Satish Chandra Kakati
Satish Chandra Kakati | |
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Born | October 1912 Ulabori, Gopinath Bardoloi Memorial Award |
Satish Chandra Kakati was an Indian journalist, writer, the editor of The Assam Tribune, an Assam based English-language daily,[1] and one of the founders of Assam Bani, a vernacular weekly started in 1955 by The Assam Tribune group.[2] He was the vice president of the Editors' Guild of India and authored seven books in Assamese and English.[1] A 2005 recipient of the Kanaklata Barua and Mukunda Kakati Memorial Award,[3] Kakati was awarded the fourth highest civilian award of the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 1991.[4][5]
Biography
Kakati was born at Ulabori, a small hamlet in
His career started as the founder headmaster of the Gangapukhuri High School in 1936 but he moved to his alma mater, the Kamrup Academy, as the assistant head master in 1948.[9] During his academic days, he was associated with Hindustan Standard, Anandabazar Patrika and the Press Trust of India as a reporter. Later he had a stint as a government servant, as the Assistant Publicity Officer, where he stayed till he got associated with Radha Govinda Baruah who invited him to join The Assam Tribune in 1952 as its assistant editor.[9] When the Group started Asom Bani, an Assamese language weekly in 1955, he became its founder editor.[9] He stayed there till his superannuation in 1976, becoming the Editor of the Group publications in 1963.[1]
Kakati was a regular contributor to other publications
Honours
The Government of India awarded him the civilian honour of the
See also
- Civil disobedience movement
- Swadeshi movement
- Radha Govinda Baruah
- The Assam Tribune
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Kakati, doyen of Assam journalism, dead". Indian Express. 21 June 2006. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- ^ "57 years of Asom Bani". The Assam Tribune. 2 July 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- ^ a b "Guwahati Diary". The Telegraph. 16 September 2005. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- ^ a b "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ Desk, Sentinel Digital (24 October 2015). "Remembering jourlist Satish Chandra Kakati - Sentinelassam". www.sentinelassam.com.
- ^ a b "A symbol of sacrifice and nationalism". Kamrup Academy. 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- ^ "Cunningham, J. R." Wikisource. 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- ISBN 9788176480086.
- ^ a b c d "Satis Chandra Kakati". Bipul Jyoti. 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- ^ "NGO slams eyesores on Dispur ground". The Telegraph. 17 November 2003. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- ^ "History". Assam Media Trust. 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- ISBN 9788170992073.
- ^ "Jawaharlal Nehru Aru Soviet Russia". Digital Library of India. 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Smriti Bichitra". Digital Library of India. 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Anniversary". The Telegraph. 25 October 2005. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2015.