Siva Prasad Barooah (1880–1938) was a renowned planter, philanthropist, politician, and

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from

Assam Assam (, , ) is a state in Northeast India, northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra Valley, Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . It is the second largest state in Northeast India, nor ...

. He was the pioneer or path-breaker in Assamese journalism who published ''Batori'', the first daily newspaper in Assam. The Siva Prasad Barooah National Award, instituted in his fond memory, is being given to individual or group, by The Kamal Kumari Foundation since 1999, for outstanding contributions to the field of journalism. He belongs to the famous Khongiya Barooah family of Thengal, the family that emerged as the champion of Assamese interests and repository of

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and traditions. He was the richest tea-planter at that time in India. He married

Kamal Kumari Barooah Kamal Kumari Barooah ( Assamese: কমল কুমাৰী বৰুৱা) (1899–1978) was the matriarch of the Khongiya Barooah family of Thengal, Assam. She was born to Mahendranath Mahanta and Swarnalata Mahanta at Borelengi Satra. In 191 ...

in 1917. He had three sons - Sailendra Prasad Barooah , Hemendra Prasad Barooah and Romendra Prasad Barooah. Hemendra Prasad Barooah , the youngest son, was a noted Indian entrepreneur, tea planter and philanthropist

Hemendra Prasad Barooah Hemendra Prasad Barooah () (April 1, 1926 – July 31, 2013), was an Indian entrepreneur, tea planter and philanthropist known for his contributions to Assam tea and tourism industries. He was honoured by the Government of India, in 2013, that bes ...

was his son.

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