On the occasion of Asom Divas Celebration, Chief Minister of Assam, Sarbananda Sonowal presented the Sukapha Award for this year to Shri Yeshe Dorjee Thongchi, one of the noted Litterateur of Arunachal Pradesh in the presence of a huge gathering consisting, high level officials from both the States. 

Addressing the gathering, Chief Minister Sonowal lauded the contribution of Sukapha award recipient Yeshe Dorjee Thongchi for his role in developing better bonhomie among the people of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. He also spoke about the Ahom Prince, Swargadeo Chaolung Su-Ka-Pha as an embodiment of hard work and indomitable spirit. The way he overcame the challenges during his journey from Yunnan province to Assam and established the great Ahom kingdom exemplified his courage and vision which should be studied more extensively, he added.

It was not an easy task for the great Ahom king to build a harmonious society in a land of myriad cultures, languages, customs and traditions, however Swargadeo Chaolung Su-Ka-Pha made this possible with his visionary strategies and policy of assimilation, Sonowal said. The Chief Minister on the occasion also assured to take positive steps for introduction of ‘ethnic studies’ at the educational institutions of the State.