Pratidin Time's Smitakshi B Goswami unveiled 'Pathikrit' at the Anajori Awards held at Srimanta Sankaradeva Kalakshetra in Guwahati on Sunday.

Anajori, a leading socio-cultural organization presented the Anajori Awards for the year 2022 today. Eminent personalities in various fields were presented with the honour.

The Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to prominent linguist, litterateur and educationist Bisheswar Hazarika.

The Trilokya Nath Goswami Memorial Anajori Award was presented to another noted educationist and linguist Bhawani Prasad Adhikari. The Hemchandra Goswami Memorial Anajori Award was handed to novelist Riju Hazarika for contributions towards Assamese literature.

Eminent lyricist Idris Ali was presented with the Harinath Sharmadoloi Achievement Award for his contributions. Popular singer Rajen Gohain was presented with the Ratan Lahkar Memorial Anajori Award, while actress Purnima Saikia was given the Indra Baniya Memorial Anajori Award for her contributions to films and theatre.

The Charu Gohain Memorial Anajori Award was handed to classical musician Anirban Das, while the Pranita Baruah Anajori Award was given to Brajen Kuli for his contributions to Missing literature.

The Managing Director of Pratidin Time, Smitakshi B Goswami then unveiled ‘Pathikrit’ a book remembering the previous winners of the honours at the event. She congratulated the winners of the different awards there and thanked Anajori for organizing the event.

It may be noted Anirban Das performed a ghazal at the event, after receiving his award. Popular musician Dwipen Barua presented the song ‘Aikhon Gaon Bukur Apun’.

Several notable personalities including actors Nipon Goswami, Pranjal Das, and associate editor of Asomiya Pratidin, Prakash Mahanta were present at the event.

Anajori also presented the awards to the winners of art competitions held at their different branches at the event.