the nhk scholarship
a project naharkatia initiative

Every once in a while, we at Project Naharkatia offer a Rs. 50,000 scholarshipto a deserving young mind from the region for their brilliant work, aspirations, and dram to pursue their passion, chase a non-conventional career path, and strive to do things they love and care about.

The nhk scholarship aims to become a backbone and a soulful supporter of every child in Naharkatia who dares to dream, and works passionately to make those dreams come to life.

Season 1
Priyangshu Banerjee
Doodle artist

Peaby is the heart of all members of the design team at Project Naharkatia and is a creative, designer, and his forte is doodle art. Assam's, in fact, our country's most prominent doodle artist, who is praised internationally again and again for his craft, Shantanu Hazarika, himself, has praised Peaby's work and plans to visit Naharkatia someday whenever he is in Assam. Peaby is a creative genius, and although a NEET aspirant, we will make sure his path of success comes as a designer first, then whatever it may be.

Nipu Saikia
Sattriya Craftsman

With a commendable knowledge of deep-rooted Sattriya Sanskrti of our homeland, Assam, Nipu has made it his mission to keep the tradition alive and hopefully pass on to more such talents willing to delve into the same practice. He envisions traditional masks as his speciality.