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|notableworks = -''Mising Gompir Kumsung (A Granary of Mising Words), published in 2010''<br> -''[[A Dictionary of the Mising Language]], published in 1995''
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'''Tabu Ram Taid''' known as 'Tabu Taid', (1 August 1942 – 17 August 2019) was an Indian educationist, linguist, author and administrator.
'''Tabu Ram Taid''' ({{lang-as|টাবু ৰাম টাইড}}, {{lang-hi|टाबु राम टाइड}}) known as 'Tabu Taid', is a Linguist, Author, Educator and Administrator. He was born in [[Ghunasuti Ayengia]], a small village of Mising community in present-day [[Lakhimpur district]] in [[Assam]], [[India]] in August 1, 1942, father (late) Ubang Taid. Belonging to the Mising community, a small community in [[Assam]], [[India]], and that too in an economically backward and remote village Ghunasuti Ayengia, where the importance of western style education was not very prevailing, he persuaded education, owing to his father's awareness{{citation needed|date=December 2011}} eventually to achieve, postgraduate degree from [[Delhi University]], which was quite uncommon in his community at that time. Starting career as a lecturer of English language in [[Cotton College]], Guwahati, he further proceeded to obtain post graduate diploma in Applied Linguistics from [[University of Reading]], and also undergone a course in distance education at University of London Institute of Education. He served in various senior level posts in various educational arms of Govt. of Assam. He was the founder President of Mising Agom Kébang (Linguistic Society of the Mising, also known as Mising Sahitya Sabha), the apex body of the Mising community Mising aiming for preservation and development of the Mising language. His body of works contains Ekunki Nibondho (Bouquet of Articles) on western paintings, ''Glimpses'', a collection of English articles, research works on the Mising and Assamese language, editorial works on traditional Mising literary artifacts like folk songs, lexicographical works like dictionary, grammar and phonology on the Mising language.
His works on his mother tongue, Mising, are his most valuable contribution to the Mising community and hence to the greater Assamese people.


== Early life and education ==
== Early life and education ==
Tabu Taid was born in August 1, 1942 in a remote and economically backward village [[Ghunasuti Ayengia]] in [[Lakhimpur district]] of [[Assam]]. His father was Ubang Taid, a poor farmer had to work hard to meet the needs of the family of two daughters, five sons and his wife, a nine member family.
Tabu Taid was born on 1 August 1942 in a geographically remote and economically challenged village [[Ghunasuti Ayengia]] in [[Lakhimpur district]] of [[Assam]], [[India]]. His father was Ubbang Taid, a poor farmer who had to work hard to meet the needs of the family of two daughters, five sons and his wife, a nine-member family.


The village, Ghunasuti Ayengia is a settlement of a small indigenous tribe of Assam, the Misings or [[Miri]]. Often visited by floods during the monsoon season, the villagers were poor subsistence level farmers. As in 1942, education or awareness of need of education was not much prevailing in rural Assam. However, Ubang Taid, being able to read and write in Assamese, the major language of the region, understood the need of western style education and sent his sons (excluding the eldest) school.
The village, 'Ghunasuti Ayengia' is a settlement of a small indigenous tribe of Assam, the Misings or Miri. Often visited by floods during the monsoon season, the villagers were poor subsistence level farmers. As of 1942, education or awareness of the need for formal education was not much prevailing in rural Assam. However, Ubbang Taid, being able to read and write in Assamese, the major language of the region, understood the need of formal education and sent his sons (excluding the eldest) to school.


Tabu Taid was a good student. After finishing lower primary, upper primary and high school in the nearest town [[North Lakhimpur]], Tabu Taid went on to receive intermediate and undergraduate level education under Calcutta University and postgraduate level education at Delhi University. In the mean time, when Tabu Taid was in 7th standard, the infamous [[Great Earthquake of 50|"Bor Bhumikampa" (the great earthquake)]] devastated the Lakhimpur area in Assam, affecting the already poor people living there very badly. To top it, flood situation worsened owing to the change of course of the rivers in the area due to the earthquake. So Tabu Taid's family was suffering acute financial crisis at that time. But, being a brilliant student, he was helped by the Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama at Narendrapur in Kolkata. They agreed to bear the cost for his post-Matric education. He received his graduation with honors fron Narendrapur R. K. Mission College under Calcutta University in 1963 and moved on to [[Delhi]] for higher education. Working as a schoolteacher in Delhi for sometime, he enrolled in Hindu College, affiliated to [[Delhi University]] in 1964 and obtained his postgraduate degree in from Delhi University in 1966.
Tabu Taid performed well in his academic life. After finishing lower primary in his native village, and upper primary and high school in the nearest town [[North Lakhimpur]], Tabu Taid went on to receive intermediate and undergraduate level education under Calcutta University and postgraduate level education at Delhi University. Earlier, when Tabu Taid was in the 7th standard, the infamous 'Bor Bhumikampa', [[1950 Assam–Tibet earthquake]], devastated the Lakhimpur area in Assam, affecting the already poor, disadvantaged people living there, quite significantly. To top it, the flood situation worsened owing to the change of course of the rivers in the area due to the earthquake. So Tabu Taid's family was suffering acute financial crisis at that time. But, being a brilliant student, he was helped by the [[Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya, Narendrapur]] in [[Kolkata]]. They agreed to bear the cost for his post-Matric education. He received his graduation with honors in English from the [[Ramakrishna Mission Residential College, Narendrapur]] under Calcutta University in 1963 and moved on to [[Delhi]] for higher education. Working as a schoolteacher in Delhi for sometime, he enrolled in the [[Hindu College, University of Delhi]] in 1964 and obtained his Postgraduate degree in English from the [[University of Delhi]] in 1966.


Tabu Taid started his professional life as a lecturer of English in [[Cotton College, Guwahati]]. He went to United Kingdom after winning state overseas scholarship and obtained postgraduate diploma on applied linguistics from University of Reading, UK (1973–1974). He also did a certificate course in distance education at the University of London Institute of Education (1982) under a British Council fellowship program.
Tabu Taid started his professional life as a lecturer of English in [[Cotton College, Guwahati]], [[Assam]]. He went to the [[United Kingdom]] after being awarded a scholarship under a competitive State Overseas Scholarships Scheme, where he obtained a Postgraduate diploma on Applied Linguistics from [[University of Reading]], UK (1973–1974). He also completed a certificate course in Distance Education at the University of London Institute of Education, [[UCL Institute of Education]], (1982) under a British Council fellowship program.


He was recommended for UPSC by Govt of India, making him the first person in the small Mising community to attain such honorable distinction. However he could not join due to health problems.
He was recommended for the [[Indian Foreign Service]] by the [[Union Public Service Commission]], [[Government of India]], making him the first person in the Mising community to attain such an honorable distinction. However, he could not join the service due to health problems at that time.


== Work as an educator and education administrator ==
== Work as an educator and education administrator ==
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Tabu Ram Taid started his career as a school teacher. After completing his higher education, he joined as a lecturer in English at [[Cotton College, Guwahati]]. Tabu Ram Taid left the teaching post he held at Cotton College for fourteen years (1967–1981) and joined as an educational administrator in 1981, being posted first as a Deputy Director of Public Instruction. Later he was elevated to different higher posts such as Director, SCERT, Director of Secondary Education, Director of Higher Education, Chairman, Board of Secondary Education, Chairman, State Selection Board (higher education), etc. under the Education Department of the [[Government of Assam]]. The state government had also deputed Prof. Taid as the first Director of the state-sponsored Institute, named Anundoram Borooah Institute of Language, Art and Culture, entrusting him with the responsibility of building it up as an institute for research and publications, especially in the areas of indigenous languages, literature and culture – a job which he accomplished well. He retired from state government service in the year 2000, but continued as the Chairman of the State Selection Board (higher education) till February 2004. During the years of his assignment as the chairman of the board of Secondary Education, Assam (1996–2000), he was the unanimous choice for the chair of the Zonal Council of Boards of Secondary Education (COBSE), North-East Zone, and he was due to take over as the Chairman of the national body (COBSE) on 4 April 2001, but meanwhile he had returned to his parent post on 1 April 2000.


== Public Service ==
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Tabu Ram Taid started his career as a school teacher. Later he joined as lecturer in English at the Cotton College, Guwahati. Tabu Ram Taid left the teaching post he held at Cotton College for fourteen years (1967–1981) and joined as an educational administrator in 1981, being posted first as a Deputy Director of Public Instruction. Later he was elevated to different higher posts such as Director, SCERT, Director of Secondary Education, Director of Higher Education, Chairman, Board of Secondary Education, Chairman, State Selection Board (higher education), etc. under the Education Department of the government of Assam. The state government had also deputed Mr Taid as the first Director of the state-sponsored Institute, named Anundoram Borooah Institute of Language, Art and Culture, entrusting him with the responsibility of building it up as an institute for research and publications, especially in the areas of indigenous languages, literature and culture – a job which he accomplished well. He retired from state government service in the year 2000, but continued as the Chairman of the State Selection Board (higher education) till February, 2004. During the years of his assignment as the Chairman of the Board of Secondary Education, Assam (1996–2000), he was the unanimous choice for the chair of the Zonal Council of Boards of Secondary Education (COBSE), Nort-East Zone, and he was due to take over as the Chairman of the national body (COBSE) on the 4th April, 2001, but meanwhile he had returned to his parent post on April 1, 2000.
Tabu Taid, over the years, has held various other positions of public responsibility and service. He was formerly:

Member, Education Reforms Commission, Assam, 1993; Member, Publication Board, Assam; Member, Regional Committee (Assam), [[Sahitya Akademi]] and [[National Book Trust]]; Member of a Committee, [[Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment]], [[Government of India]] (for selection of institutes/organizations for disbursement of grants for tribal art and culture); Member, Executive Council, [[Gauhati University]]; Member, Executive Council, [[Dibrugarh University]]; Member, Board of Management, [[Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University]]; Consultant for the [[National Council of Educational Research and Training]] project on State Studies in School Education (for the state of Assam); Chairman, Zonal Committee of Council of Boards of Secondary Education (COBSE), North East Zone; Chairman, Executive Committee, Anundoram Borooah Institute of Language, Art and Culture; Founder President, [[Mising Agom Kebang]] (Mising Sahitya Sabha), 1972–1980.


== Research works ==
== Research works ==
Taid has also been active in preserving his native tribal language, Mising. In 1972, he founded the Mising Agom Kébang (Linguistic Society of the Mising), serving until 1980 as its president. The organization helped reintroduce the language into primary schools. He has published a number of papers about the Mising language as well as an orthography and dictionary of the language, and he has edited collections of Mising folk songs.
Tabu Ram Taid has been active in preserving his native tribal language, Mising. In 1972, he founded the [[Mising Agom Kebang]] (Linguistic Society of the Mising), serving until 1980 as its president. The organization helped reintroduce the language into primary schools. He has published a number of papers about the Mising language as well as an orthography and dictionary of the language, and he has edited collections of Mising folk songs.

He has contributed three research papers on the Mising language published in the journal, 'Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area', [[University of California, Berkeley]], USA. 1987 and 1995.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stedt.berkeley.edu/ltba/cumtocs.html|title=Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area|publisher=University of California, Berkeley|date=7 November 2015|accessdate=7 November 2015}}</ref>


== Authorship and editorial work ==
== Authorship and editorial work ==
Taid authored a series of lessons in English for school students which have been broadcast over radio multiple times since the mid-1970s. He has also authored a number of English textbooks for elementary students and several key volumes about Mising, ''Mising Bhaxar Banan Poddhoti'' (an orthography) and ''Mising Gompir Kumsung'' (a dictionary).
Tabu Taid authored a series of lessons in English for school students which have been broadcast over radio multiple times since the mid-1970s. He has also authored a number of English textbooks for elementary students and several key volumes about Mising, ''Mising Bhaxar Banan Poddhoti'' (an orthography) and ''Mising Gompir Kumsung'' (a 900-page dictionary).


He has written widely in periodicals in Assamese, English and his native tribal language, Mising. There are two volumes of his collected articles, ''Ekunki Nibondho'' (''Bouquet of Articles'') and ''Glimpses''.
He has written widely in periodicals in Assamese, English and his native tribal language, Mising. There are two volumes of his collected articles, ''Ekunki Nibondho'' (''Bouquet of Articles'') and ''Glimpses''. '[[Banikanta Kakati]], the Man and his Works' was compiled and edited by Prof. Tabu Ram Taid and Prof. Ranjit Kumar Dev Goswami in 1987 and published by the Publication Board, Assam. He authored 'A Dictionary of the Mising Language' which was the very first dictionary of the Mising language (published in 1995 by an association of Mising language teachers). His 'Mising Folk Tales' was published by the [[Sahitya Akademi]] in 2013.


The government of Assam bestowed a literary pension on him to recognize his contributions to literature.
The [[Government of Assam]] bestowed a literary pension on him to recognize his contributions to literature.


==Honors and awards==
== Sukapha Award, Government of Assam ==
Mr Tabu Taid was conferred the prestigious Sukapha Award 2011-2012, by the [[Government of Assam]], in recognition of his valuable contribution to education, literature, culture, scholarly work, linguistics, arts, authorship and public service. He was presented with the award on 2 December 2011, by the Chief Minister of the State, Mr [[Tarun Gogoi]] in a ceremony held in [[Dibrugarh]], Assam.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=dec0311/at09|title=Tabu Taid receives Sukapha Award|publisher=The Assam Tribune|date=2 December 2011|accessdate=3 December 2011}}</ref>
Prof. Tabu Ram Taid was honored with the title of 'Agom Migang' conferred by the [[Mising Agom Kebang]] (Mising Sahitya Sabha) in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.misingagomkebang.org/his_president.php|title=Mising Agom Kebang|publisher=Mising Agom Kebang|date=7 November 2015|accessdate=7 November 2015}}</ref>

He was awarded the prestigious ‘Bhasha Samman Award’ by the [[Sahitya Akademi]] for his contributions to Mising language and literature, in 2010. The [[Sahitya Akademi]] instituted 'Bhasha Samman' in 1996 to be given to writers, scholars, editors, collectors, performers or translators who have made considerable contribution to the propagation, modernization or enrichment of various Indian languages. The awards are given to three or four persons every year in different Indian languages on the basis of recommendation of experts' committees constituted for the purpose.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/sahitya-akademi/awards/bhasha%20samman_suchi.jsp|title=Bhasha Samman Awardees|publisher=Sahitya Akademi|date=7 November 2015|accessdate=7 November 2015}}</ref>

Mr. Tabu Taid was conferred the Sukapha Award 2011–2012, by the Department of Cultural Affairs, [[Government of Assam]], in recognition of his valuable contribution to education, literature, culture, scholarly work, linguistics, arts, authorship and public service. He was presented with the award on 2 December 2011, by the Chief Minister of the State, Mr [[Tarun Gogoi]] in a ceremony held in [[Dibrugarh]], Assam.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=dec0311/at09|title=Tabu Taid receives Sukapha Award|publisher=The Assam Tribune|date=2 December 2011|accessdate=3 December 2011}}</ref>

The ‘Basudev Jalan Award’, 2012, was awarded to Prof. Tabu Ram Taid by the [[Asam Sahitya Sabha]]. The award is conferred on an individual who has contributed towards the growth of language, literature and culture of the ethnic communities in the region.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/mdetails.asp?id=feb1612/city05|title=Tabu Taid presented Basudev Jalan award|publisher=The Assam Tribune|date=16 February 2012|accessdate=7 November 2015}}</ref>

Prof. Tabu Taid was honored with the title ‘Axom Shreshtho 2015’ for his lifelong contribution to Education in the state of [[Assam]]. The 'Axom Shreshtho 2015' awards are an endeavor of [[The Telegraph (Calcutta)]] to celebrate and honor eminent people who have made the state of [[Assam]] proud.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150913/jsp/frontpage/story_42335.jsp#.Vj2bx9IrLIV|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150917063045/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150913/jsp/frontpage/story_42335.jsp#.Vj2bx9IrLIV|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 September 2015|title=Salute to 11 achievers, the pride of Assam|publisher=The Telegraph|date=13 September 2015|accessdate=7 November 2015}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 05:51, 27 May 2024

Tabu Ram Taid
Born(1942-08-01)1 August 1942
Ghunasuti Ayengiya, Lakhimpur, British India (now Assam, India)
Died17 August 2019(2019-08-17) (aged 77)
Guwahati, Assam, India
OccupationEducationist, Linguist, Editor, Professor, Author, Administrator
NationalityIndian
GenreNon Fiction, Language Studies, Linguistics, Grammar
Notable works-Mising Gompir Kumsung (A Granary of Mising Words), published in 2010
-A Dictionary of the Mising Language, published in 1995

Tabu Ram Taid known as 'Tabu Taid', (1 August 1942 – 17 August 2019) was an Indian educationist, linguist, author and administrator.

Early life and education

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Tabu Taid was born on 1 August 1942 in a geographically remote and economically challenged village Ghunasuti Ayengia in Lakhimpur district of Assam, India. His father was Ubbang Taid, a poor farmer who had to work hard to meet the needs of the family of two daughters, five sons and his wife, a nine-member family.

The village, 'Ghunasuti Ayengia' is a settlement of a small indigenous tribe of Assam, the Misings or Miri. Often visited by floods during the monsoon season, the villagers were poor subsistence level farmers. As of 1942, education or awareness of the need for formal education was not much prevailing in rural Assam. However, Ubbang Taid, being able to read and write in Assamese, the major language of the region, understood the need of formal education and sent his sons (excluding the eldest) to school.

Tabu Taid performed well in his academic life. After finishing lower primary in his native village, and upper primary and high school in the nearest town North Lakhimpur, Tabu Taid went on to receive intermediate and undergraduate level education under Calcutta University and postgraduate level education at Delhi University. Earlier, when Tabu Taid was in the 7th standard, the infamous 'Bor Bhumikampa', 1950 Assam–Tibet earthquake, devastated the Lakhimpur area in Assam, affecting the already poor, disadvantaged people living there, quite significantly. To top it, the flood situation worsened owing to the change of course of the rivers in the area due to the earthquake. So Tabu Taid's family was suffering acute financial crisis at that time. But, being a brilliant student, he was helped by the Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya, Narendrapur in Kolkata. They agreed to bear the cost for his post-Matric education. He received his graduation with honors in English from the Ramakrishna Mission Residential College, Narendrapur under Calcutta University in 1963 and moved on to Delhi for higher education. Working as a schoolteacher in Delhi for sometime, he enrolled in the Hindu College, University of Delhi in 1964 and obtained his Postgraduate degree in English from the University of Delhi in 1966.

Tabu Taid started his professional life as a lecturer of English in Cotton College, Guwahati, Assam. He went to the United Kingdom after being awarded a scholarship under a competitive State Overseas Scholarships Scheme, where he obtained a Postgraduate diploma on Applied Linguistics from University of Reading, UK (1973–1974). He also completed a certificate course in Distance Education at the University of London Institute of Education, UCL Institute of Education, (1982) under a British Council fellowship program.

He was recommended for the Indian Foreign Service by the Union Public Service Commission, Government of India, making him the first person in the Mising community to attain such an honorable distinction. However, he could not join the service due to health problems at that time.

Work as an educator and education administrator

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Tabu Ram Taid started his career as a school teacher. After completing his higher education, he joined as a lecturer in English at Cotton College, Guwahati. Tabu Ram Taid left the teaching post he held at Cotton College for fourteen years (1967–1981) and joined as an educational administrator in 1981, being posted first as a Deputy Director of Public Instruction. Later he was elevated to different higher posts such as Director, SCERT, Director of Secondary Education, Director of Higher Education, Chairman, Board of Secondary Education, Chairman, State Selection Board (higher education), etc. under the Education Department of the Government of Assam. The state government had also deputed Prof. Taid as the first Director of the state-sponsored Institute, named Anundoram Borooah Institute of Language, Art and Culture, entrusting him with the responsibility of building it up as an institute for research and publications, especially in the areas of indigenous languages, literature and culture – a job which he accomplished well. He retired from state government service in the year 2000, but continued as the Chairman of the State Selection Board (higher education) till February 2004. During the years of his assignment as the chairman of the board of Secondary Education, Assam (1996–2000), he was the unanimous choice for the chair of the Zonal Council of Boards of Secondary Education (COBSE), North-East Zone, and he was due to take over as the Chairman of the national body (COBSE) on 4 April 2001, but meanwhile he had returned to his parent post on 1 April 2000.

Public Service

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Tabu Taid, over the years, has held various other positions of public responsibility and service. He was formerly:

Member, Education Reforms Commission, Assam, 1993; Member, Publication Board, Assam; Member, Regional Committee (Assam), Sahitya Akademi and National Book Trust; Member of a Committee, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India (for selection of institutes/organizations for disbursement of grants for tribal art and culture); Member, Executive Council, Gauhati University; Member, Executive Council, Dibrugarh University; Member, Board of Management, Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University; Consultant for the National Council of Educational Research and Training project on State Studies in School Education (for the state of Assam); Chairman, Zonal Committee of Council of Boards of Secondary Education (COBSE), North East Zone; Chairman, Executive Committee, Anundoram Borooah Institute of Language, Art and Culture; Founder President, Mising Agom Kebang (Mising Sahitya Sabha), 1972–1980.

Research works

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Tabu Ram Taid has been active in preserving his native tribal language, Mising. In 1972, he founded the Mising Agom Kebang (Linguistic Society of the Mising), serving until 1980 as its president. The organization helped reintroduce the language into primary schools. He has published a number of papers about the Mising language as well as an orthography and dictionary of the language, and he has edited collections of Mising folk songs.

He has contributed three research papers on the Mising language published in the journal, 'Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area', University of California, Berkeley, USA. 1987 and 1995.[1]

Authorship and editorial work

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Tabu Taid authored a series of lessons in English for school students which have been broadcast over radio multiple times since the mid-1970s. He has also authored a number of English textbooks for elementary students and several key volumes about Mising, Mising Bhaxar Banan Poddhoti (an orthography) and Mising Gompir Kumsung (a 900-page dictionary).

He has written widely in periodicals in Assamese, English and his native tribal language, Mising. There are two volumes of his collected articles, Ekunki Nibondho (Bouquet of Articles) and Glimpses. 'Banikanta Kakati, the Man and his Works' was compiled and edited by Prof. Tabu Ram Taid and Prof. Ranjit Kumar Dev Goswami in 1987 and published by the Publication Board, Assam. He authored 'A Dictionary of the Mising Language' which was the very first dictionary of the Mising language (published in 1995 by an association of Mising language teachers). His 'Mising Folk Tales' was published by the Sahitya Akademi in 2013.

The Government of Assam bestowed a literary pension on him to recognize his contributions to literature.

Honors and awards

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Prof. Tabu Ram Taid was honored with the title of 'Agom Migang' conferred by the Mising Agom Kebang (Mising Sahitya Sabha) in 2007.[2]

He was awarded the prestigious ‘Bhasha Samman Award’ by the Sahitya Akademi for his contributions to Mising language and literature, in 2010. The Sahitya Akademi instituted 'Bhasha Samman' in 1996 to be given to writers, scholars, editors, collectors, performers or translators who have made considerable contribution to the propagation, modernization or enrichment of various Indian languages. The awards are given to three or four persons every year in different Indian languages on the basis of recommendation of experts' committees constituted for the purpose.[3]

Mr. Tabu Taid was conferred the Sukapha Award 2011–2012, by the Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Assam, in recognition of his valuable contribution to education, literature, culture, scholarly work, linguistics, arts, authorship and public service. He was presented with the award on 2 December 2011, by the Chief Minister of the State, Mr Tarun Gogoi in a ceremony held in Dibrugarh, Assam.[4]

The ‘Basudev Jalan Award’, 2012, was awarded to Prof. Tabu Ram Taid by the Asam Sahitya Sabha. The award is conferred on an individual who has contributed towards the growth of language, literature and culture of the ethnic communities in the region.[5]

Prof. Tabu Taid was honored with the title ‘Axom Shreshtho 2015’ for his lifelong contribution to Education in the state of Assam. The 'Axom Shreshtho 2015' awards are an endeavor of The Telegraph (Calcutta) to celebrate and honor eminent people who have made the state of Assam proud.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area". University of California, Berkeley. 7 November 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Mising Agom Kebang". Mising Agom Kebang. 7 November 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Bhasha Samman Awardees". Sahitya Akademi. 7 November 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  4. ^ "Tabu Taid receives Sukapha Award". The Assam Tribune. 2 December 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
  5. ^ "Tabu Taid presented Basudev Jalan award". The Assam Tribune. 16 February 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  6. ^ "Salute to 11 achievers, the pride of Assam". The Telegraph. 13 September 2015. Archived from the original on 17 September 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
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