Assam government renames Karimganj district as Sribhumi

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that Karimganj district would be renamed to Sribhumi to honour Rabindranath Tagore.

In Short

• Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announces cabinet's decision
• Says Karimganj renamed to Sribhumi to honour Rabindranath Tagore
• Chief Minister says decision to rename reflects people's aspirations of the district

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced on Tuesday that Karimganj district in the state would be renamed to Sribhumi to honour Rabindranath Tagore.

"Over a 100 years ago, Kabiguru Rabindranath Tagore had described modern day Karimganj District in Assam as ‘Sribhumi’- the land of Maa Lakshmi. Today the #AssamCabinet has fulfilled this long standing demand of our people," the Chief Minister said in a post on X.

The Assam Chief Minister shared a picture which stated that the decision to rename Karimganj as Sribhumi would "reflect the expectations and aspirations of the people of the district".

BJP's Kripanath Mallah is the current MP from Karimganj constituency.

The central government had renamed the capital of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Port Blair as Sri Vijaya Puram in September, with Union Home Minister Amit Shah saying that it was done to realise "Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision to free the nation from colonial imprints".