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A bank that is by women and for women, this Mahila bank in Jorhat of Assam is the first women's bank in the state. Not surprisingly, it is a woman who is the trailblazer here - Lakhimi Baruah, who set up the bank to ensure women were financially empowered. In 2021 she was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian award in the Republic of India, for her contributions and efforts to empower women of Assam financially.
On the one hand, the women of the region have built powerful people's movements and successful entrepreneurial ventures. However, on the other hand, they also face the worst form of patriarchy impeding their empowerment.
Tarun Gogoi. (File photo)
GUWAHATI: Assam’s longest-serving chief minister, late Tarun Gogoi, was on Monday named among the 10 Padma Bhushan awardees from across the country.
Gogoi, a three-time chief minister, was named for the award for his “exceptional and distinguished service in the field of public affairs”, stated a release by the Union home ministry late on Monday evening. Gogoi, who passed away on November 23 last year at the age of 86, is among the 10 Padma Bhushan awardees from across the country.
“The prestigious Padma Bhushan award for JanaNeta Tarun Gogoi is an acknowledgement of his invaluable contribution to the people of Assam for not only the 15 years that he was Chief Minister but for a lifetime of service to the poor and her people,” tweeted Gaurav Gogoi, his son and MP.