswar Bora of Hawajan, Khirod Saikia of Gohpur, Hem Kanata Neog of Kalabari, Jonaram Saikia of Magoni, Rupeswar Bora of Hawajan and Biren Gogoi of Dubia.
