The new name was inspired by Rabindranath Tagore's description of the modern-day Karimganj. Himanta Biswa Sarma said on X that the new name means the land of Goddess Lakshmi. "Over 100 years ago, Kabiguru Rabindranath Tagore had described modern-day Karimganj District in Assam as โSribhumiโ- the land of Maa Lakshmi. Today the Assam Cabinet has fulfilled this long-standing demand of our people," he said.