Receiving the honour, Dr. Goswami said: “There’s no dearth of people who neglect Assamese medium schools, the Assamese language and literature even now. The parents, who feel safe having their children educated in English medium schools, don’t think that they’ve deprived their children from learning Assamese. Such a deprivation will lead to diminish their being Assamese. Such a situation may land the Assamese in troubled waters in future.”