In Guwahati, Axam Xahitya Xabha has selected Dibrugarh poet Baidya Bright Buragohain for its inaugural Pareshmalla Baruah Poetry Award for Byanjanbad. The award will be presented in 2026 in association with the newly constituted Pareshmalla Baruah Trust, created in memory of former Xabha journal editor Pareshmalla Baruah.