Agartala, Aug 18, 2024, TRIPURATIMES Desk

Agartala, Aug 18: Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur Smriti Puraskar- 2024 will be awarded to MLA Rampada Jamatia.

Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha will present the prestigious award to Jamatia during celebration of Maharaja Bir Bikram’s birth anniversary at Rabindra Satabarshiki Bhavan on Monday.

Jamatia has been named for the award for his remarkable contributions in development of education and preserving Tripura’s rich cultural heritage.

The award was introduced in the year 2020. In the first year, the award was handed over to Nabakishore Jamatia at 38th Agartala Book Fair.

In 2021, Rangamohan Roy was honoured with the award and Jishnu Dev Varma and Chitta Maharaj of Shantikali Ashram were given the awards in 2022 and 2023 respectively.

Notably, from this year, the award will be given on the occasion of Maharaja Bir Bikram’s birth anniversary.