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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Haricharan Saikia<br />
| birth_date = c. 1929/1930<br />
| birth_place = Assam, India<br />
| occupation = Sattriya dance exponent<br />
| known_for = Promotion and preservation of Sattriya dance<br />
| awards = [[Padma Shri]] (2026)<br>[[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] (2011)<br />
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'''Haricharan Saikia''' is an Indian Sattriya dance exponent from [[Assam]]. He was conferred the [[Padma Shri]] in 2026, India’s fourth-highest civilian award, in recognition of his lifelong contribution to the preservation, practice and promotion of [[Sattriya]], a classical dance form of Assam.<ref name="AT1">{{cite news |title=Future of Sattriya in safe hands: Padma Shri awardee Haricharan Saikia |work=The Assam Tribune |url=https://assamtribune.com/future-of-sattriya-in-safe-hands-padma-shri-awardee-haricharan-saikia}}</ref><ref name="AT2">{{cite news |title=Padma Awards 2026: Five from Assam, strong Northeast presence on honours list |work=The Assam Tribune |url=https://assamtribune.com/north-east/padma-awards-2026-five-from-assam-strong-northeast-presence-on-honours-list-1605513}}</ref><ref name="IToday">{{cite news |title=Assam theatre pioneer Nuruddin Ahmed, nine others from Northeast get Padma Shri |work=India Today NE |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/nuruddin-ahmed-of-assam-nine-others-from-other-northeast-states-named-padma-shri-awardees-2858220-2026-01-27}}</ref><ref>[https://www.etvbharat.com/as/state/padma-shri-award-to-satriya-legend-haricharan-saikia-for-his-life-long-contribution-to-its-promotion-and-expansion-assam-news-ass26012604433 ৯৬ বছৰ বয়সতো সত্ৰীয়া সংস্কৃতিৰ প্ৰসাৰ-প্ৰচাৰত ব্যস্ত পদ্মশ্ৰী হৰিচৰণ শইকীয়া]</ref><br />
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==Early life and training==<br />
Saikia was raised at the Old Kamalabari Satra in [[Majuli]], where he began learning Sattriya dance under the guidance of renowned guru Maniram Dutta Borbayan during his childhood.<ref name="AT1" /><br />
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==Career==<br />
Saikia devoted his life to the practice, promotion, and teaching of Sattriya dance.<ref name="AT1" /> He has performed widely at cultural programmes in Assam and other parts of India. During his career, he also performed before India’s first prime minister, [[Jawaharlal Nehru]], at a cultural event in New Delhi.<ref name="AT1" /> In 2011, he was honoured with the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] for his artistic mastery and sustained service to Indian classical dance.<ref name="AT1" /><br />
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Despite his advanced age, Saikia continued to teach Sattriya at his own institution and remained actively engaged in mentoring younger practitioners.<ref name="AT1" /> His recognition with the Padma Shri highlights his lifelong contribution to preserving Assam’s cultural heritage.<ref name="AT2" /><ref>[https://theprint.in/india/contribution-of-all-padma-awardess-from-assam-inspiring-himanta/2836355/ Contribution of all Padma awardess from Assam inspiring: Himanta]</ref><br />
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==Awards and recognition==<br />
* [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] (2011)<ref name="AT1" /><br />
* [[Padma Shri]] (2026)<ref name="AT2" /><ref name="IToday" /><ref>[https://m.economictimes.com/news/india/padma-awards-2026-announced-full-list-of-padma-vibhushan-padma-bhushan-and-padma-shri-winners/articleshow/127477081.cms Padma Awards 2026 announced: Dharmendra, Rohit Sharma, Uday Kotak among recipients; here’s the full list]</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Art}}<br />
[[Category:Recipients of the Padma Shri in arts]]<br />
[[Category:People from Lakhimpur district]]<br />
[[Category:Artists from Assam]]<br />
[[Category:Indian dance teachers]]<br />
[[Category:Date of birth missing (living people)]]<br />
[[Category:1920s births]]<br />
[[Category:Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]]<br />
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