Tarun Ram Phukan
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Tarun Ram Phookan / Tarun Ram Phukan (also known as Deshbhakta) was born in Guwahati
in Kamrup
District of Assam
on January 22, 1877 and breathed his last on July 28, 1939.
He was educated in Cotton Collegiate School, Guwahati and Presidency College, Calcutta. Later, he moved to the Bar from Inner Temple in London
. He educated as a lawyer but also served as Lecturer in Earle Law College in Guwahati.
He was a prominent member of a political organization then named Assam Association till 1920. Phookan played a important part in forming the Assam Branch of the Indian National Congress
in 1921. He was elected its first President. When the Non-Cooperation Movement was started, Phookan took a leading part in it and he toured various parts of Assam carrying the message of Mahatma Gandhi
. In connection with the Non-Cooperation Movement, he was sentenced to one year's rigorous imprisonment in 1921 .
Phookan became the Chairman of the Reception Committee,Pandu Session of the Indian National Congress
in 1926. He also served as Chairman of the Municipal Board and Local Board of Guwahati and undertook several programmes for the upliftment of the under-privileged sections of society. He established a Leper Asylum in Guahati. He was a great orator and also a prominent writer. He served as the President of the Assam Sahitya Sabha, a premier literary organisation in Assam
at its Goalpara Session in 1927. He also served as President of the Assam Chhatra Sammelan in 1928.
In 1921, Assam Provincial Congress Committee (APCC) was formed with its headquarter at Guwahati and Kuladhar Chaliha as its president. Tarun Ram Phookan became the president. The reconstituted APCC elected Phookan, Gopinath Bordoloi, Bimala Prasad Chaliha, Chandranath Sarmah, Krishna Nath Sarmah and Kanak Chandra Sarmah as the members of the AICC. This new committee initiated and invited Gandhiji to Assam in 1921 to propagate the message of non-co-operation amongst the masses. Gandhi's visit gave tremendous impetus to the congress workers to carry out the non-cooperation movement and implement the principles of Swadeshi.
All India Congress Committee session was hosted by the APCC in 1926, at Pandu, Guwahati which was presided over by S. Srinivasa Iyengar and national leaders like Motilal Nehru
, Sardar Ballav Bhai Patel, Dr.Rajendra Prasad
, Madan Mohan Malaviya
, Muhammad Ali
, Shaukat Ali
, Sarojini Naidu
, S. Satyamurti
, Abul Kalam Azad, etc. attended the session.
Guwahati
Guwahati, Pragjyotishpura in ancient Assam formerly known as Gauhati is a metropolis,the largest city of Assam in India and ancient urban area in North East India, with a population of 963,429. It is also the largest metropolitan area in north-eastern India...
in Kamrup
Kamrup
Kamrup district is an administrative district in the state of Assam in India, named after Kamarupa, a name by which Assam was previously known in ancient times. The district, however, is now a small western part of Assam, with a distinctive native Kamrupi culture and dialect . The distinctive...
District of Assam
Assam
Assam , also, rarely, Assam Valley and formerly the Assam Province , is a northeastern state of India and is one of the most culturally and geographically distinct regions of the country...
on January 22, 1877 and breathed his last on July 28, 1939.
He was educated in Cotton Collegiate School, Guwahati and Presidency College, Calcutta. Later, he moved to the Bar from Inner Temple in London
London
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. He educated as a lawyer but also served as Lecturer in Earle Law College in Guwahati.
He was a prominent member of a political organization then named Assam Association till 1920. Phookan played a important part in forming the Assam Branch of the Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
in 1921. He was elected its first President. When the Non-Cooperation Movement was started, Phookan took a leading part in it and he toured various parts of Assam carrying the message of Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi , pronounced . 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was the pre-eminent political and ideological leader of India during the Indian independence movement...
. In connection with the Non-Cooperation Movement, he was sentenced to one year's rigorous imprisonment in 1921 .
Phookan became the Chairman of the Reception Committee,Pandu Session of the Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
in 1926. He also served as Chairman of the Municipal Board and Local Board of Guwahati and undertook several programmes for the upliftment of the under-privileged sections of society. He established a Leper Asylum in Guahati. He was a great orator and also a prominent writer. He served as the President of the Assam Sahitya Sabha, a premier literary organisation in Assam
Assam
Assam , also, rarely, Assam Valley and formerly the Assam Province , is a northeastern state of India and is one of the most culturally and geographically distinct regions of the country...
at its Goalpara Session in 1927. He also served as President of the Assam Chhatra Sammelan in 1928.
In 1921, Assam Provincial Congress Committee (APCC) was formed with its headquarter at Guwahati and Kuladhar Chaliha as its president. Tarun Ram Phookan became the president. The reconstituted APCC elected Phookan, Gopinath Bordoloi, Bimala Prasad Chaliha, Chandranath Sarmah, Krishna Nath Sarmah and Kanak Chandra Sarmah as the members of the AICC. This new committee initiated and invited Gandhiji to Assam in 1921 to propagate the message of non-co-operation amongst the masses. Gandhi's visit gave tremendous impetus to the congress workers to carry out the non-cooperation movement and implement the principles of Swadeshi.
All India Congress Committee session was hosted by the APCC in 1926, at Pandu, Guwahati which was presided over by S. Srinivasa Iyengar and national leaders like Motilal Nehru
Motilal Nehru
Motilal Nehru was an early Indian independence activist and leader of the Indian National Congress, who remained Congress President twice, and...
, Sardar Ballav Bhai Patel, Dr.Rajendra Prasad
Rajendra Prasad
Dr. Rajendra Prasad was an Indian politician and educator. He was one of the architects of the Indian Republic, having drafted its first constitution and serving as the first president of independent India...
, Madan Mohan Malaviya
Madan Mohan Malaviya
Madan Mohan Malaviya was an Indian educationist, and freedom fighter notable for his role in the Indian independence movement and his espousal of Hindu nationalism...
, Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali is an American former professional boxer, philanthropist and social activist...
, Shaukat Ali
Shaukat Ali
Shaukat Ali Khan is a Pakistani folk singer.Born into a family of artists in Malakwal, Ali began singing while at college in the 1960s, receiving help from his elder brother Inayat Ali Khan. Since 1970 he has performed ghazals and Punjabi folk songs...
, Sarojini Naidu
Sarojini Naidu
Sarojini Naidu , also known by the sobriquet The Nightingale of India, was a child prodigy, Indian independence activist and poet...
, S. Satyamurti
S. Satyamurti
S. Satyamurti was an Indian politician and patriot. A protege of S. Srinivasa Iyengar, Satyamurti was the political mentor of Kumaraswami Kamaraj....
, Abul Kalam Azad, etc. attended the session.