Claim: Kamal Kumari National Award, first awarded in 1991, is awarded for art, culture and literature and sponsored by The Kamal Kumari Foundation in memory of Kamal Kumari Barooah.
Evidence: 1991 Art, Culture & Literature,
Science & Technology The Kamal Kumari Foundation 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. 
The first award was given to Sobha Brahma in 1991 in the category of Culture. 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. The Kamal Kumari Foundation 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.