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 , a trophy, a Chadar and a citation.
List of Awardees YearAwardeeAssociatedRef1999The Assam Tribune1999T. G. Baruah1999P. G. Baruah2000Sanjoy Hazarika2001Dhirendra Nath Bezboruah2002Teesta Setalvad2003Prannoy Roy2004Arup Kumar Dutta20052006Prafulla Chandra BaruaExecutive Trustee, Media Trust, Assam2007Patricia MukhimEditor, Shillong Times2008Arnab GoswamiEditor-in-Chief, Times Now2009Radhika Mohan Bhagawati2011M. S. Prabhakara
See also Kamal Kumari Barooah Siva Prasad Barooah Kamal Kumari National Award The Kamal Kumari Foundation
References
Kamal Kumari awards announced Syam Sharma selected for Kamal Kumari Award
Kamal Kumari awards presented
External links Official Website