The Siu-Ka-Pha Award presented to Dr Padmeswar Gogoi

The Siu-Ka-Pha Award, instituted by the central committee of different ethnic groups and organisations of Golaghat district, was presented to noted educationist, Botanist and folklore researcher Dr Padmeswar Gogoi at a programme held at Siu-Ka-Pha Samannay Kshetra in Golaghat, Assam. The inaugural edition of the award carries a citation, a memento, a cheleng chador and Rs 10,000, which was presented to the awardee by Golaghat Deputy Commissioner Dhiren Hazarika.

Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019

Siu-Ka-Pha was a great king and an able administrator who laid the foundation of modern-day Assam. He believed in integration and oneness among his subjects and was instrumental in unifying various ethnic tribes. A strong believer in the idea of unity in diversity, he never tried to impose his language, culture or religion on his subjects.