Dhankar, who was in Guwahati on Tuesday for the conferment of the highest state civil awards—Assam Baibhav, Assam Saurav, and Assam Gaurav—said, “We know the days when partial patronage used to be the driving force, and event management used to secure Padmas. But I see here such a massive, genuine, authentic transformational mechanism in giving awards. Congratulations to those who have done it.”