On 07.10.1983 the India Post issued a stamp, an FDC and a brochure to commemorate Krishna Kanta Handique (1898-1982), the renowned Sanskrit scholar and Indologist from Assam.
His contribution to Sanskrit is a translation of Śrīharṣa's Naiṣadhacarita (1934) and Pravarasena's Setubandha (1976).
KK Handique was a recipient of the civilian honour of the Padma-sri and Padma-bhushan. The Government of Assam has instituted the prestigious Krishna Kanta Handique Memorial Award in his honour in the field of promotion of Sanskrit language and literature.
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