Background
She was born to Mahendranath Mahanta and Swarnalata Mahanta at Borelengi Satra.
She was born to Mahendranath Mahanta and Swarnalata Mahanta at Borelengi Satra.
In order to run their businesses, she educated herself in English as well as in tea craft. The Kamal Kumari Foundation was instituted in her fond memory in 1990. The other award the foundation has been conferring is the Siva Prasad Barooah National Award in journalism.
In 1917 she got married to Siva Prasad Barooah of Khongiya Barooah family, the family that emerged as the champion of Assamese interests and repository of Assamese culture and traditions. lieutenant has been conferring the Kamal Kumari National Award since 1991 to individual or group for outstanding contributions to the field of Art, Culture & Literature and Science & Technology.