Barpeta, Dec. 10 -- Assam Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya attended the closing ceremony of the 4th National Barpeta Book and Science Fair held at the Municipal playground in Barpeta town on Wednesday.

Upon reaching the fair venue, Governor Acharya paid rich tributes to Barpeta's cultural and historical legacy, recalling the sacrifice of Khargeswar Talukdar, the first martyr of the Assam Movement, on the occasion of Martyr's Day today.

On the occasion, he paid his rich homage to the martyrs of the Assam Movement. He observed that Barpeta has long stood as a fulcrum of Assam's socio-cultural, literary and intellectual evolution.

Addressing the gathering on the occasion, the Governor highlighted Barpeta's enduring role in nurturing Assam...