satish chandra kakati was an indian journalist, writer, the editor of the assam tribune, an assam based english language daily, and one of the founders of "assam bani", a vernacular weekly started in 1955 by the assam tribune group. he was the vice president of the "editors' guild of india" and authored seven books in assamese and english. a 2005 recipient of the kanaklata barua and mukunda kakati memorial award, kakati was awarded the fourth highest civilian award of the padma shri by the government of india in 1991.