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Our Bharat without The Northeast Looks like this.
Nehru & Abul Kalam Azad were ready to Merge it with East Pakistan.
One Congressman went against party line.
Remembering #GopinathBordoloi, the savior of Assam and arguably entire NorthEast.
#Jayanti
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Nehru & Abul Kalam Azad were ready to Merge it with East Pakistan.
One Congressman went against party line.
Remembering #GopinathBordoloi, the savior of Assam and arguably entire NorthEast.
#Jayanti
If you are not in
good books of Nehru Dynasty, then you are wiped out of history..
It took Vajpayee govt to recognise and award Bharataratna for the 1st CM of Assam.
Gopinath was born at Assam in 1890 and after completing his masters from Kolkata returned back to Guwhati & started practicing
It took Vajpayee govt to recognise and award Bharataratna for the 1st CM of Assam.
Gopinath was born at Assam in 1890 and after completing his masters from Kolkata returned back to Guwhati & started practicing
law in 1917.
His years at Calcutta & association with Anushilan Samithi & also Tagore molded him for the greater cause of independence..
In 1921, Congress established INCAssam (Until then Assamese had to visit Calcutta) Gopinath joined as a member, his active participation in
His years at Calcutta & association with Anushilan Samithi & also Tagore molded him for the greater cause of independence..
In 1921, Congress established INCAssam (Until then Assamese had to visit Calcutta) Gopinath joined as a member, his active participation in
NCM made him spend a year in jail.
While at Calcutta, Gopinath saw how the British applied different forms of the age-old policy of divide and rule, at Bengal & when he came to Assam, he realised the conditions were much worse than Bengal.
The British brought Muslims
While at Calcutta, Gopinath saw how the British applied different forms of the age-old policy of divide and rule, at Bengal & when he came to Assam, he realised the conditions were much worse than Bengal.
The British brought Muslims
from present day Bangladesh as plantation workers..By 1920s, Muslims swelled so much that British themselves imposed LINE SYSTEM, the never satisfying Muslim Population started to cringe & Muslim League found enough reason to exploit.
Gopinath's staunch enemy was
Gopinath's staunch enemy was
Mohammed Sadaulla of Muslim League, in 1935s provincial elections, though cong won, they decided to sit in opposition as Sadaulla formed govt with help of other individuals.
In 1938, Netaji came to Assam as a president of AICC.
It was a very critical time for Assam, under the
In 1938, Netaji came to Assam as a president of AICC.
It was a very critical time for Assam, under the
leadership of Sadullah, as he was determined to form Muslim league Ministry in Assam.
Lord Wavell, the Viceroy, observing the activities commented,
“The Sadullah government is bringing more peasants in Assam ostensibly to ‘grow more food’, but really to grow more Musalmans”.
Lord Wavell, the Viceroy, observing the activities commented,
“The Sadullah government is bringing more peasants in Assam ostensibly to ‘grow more food’, but really to grow more Musalmans”.
Bordoloi invited Netaji to visit and save Assam.
Netaji was regarded as having a more sensitive, sympathetic understanding of problems of Assam than others like Mulana Abul Azad and JL Nehru.
Netaji's entry came as savior and vehemently objected to the decision of Sadullah.
Netaji was regarded as having a more sensitive, sympathetic understanding of problems of Assam than others like Mulana Abul Azad and JL Nehru.
Netaji's entry came as savior and vehemently objected to the decision of Sadullah.
Gopinath Bordoloi who had two votes short for the formation of congress-led ministry was divided among the congress but after the arrival of Subhas Chandra Bose all the congressmen were reunited and Gopinath Bordoloi secured the needed seats.
In the end Bordoloi was successful.
In the end Bordoloi was successful.
However, after the outbreak of WW II, he and his Cabinet resigned.
In 1940, British arrested Assam's congress members including Bordoloi,
Sadaulla's proximity with British helped him to form govt in the absence of Congress, the 5 year rule saw the destruction of Assam by
In 1940, British arrested Assam's congress members including Bordoloi,
Sadaulla's proximity with British helped him to form govt in the absence of Congress, the 5 year rule saw the destruction of Assam by
Muslims with the British enjoying it.
There was Professor Coupland, senior prof of History at Oxford who was political adviser to the Cabinet Mission.
He wanted ENTIRE North East to be made into a self governing Crown colony under the protection of the Crown with autonomy.
There was Professor Coupland, senior prof of History at Oxford who was political adviser to the Cabinet Mission.
He wanted ENTIRE North East to be made into a self governing Crown colony under the protection of the Crown with autonomy.
Gandhi Nehru and Patel didnt understand the causes and consequences of Coupland's sinister plan, but never say die Gopinath appraised what was ahead and said Assam will breakaway from Congress so that Cabinet rules will not be applied.
For a pre-Independence Congressman,
For a pre-Independence Congressman,
it was unimaginable to go against party icons such as Jawaharlal Nehru and Maulana Abul Kalam Azad. But Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi, the undisputed leader of Assam, did an act of insubordination to save his own state from the Grouping system of the Cabinet Mission.
Acceptance of the plan would have meant Assam’s merger with East Pakistan after Partition. Bordoloi forcefully protested, though he got little support except from two Bengal leaders—Congressman Sarat Chandra Bose and Jana Sangh founder Syama Prasad Mookerjee.
It was eventually at Gandhi’s intervention that Bordoloi succeeded in keeping undivided Assam out of the Grouping.
In 1946 elections Bordoloi brought Congress to a majority. Gopinath was unanimously elected as Prime Minister.
After Independence, as Assam's first CM he worked
In 1946 elections Bordoloi brought Congress to a majority. Gopinath was unanimously elected as Prime Minister.
After Independence, as Assam's first CM he worked
closely with Patel to secure the sovereignty of Assam against China on one hand and Pakistan on the other. He also helped to organise the rehabilitation of millions of Hindu refugees who had fled East Pakistan due to widespread violence in the aftermath of Partition.
He was instrumental in establishing Gauhati University, High Court of Assam, Assam Medical College, Assam Veterinary College etc.
Gopinath Bordoloi was also a gifted writer. He wrote several books like Annasaktiyog, Shreeramachandra, Hajrat Mohammad & Budhhadeb while in jail.
Gopinath Bordoloi was also a gifted writer. He wrote several books like Annasaktiyog, Shreeramachandra, Hajrat Mohammad & Budhhadeb while in jail.
Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi joined Eshwara's feet on 05th August 1950.
Vajpayee Govt awarded Bharataratna in 1999 and the same govt installed his life size statue at Parliament on Oct 2002.
The Guwhati Airport is named after this legend.
Why Nehru family hates him?
Vajpayee Govt awarded Bharataratna in 1999 and the same govt installed his life size statue at Parliament on Oct 2002.
The Guwhati Airport is named after this legend.
Why Nehru family hates him?
Bordoloi on May 7 1949 wrote a letter to Nehru, expressing concern over Muslim influx from erstwhile East Pakistan, Nehru in reply wrote that "we have to absorb them and make provisions for them so that they might be good citizens".
Bordoloi said to Nehru, that you are wrong.
Bordoloi said to Nehru, that you are wrong.
With this, Bordoloi became a non entity.
Saluting the legend who literally saved North East Bharat.
#ForgottenHeroes
#LokpriyaGopinathBordoloi
#VANDEMATARAM
Saluting the legend who literally saved North East Bharat.
#ForgottenHeroes
#LokpriyaGopinathBordoloi
#VANDEMATARAM
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