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Mohan Bhaira Memorial Award

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Mohan Bhaira Memorial Award
Awarded forConferred on folk artistes of rural areas
LocationSwahid Bhawan, Nalbari, Assam
CountryIndia
Presented byNalbari district unit of All Assam Students' Union
Reward(s)₹10000, Seleng sadar, Jaapi and Gamosa
First awarded2009
Last awarded2021
Highlights
Total awarded11
First winnerPurnya Prava Dutta Tamuly
Last winnerHarekrishna Talukdar

Mohan Bhaira Memorial Award is an award constituted by the Nalbari district unit of All Assam Students' Union and Nalbari Zila Unnati Sabha. This award ceremony held on February 1 coinciding with the death anniversary of Sangeet Natak Akademi Award-winning Bhaona artist Mohan Chandra Barman, better known as Mohan Bhaira after whom the award has been named after. It is being conferred for outstanding contribution in folk arts and specially reserved for the folk artistes of rural areas.

It was started in 2009 and Purnya Prava Dutta Tamuly was first awardee. Flautist Harekrishna Talukdar who received this award in 2021 is last awardee. This award was not declared in 2019 and 2020 due to the Citizenship Amendment Act protests and COVID-19 pandemic respectively.

The award carries a cash prize of ₹10000, a shawl (Seleng sadar), a Jaapi and a Gamosa.[1][2]

Mohan Bhaira Memorial Award (2017) awardee Nagara Naam artist Ramcharan Bharali

Recipients

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Serial No. Name Year
1 Purnya Prava Dutta Tamuly 2009
2 Sitaram Ray 2010
3 Muktaram Baruah Ojah 2011
4 Manik Saikia Ojah 2012
5 Ruhin Rabha 2013
6 Dwijen Gogoi 2014
7 Prabhat Sarma 2015
8 Hari Barbayan 2016
9 Ramcharan Bharali 2017
10 Loknath Kutum 2018
11 Harekrishna Talukdar 2021

References

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  1. ^ "Mohan Bhaira Memorial Award, 2011 presented to Harekrishna Talukdar". The Assam Tribune. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Mohan Bhaira award presented to Hari Bara Barbayan". The Sentinel. Retrieved 29 March 2021.