Javed Rahi, a noted Indian author, researcher, and social worker, has made a remarkable contribution to tribal literature and cultural studies. He writes in Gojri, Punjabi, and Urdu and has published over two dozen books, editing hundreds. After earning Ph.D. from the University of Jammu, during…

Begum Jaan is a renowned folk singer from Jammu and Kashmir, born in 1954 in the distant village of Arigam, Bandipura, in a Chechi-Gujjar nomadic household. Her life's journey as a musician started at the tender age of nine when she sang in Gojri, the third most-widely spoken language in the…

Prominent artist Nadiram Deori is a member of the Tiwa tribe. The Assam Government conferred him with the highest honour, namely, the Assam Gaurav Award for the year 2024. The award exemplifies and acknowledges his immense contribution to the cultural heritage of Assam in preserving and promoting…

Pokhila Lekhthepi, a legendary musician of Karbi music, was awarded the Assam Gaurav Award in 2024 by the Government of Assam. The venerated honour was bestowed upon her at the occasion of the Golden Jubilee Celebration of the 50th Karbi Youth Festival (KYF). The honour is a mark of her commitment…

Tenzing Bodosa, an environmentalist and tea planter, was bestowed with the Assam Gaurav Award by the Government of Assam for his outstanding contribution to environmental conservation and social work. Notably, he established an elephant-friendly tea estate that has helped turn attention toward…

Upendra Rabha, a progressive farmer from the Rabha tribe in Assam, received the Assam Vaibhav Award in 2024, the state’s highest civilian honour. His remarkable efforts in black rice cultivation have set a benchmark in sustainable farming. Former Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi presented this…

Shobha Brahma is quite well-known of being an artist and a sculptor-cum-cultural personality of the great Bodo tribe in India. He is the recipient of many prestigious awards for his contribution in art and society: among the most notable being the Kamal Kumari Award for Culture (1991), Bishnu…

Jecin Kumbang Pao, an entrepreneur based in Assam, won the prestigious award of 'Assam Gaurav' for her contribution to the promotion of traditional Assamese crafts. Through her enterprise "Kangkan Dhemaji", she has revived the handloom industry with national placement of…

Prof. Tabu Ram Taid was a renowned academic, writer, and teacher who worked towards developing the Mising language and culture. He received various awards and accolades, such as the esteemed 'Bhasha Samman Award' by the Sahitya Akademi for his remarkable contribution to Mising literature…

Dr. Jatin Mipun, a celebrated Mising writer and intellectual, made a lasting impact on Assamese literature and society. Honored with the Ambikagiri Raichowdhury Prize in 1996 for his novel Miksijili and the Syed Abdul Malik Prize in 2003, his work bridged Assamese and Mising cultural worlds. His…