India, Dec. 15 -- In recognition of his exemplary governance and service to the people of Assam, South Indian Education Society conferred Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma with 28th SIES Chandrasekarendra Saraswati Eminence Award at a function held in Mumbai this evening. It may be noted that instituted in the sacred memory of Pujyasri Chandrasekarendra Saraswati Mahaswamigal, the 68th Sankaracharya of the venerated Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam, the award is an acknowledgement of Sarma's leadership in public.

Speaking on the occasion, Chief Minister Sarma paying rich obeisance to His Holiness Pujyasri Sankara Vijayendra Saraswathi Swamigal, the Jagadguru Shankaracharya of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam expressed his gratitude to the South Indian ...