Assamese
people in India’s freedom movement against British rule
1828 : Dhananjay Borgohain
and Gumadhar Konwar were the first Assamese
freedom fighter against British in 1928. Gumadhar Konwar was sentenced for seven years and Dhananjay
Borgohain was ordered to be hanged.
1830 : Piyoli Borphukan and Jeuram
Dualia Baruah were hanged in 1830, betrayed by Sadiya Khowa Goahin who informed the British about
their plan to attack Rangpur.
Maniram Dewan
Kushal Kuwar
Gopinath Bordoloi
Anundorum Barooah
Jyoti Prasad Agarwala
Bishnu Prasad Rabha
Laxminath Bezbaruah
Hemchandra Baruah
Tarun Ram Phukan
Kanakalata
1857 : In the Indian
rebellion of 1857, rebels supporters offered resistance in the form
of non-cooperation, and Maniram Dewan and Piyali
Baruah were executed for their roles. Other leaders like Madhu Mullick, Kamala Baruah, Dutiram Baruah, Marangi Khowa
Gohain were banished from Asom. Formud Ali
and Bahadur Gaon Burha were the two others who
were sent to Andamans ( Kaliapani)
1873 : Anandaram Dhekial Phukan , Hemchandra Goswami, Gunabhiram Baruah
put great effort
to make Assamese language as the medium in school while British were trying to
impose Bengali language as the medium in the schools and office of Assam.
1884 : Jagananath Barooah formed the first organization called “ Sarbajanik Sabha” at
Jorhat focusing on
improving Assamese culture and language, which was converted into a political platform by notable freedom
fighters like Nabin Chandra Bordoloi, Tarun Ram ,
Gopinath Bordoloi, Rohini Kumar Hati Baruah, Vidyadhar Srama, Chandranath Sarma.
1919 : The Sarbajanik Sabha later became Assam branch of the Indian National
Cogress in 1919.
1919-1920 : Following the non-cooperation movement launched by
Gandhi, Assam leaders like Nabin Chandra Bordoloi,
Tarun Ram Phukan, Chandranath Sarma has to go jail. Whole Assam
participated in the movement against British rule in India.
Gopinath
Bordoloi , Kmaini Kumae Chandra, Bipin
Chandra Pal, Satynath Baruah and Joy Govinda Som represented Assam in
National Congress held in Calcutta.
1921 : In 1921, Gandhiji visited Assam, which further motivated
the people of Assam to become a freedom fighter.
1930 : The
impact of Civil disobedience led by Gandhi also reached Assam and Assamese
leaders like Hemchandra Baruah, Bishnu
Ram Medhi , Omeo Kumar Das were imprisoned for participation.
1935 :
Self governance was introduced in Assam in 1935.
1942 : In the “
Quit India movement” Assamese leaders
like Gopinath Bordoloi , Siddhinath Sarmah, Mohammed Tayebullah, Fakaruddin Ali Ahmed, Bishnu Ram
Medhi were imprisoned for joining this movement. 1942’s movement was the most
violent in India, where as in Assam too people became martyrs of the movement.
Assamese people like Kanaklata, Bhogeswari Phukanani, Laxmiram Hazarika, Thogiram
Sut, Baloram Sut, Mukunda Kakati, Routa Kachari, Madan Barman etc.
