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TINSUKIA: The IQAC cell of Tinsukia College in collaboration with The Assam Computers Tinsukia organised Udyogpran Hem Kumar Gogoi Memorial Lecture at Tinsukia College Library auditorium on Friday in presence of distinguish gathering of entrepreneurs, academicians leading citizens of the town and a sizeable number of students.
The programme began with the lighting of ceremonial lamp and floral tribute in front of the portrait of Hem Kumar Gogoi popularly known as Hemo Gogoi by the principal of the college Dr Surjya Chutia. The programme moderated by Mayuri Sharma Baruah of the Department of English, was addressed by Dipak Borah, an industrious farmer, banker and proprietor of ‘SeujJiban’ Lahowal Dibrugarh and Pallabi Neog Borah writer, social worker and recipient of India Woman Inspiration Award as invited speakers.
Earlier Rajarshi Gogoi, an entrepreneur son of late Hemo Gogoi spoke about his father. While Dipak Borah spoke on ‘Necessity of honesty and sincerity in work and income potentials in various sectors’, Pallabi Neog Borah deliberated on ‘How we can progress being self-reliant and extend helping hands to exploited in the society’. The event also witnessed felicitation to two recipients of Assam Gaurav Award 2023 from Tinsukia district namely Manje La Singpho who is pioneer in making natural & traditional handmade Singpho tea and managing director of Singpho Eco Lodge Inthong near Margherita and Binanda Hatibaruah, an environmental activist and bird watcher.
An alumnus of Institute of Printing Technology Jadavpur University, a successful motivational entrepreneur and pioneer of establishing coke coal industry in Assam, Late Hem Kumar Gogoi established a printing press in Industrial Estate Borguri Tinsukia in late 70s which is presently flourishing as a state-of-art printing press in Tinsukia and upper Assam employing huge number of local youths.
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