On Thursday, The Assam Tribune hosted the award distribution ceremony for the RG Baruah Memorial All Assam Art Competition, 2024. The awards were presented to the winners by Divija Rajkhowa, director of the Assam Tribune Digital Private Limited, Ritu Baruah, director of Dainik Asam, and Ragini Baruah, senior sub-editor of The Assam Tribune. Babita Rajkhowa gave the young participants praise for their hard work and inventiveness. According to her, the judges found it difficult to choose the winners because of the excellent caliber of the applications.
As she presented the awards, Ritu Baruah drew on the principles of Singhapurush Radha Govinda Baruah to exhort the young artists to cherish time and embrace punctuality. She encouraged them to put their all into pursuing their goals. The competition was judged by senior cartoonist Pradip Nath and artist and chief subeditor of The Assam Tribune Debasish Bezbaruah. Pradip Nath received congratulations for his contribution on this special day. Speaking during the event, Nath also mentioned how hard it was to choose the winners because the competition included up to 3,000 paintings. Nath also praised The Assam Tribune’s initiative to develop new talent.
