SUALKUCHI, Oct 22: Three prominent personalities from Assam’s greater Damdama region have been selected for the Damdama Ratna, the highest honour conferred by the Damdama Sahitya Sabha, a centenary-old branch of the Asam Sahitya Sabha.
The recipients are physician and writer Dr Jiban Dutta Barua, social worker, essayist and speaker Uddhav Kakati, and retired commissioner-secretary and litterateur Thaneshwar Malakar, in recognition of their contributions to their respective fields.
According to a joint press release issued by Damdama Sahitya Sabha president Babul Chandra Das and secretary Binod Chandra Malakar, the awards will be presented at a formal ceremony on November 1 at the auditorium of PM Shri Damdama Higher Secondary School.
