| Kamal Kumari National Award | |
| Subheader: | Civilian award for contributions to Art, Culture & Literature and Science & Technology |
| Awarded For: | Art, Culture & Literature, Science & Technology |
| Sponsor: | The Kamal Kumari Foundation |
| Firstawarded: | 1991 |
| Lastawarded: | 2012 |
| Reward: | 200,000 in cash |
| Holder Label: | Most recent winner |
| Award1 Type: | Total awarded |
| Award2 Type: | First winner |
| Award2 Winner: | Sobha Brahma |
| Award3 Type: | Last winner |
| Award3 Winner: | Dhiraj Bora Aisharjya P. Konwar Pushpa Bhuyan |
The Kamal Kumari National Award is an Indian Award given to individuals and groups in India for outstanding contribution to Art, Culture & Literature and Science & Technology. It was instituted by the Kamal Kumari Foundation in 1990 in memory of Kamal Kumari Barooah, the remarkable matriarch of the Khongiya Barooah family of Thengal, Assam.[1] The foundation has till date a number of awardees. The first award was given to Sobha Brahma in 1991 in the category of Culture. The award carries a cash award of Rs. 200,000, a trophy and a citation.[2]
| Year | Awardee | From | Profession | Category | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Sobha Brahma | Assam | Bodo writer | Art & Culture | [3] | |
| 1992 | C. N. R. Rao | Karnataka | Solid State chemist | Science & Technology | ||
| 1992 | S. P. Thyagarajan | Tamil Nadu | Microbiologist | Science & Technology | ||
| 1992 | Sankha Ghosh | West Bengal | Bengali poet | Art & Culture | ||
| 1993 | Sarbeswar Bujarbarua | Assam | Plasma scientist | Science & Technology | ||
| 1993 | Nilmani Phookan | Assam | Assamese poet | Art & Culture | ||
| 1994 | Dilip Kumar Choudhury | Assam | Physicist | Science & Technology | ||
| 1994 | Sisir Kumar Das | West Bengal | Bengali writer | Art & Culture | ||
| 1995 | Indira Goswami | Assam | Assamese Writer | Art & Culture | ||
| 1995 | T. S. R. Prasada Rao | Andhra Pradesh | Molecular catalysis | Science & Technology | ||
| 1996 | Amita Malik | New Delhi | Media critic | Art & Culture | ||
| 1996 | Lakshmidhar Satpathy | Bhubaneswar | Nuclear physicist | Science & Technology | ||
| 1997 | Achyut Lahkar | Assam | Theatre personality | Art & Culture | ||
| 1997 | Raghunath Anant Mashelkar | Goa | Former Director General, CSIR | Science & Technology | ||
| 1998 | Nabakanta Barua | Assam | Assamese writer | Art & Culture | ||
| 1998 | Vibha Dhawan | New Delhi | Biotechnologist | Science & Technology | ||
| 1999 | Hiren Gohain | Assam | Social scientist | Art & Culture | ||
| 1999 | Ashoke Sen | Kolkata | Theoretical physicist | Science & Technology | ||
| 2000 | Bhabendra Nath Saikia | Assam | Assamese writer | Art & Culture | [4] | |
| 2000 | Jayant Narlikar | Maharashtra | Astrophysicist | Science & Technology | ||
| 2001 | Adoor Gopalakrishnan | Kerala | Filmmaker | Art & Culture | ||
| 2001 | Tej P. Singh | New Delhi | Biophysicist | Science & Technology | ||
| 2002 | Samir Bhattacharya | West Bengal | Biotechnologist | Science & Technology | ||
| 2002 | Maharaj Kumari Binodini Devi | Manipur | Manipuri writer | Art & Culture | ||
| 2003 | Prannoy Roy | West Bengal | Psephologist | Art & Culture | ||
| 2003 | Jitendra Nath Goswami | Assam | Astrophysicist | Science & Technology | ||
| 2003 | Jahnu Baruah | Assam | Film Maker | Art & Culture | ||
| 2004 | Dhrubajyoti Mukhopadhyay | West Bengal | Geologist | Science & Technology | [5] | |
| 2004 | Nabaneeta Dev Sen | West Bengal | Writer and academic | Art & Culture | ||
| 2005 | Joyanti Chutia | Assam | Physicist | Science & Technology | ||
| 2005 | Kanaksen Deka | Assam | Assamese writer | Art & Culture | ||
| 2006 | Dhirendra Nath Burhagohain | Assam | Civil Engineer | Science & Technology | ||
| 2006 | Hemanta Mishra | Nepal | Writer | Art & Culture | ||
| 2007 | Maqsood Siddiqi | Kolkata | Chief, Cancer Foundation of India Kolkata | Science & Technology | ||
| 2007 | Aribam Syam Sharma | Manipur | Filmmaker | Art & Culture | ||
| 2008 | Bhupendra Nath Goswami | Pune | Former Director Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology | Science & Technology | ||
| 2008 | Ramakanta Rath | Orissa | Poet Former Chairman, Sahitya Akademi. | Art & Culture | ||
| 2009 | Roddam Narasimha | Karnataka | Aerospace scientist Indian Institute of Science | Science & Technology | [6] | |
| 2009 | Parveen Sultana | Assam | Classical singer | Art & Culture | [7] | |
| 2010 | Ramesh C. Deka | Assam | Otorhynolaryngologist All India Institute of Medical Sciences | Science & Technology | [8] | |
| 2010 | Amaresh Datta | Assam | Professor Guwahati University | Art & Culture | ||
| 2011 | Shri Krishna Joshi | Uttarakhand | Physicist IIT Roorkee | Art & Culture | [9] | |
| 2011 | Heisnam Kanhailal | Manipur | Theatre personality Founder-Director of Kalakshetra Manipur | Art & Culture | [10] | |
| 2012 | Dhiraj Bora | Gandhinagar | Professor Institute for Plasma Research | Science & Technology | [11] | |
| 2012 | Aisharjya P. Konwar | Assam | Painter | Art & Culture | ||
| 2012 | Pushpa Bhuyan | Assam | Dancer | Art & Culture |