STAFF REPORTER
GUWAHATI: Former Assam Chief Minister Late Tarun Gogoi will be conferred with Bhimbor Deuri Award, 2020 posthumously. The award ceremony held on Monday at Dispur Press Club. The award will be conferred by Deuri Peoples' Justice Forum.
Born on May 16, 1903, Bhimbor Deuri was one of the main architects of the Khasi Darbar Hall Resolutions created in the year 1945 where indigenous leaders of different ethnic identities adopted resolutions to restore their independent homelands against Indian occupation.
His vision was that tribes should have the essence of freedom and independence. He also worked to ensure that indigenous Assamese people be allotted land pattas. Deuri, a fighter for the rights of the indigenous community on November 30, 1947.