By our Staff Reporter
GUWAHATI, Aug 13: The State Government has med as many as 85 artistes of the State for paying them pension.
The artistes in the list are – Rajendra th Das of Barpeta, Nilakata Sutradhar of Barpeta, Jyoti Lahakar of Barpeta, Arun Saha of Barpeta, Padth Kairee of Biswath Chariali, Haren Chandra Das of Bijni, Dhirendra Lal th of Silchar, Dimbeswar Gogoi of Charaideo, Dharmakanta Deka of Darrang, Di Bandhu Sarma of Darrang, Madhab Chandra Paul of Gauripur, Pushpadhar Gogoi of Dhemaji, Padma Das of Dibrugarh, Bimalanda Baruah of Dibrugarh, Hem Hazarika of Dibrugarh, Surjya Kumar Bhagawati of Dibrugarh, L Chongetho Hmar of Haflong, Hari Prasad Barthakur of Bokakhat, Km Laitonjam Ibempishak Devi of Hojai, Joyth Burabhakat of Jorhat, lini Bala Dutta of Jorhat, Ashok Bordoloi of Jorhat, Ri Bora of Jorhat, Joysing Rongpi of Dokmoka, Mathura Kanta Basumatary of Kokrajhar, Siba Prasad Barkakaty of Guwahati, Hemanta Kumar Goswami of Guwahati, Bholaram Das of Guwahati, Boma Sarma of Guwahati, Hem Chandra Bora of Guwahati, Anupama Banerjee of Guwahati, Dhairjya th Baruah of Guwahati, Sukumar Barthakur of Guwahati, Ranjit Sarma of Guwahati, Manmath Baishya of Guwahati, Aftab Hussain of Guwahati, Dhada Pathak of Guwahati, Swapan Modak of Guwahati, Manoj Kumar Das (Kashyap) of Guwahati, ni Borpujari of Guwahati, Makhanlal Saha of Guwahati, Ajit Bhuyan of Kamrup, rendra Sarma of Rangiya, Damodhar Bora of Boko, Rohin Rabha of Chhaygaon, Bishay Deka of Hajo, Kamala Kalita of Kamrup, Biren Deka of Kamrup, Dambarudhar Saikia of Lakhimour, Indr4eswar Pegu of Lakhimpur, Rupain Saikia Gayan Baramguwa of Majuli, Gangaram Barbayan of Majuli, gen Saikia Gayan of Majuli, Sarma Regon of Majuli, Bholaran Bhuyan of Majuli, Manik Bhuyan of Majuli, Tankeswar Baidhya of gaon, Biren Khanikar of gaon, Jaganth Mahanta of gaon, nda Banerjee of gaon, Archa Mahanta of Guwahati, Ajit Barthakur of gaon, Kartik Bora of gaon, Debo Rakbhowa of gaon, Lakhi Bhuyan of gaon, Parul Bora of gaon, Prafulla Kalita of lbari, Paresh Chandra Sarma of lbari, Dhaneswar Das of lbari, Nripendra Haloi of lbari, Madan Chandra Rajbongshi of lbari, Mahendra Baruah of lbari, Kailash Talukdar (Pathak) of lbari, Chandra Kalita of lbari, Lalit Kaiita of lbari, Kali Prasad Reddy of Sivasagar, Maheswar Sharma of Dhekiajuli, Gopal Chandra Sharma of Tezpur, Dhiren Bora of Tezpur, Pushpendra Bora of Sonitpur, Jibon Chandra Bora of Sonitpur, Prafulla Saikai of Sonitpur, Pratul Bora of Jagugurighat, Duleswar Moran of Tinsukia and Sisir Kumar Suni of Udalguri.
Pension for 15 members of
artiste families
This apart, as many 15 family members of artistes have also been selected for family pension. They are reswari Kalita of Sonitpur, jma Haque of Jorhat, Jaya Saikia of lbari, Sandhya Das of Guwahati, Bhanu Bania of Kamrup, Pakhila Das of lbari, Mira Barpujari of Dibrugarh, Kamini Das of Barpeta, Bujuli Baruah of Guwahati, Ilasi Gum of Sivasagar, Sepali Brahma of Kokrajhar, Bi Dutta of Sivasagar, Aita Bora of Jorhat, Gyada Bala Das of Barpeta, Anjali Kakati of Jorhat and Nilakhi Hazarika of Sonitpur.
One-time grant
The State Government has also med 65 persons for one-time grant or special pension for their distinguished contribution in art and culture. They are Dipen Pathak of Bongaigaon, Bhuban Rajbongshi of Bongaigaon, Bhubaneswar Das of Sarthebari, Kumud Rai Choudhury of Barpeta, Ajit Das of Barpeta, Gajen Mahanta of Barpeta, Gineswar Bhuyan of Barpeta, Dilip Saikia of Biswath, Phonin Gogoi of Charaideo, Aftabul Hussain of Sori, Tirthath Oja of Darrang, Rajendra th of Sipajhar, Akshay Roy of Gauripur, Bogeswar Modi of Dhemaji, Sadhumati Deori of Dhemaji, Bhabesh Goswami of Dibrugarh, Syed Sadullah of Dibruagarh, Langaram Khakhalary of Goalpara, Thaneswar Saikia of Golaghat, Bolai Singha of Hailakandi, Nityaranjan Barthakur of Jorhat, Tarun Chandra Goswami of Jorhat, Parama Hamanta of Titabor, Rajshekhar Mitra Mazumdar of Karimganj, Manjulika Hazarika of Guwahati, Dindayal Bajoria of Guwahati, Mridula Das of Guwahati, Mira Biswas of Guwahati, Anupam Choudhury, Sankar Das of Guwahati, Prati Khound of Guwahati, Jyoti Prakash Das of Guwahati, Anima Brthakur of Guwahati, Ranu Dutta Barphukan of Guwahati, Phatik Baruah of Guwahati, Apurba Bezbaruah of Guwahati, Paresh Chandra Kakati of Guwahati, Karabi Hariharan of Guwahati, Babul Chandra Das of Guwahati, Suren Das of Mirza, Prafulla Kalita of Chhaygaon, Ancharan Sarma of Bezera, Aboni Sarma of Palasbari, Deven Bora of Lakhimpur, Rupram Saikia Burabhakat of Lakhimpur, Lokath Saikia Pathak Borgohain of Majuli, bin Hazarika of Majuli, Hiro Prasad Mahanta of gaon, Hemaram Bayan of gaon, Chitta Devo Mahanta of gaon, ren Bora of gaon, Hiranya Kumar Mahanta of Kaliabor, Firoti Kaibarta of Mukalmua, Phanidhar Boro of Mukalmua, Thaneswar Roy of Tihu, Prasan Medhi of lbari, Keshab Dutta of lbari, Fazal Ali of lbari, ren Das of Tihu, Pradip Dutta of Sivasagar, Jogeswar Mahanta of Tezpur, ren Chandra Deva Goswami of Tezpur, Pur Kanta th of Sonitpur, Rajen Khaund of Tinsukia and Rabiram Barman of Udalguri.