Bhabendra Nath Saikia - Awards

Awards

1. Assam Publication Board award (1973)
2. Sahitya Akademi (1976)
3. Assam valley Literary award( 1990)
4. Srimanta Sankardeva Award (1998)
5. Padma Shri (2001)
6. Degree of D.Litt, honoris causa (2001)
7. Dr. Saikia was honored posthumously with the naming of the Dr. Bhabendra Nath Saikia Road, in Guwahati, India
8. Dr. Saikia was honored posthumously with the naming the Dr. Bhabendra Nath Saikia children's amusement park at the Sri. Sankardev Kalakshetra in Guwahati, India
9. Dr. Saikia was honored posthumously with the naming the Dr. Bhabendra Nath Saikia Library at the Sri. Sankardev Kalakshetra in Guwahati, India
10. Dr. Saikia was honored posthumously with the naming the Dr. Bhabendra Nath Saikia Cultural Award. The first recipient (2010) was film maker Jahnu Barua from the Chief Minister of the State, Honorable Tarun Gogoi.