Celebrating Icons of Culture, Art, Politics & More of Assam
Nabakanta Barua
Nabakanta Barua, popularly known by his pen name Ekhud Kokaideu, was a legendary figure in modern Assamese literature. Born on December 29, 1926, in G...
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Mahapurush Srimanta Madhabdev: Torc...
Mahapurush Srimanta Madhabdev stands as one of Assam’s most revered Vaishnava saints, poets, and reformers. A disciple and spiritual successor of Sr...
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Sati Joymoti: Assam's Unsung Heroin...
Sati Joymoti, revered for her unwavering devotion and sacrifice, holds a timeless place in the history of Assam and India. Her story is not just a tal...
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Chaolung Sukaphaa: The Visionary Fo...
Chaolung Sukaphaa, originally known as Siu-Ka-Pha, was the pioneering Tai prince who laid the foundation of the Ahom kingdom in Assam in the year 1228...
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Maniram Dewan – The Trailblazing ...
Born on 17 April 1806, Maniram Dutta Barua, better known as Maniram Dewan, revolutionized Assam's economy and left a lasting mark on the region's hist...
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Bir Chilarai: The Legendary Command...
Born in 1510, Shukladhwaj, better known as Bir Chilarai, was a legendary general of the Koch dynasty in Assam. He was the younger brother of King Nara...
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Srimanta Sankardeva Or Mahapurush S...
Mahapurush Srimanta Sankardeva (1449–1568), one of the greatest religious reformers and cultural icons of Assam, was born to Kusumvar Bhuyan and Sat...
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Natasurya Phani Sarma – The Lumin...
Phani Sarma, widely revered as Natasurya (meaning "Sun of Drama"), was born in 1910 in Tezpur, Assam. He was an influential Assamese actor, playwright...
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Kalaguru Bishnu Prasad Rabha - Assa...
Bishnu Prasad Rabha, born on 31 January 1909 in Dhaka, was a towering figure in Assamese culture and Indian freedom struggle. Revered as Kalaguru (Mas...
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Hiren Bhattacharya – The Immortal...
Hiren Bhattacharya (1932 – 2012), lovingly known as Hiru Da, was a legendary Assamese poet hailed as the "Poet of Love and Sunshine" (Prem aru Rodal...
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Dr. Mamoni Raisom Goswami - The Lit...
Dr. Mamoni Raisom Goswami (14 November 1942 – 29 November 2011), also known as Indira Goswami and fondly called Mamoni Baideo, was a pioneer of mode...
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Syed Abdul Malik – Master Storyte...
Syed Abdul Malik stands tall among the pioneers of Assamese literature, revered for his prolific contributions to fiction, short stories, poetry, and ...
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Jayanta Hazarika – The Trailblaze...
Jayanta Hazarika (born September 20, 1943) was a legendary figure in Assamese music, widely credited for bringing Western musical influences into the ...
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Aideu Handique: The First Actress O...
Aideu Nilambar Handique, born in 1915 in Panidihingia village of Golaghat, Assam, holds the title of being Assam’s first film actress. She etched he...
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Shaheed Kanaklata Barua: The Icon O...
Kanaklata Barua (1924–1942) is remembered as one of the most valiant women martyrs from Assam who played a leading role in India's Quit India Moveme...
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Lachit Borphukan: The Unsung Hero O...
Lachit Borphukan (d. 1672), one of the greatest military commanders in Indian history, was the Commander-in-Chief of the Ahom Army who led the legenda...
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Padmanath Gohain Baruah: Father Of ...
Padmanath Gohain Baruah (1871–1946) holds a revered place in Assam’s literary and cultural history. Born on 24 October 1871 in Nakari, North Lakhi...
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Laxminath Bezbarua : The Father Of ...
Laxminath Bezbarua (1868–1938) is a towering figure in the literary history of Assam, remembered for pioneering the Jonaki era and revitalizing the ...
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Anandaram Dhekial Phukan
Anandaram Dhekial Phukan (1829–1859) is widely regarded as one of the pioneers of modern Assamese literature and a key figure of the Arunodoi Era �...
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Rupkonwar Jyoti Prasad Agarwala
Rupkonwar Jyoti Prasad Agarwala (1903–1951) stands as a towering figure in the cultural and artistic history of Assam. Revered as Assam’s first fi...
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