Handique Girls’ College to Confer 3rd Rajabala Das National Award on Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty

Handique Girls’ College will confer the 3rd Rajabala Das National Award on noted author and senior journalist Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty, President of the Press Club of India, in recognition of her significant contributions to society and journalism. The award will be presented on March 8, 2026, at a special function to be held on the college campus.

On the occasion, the Rajabala Das Memorial Annual Lecture will be delivered by eminent journalist and thinker Prasanta Rajguru, Editor-in-Chief of Prag News.

Instituted in 2024, the Rajabala Das National Award is conferred annually on a personality of national stature who has made outstanding contributions to society. The award includes a citation, a specially sculpted memento, and a cash prize of ₹50,000. It is presented each year on March 8, marking the birth anniversary of late Rajabala Das, the founding Principal of Handique Girls’ College, who established the institution in 1939 with just two students and played a pioneering role in women’s education in Assam.

The first Rajabala Das National Award was conferred on noted social worker Monisha Behal on March 8, 2024, with the memorial lecture delivered by journalist and author Sanjoy Hazarika on “Text and Context: Women, Gender and Safe Spaces in Assam and the North East Region.”
The second award, in 2025, was presented to well-known social worker Junu Bora, and the memorial lecture was delivered by eminent scholar and author Professor Udayon Mishra on “Women Empowerment: Illusion or Reality.”