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==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
Handique married Swarup Rani Borgohain in 1965. He had three married daughters and two grandchildren. In retirement, He was an occasional poet and whole time environmentalist. He was deeply interested in wildlife and conservation. | Handique married Swarup Rani Borgohain in 1965. He had three married daughters and two grandchildren. In retirement, He was an [[occasional poetry|occasional poet]] and whole time environmentalist. He was deeply interested in wildlife and conservation. | ||
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==Awards and accolades== | ==Awards and accolades== | ||
Handique was conferred the Venu Menon National Animal Award for Leadership in Conservation in the year 2006, for his key role in conservation of rare birds. | Handique was conferred the Venu Menon National Animal Award for Leadership in Conservation in the year 2006, for his key role in conservation of rare birds. | ||
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An M.P. is required to speak across the nation. So it’s not only the issues of his state or constituency that he needs to address. His speeches, interventions or questions need to cover national and regional issues as well. For debates on national and regional issues also impact individual constituencies in a symbiotic sort of way.”<ref>B K Handique, "A Life in Parliament," Delhi, 2013</ref> | An M.P. is required to speak across the nation. So it’s not only the issues of his state or constituency that he needs to address. His speeches, interventions or questions need to cover national and regional issues as well. For debates on national and regional issues also impact individual constituencies in a symbiotic sort of way.”<ref>B K Handique, "A Life in Parliament," Delhi, 2013</ref> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:University of Calcutta alumni]] | [[Category:University of Calcutta alumni]] | ||
[[Category:United Progressive Alliance candidates in the 2014 Indian general election]] | [[Category:United Progressive Alliance candidates in the 2014 Indian general election]] | ||
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