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Jagannath Barooah
Jagannath Barooah (1851–1907) is an Indian scholar, Assam tea, tea planter, philanthropist from Jorhat, Assam. He is known as the first graduate from upper Assam. Early life He was born on 29 October 1851 in Rajhauli, Jorhat, to Hemadhar Barooah. Education He studied Sanskrit in his fathers guidance and later got into Guwahati English Seminary in 1864. He passed Bachelor of Arts from Presidency University, Kolkata in 1872. As he became the first graduate and upper Assam, people used to call him "B.A. Jagannath". Work After returning from Calcutta, Jagannath Barooah appeared successfully for the Native Civil Services in 1875.But some spark of an independent spirit made him pass up a coveted carrier in favour of Assam tea, Asaam Tea Cultivation. Tea Estates * Letekujan tea estate * Tipomia tea estate * Bosabari tea estate Jorhat Sarbajanik Sabha He was the founder of Social-Political organisation Jorhat Sarbajanik Sabha in 1884, who later played a major role in Inde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jorhat
Jorhat ( ) is one of the important cities and a growing urban centre in the state of Assam in India. Etymology Jorhat ("jor" means twin and "hat" means market) means two hats or mandis - "Masorhaat" and "Sowkihat" which existed on the opposite banks of the Bhugdoi river. History Jorhat was the last capital of the Ahom Kingdom, as a planned town under royal patronage. It is often spelt as "Jorehaut" during the British reign. In 1794, the Ahom King Gaurinath Singha shifted the capital from Sivasagar, erstwhile Rangpur, Assam, Rangpur to Jorhat. Many tanks were built around the capital city by the Ahom royalty such as Rajmao Pukhuri or Borpukhuri, Buragohain Pukhuri, Bolia Gohain Pukhuri, Kotoki Pukhuri and Mitha Pukhuri. This town was a flourishing and commercial metropolis but was destroyed by a series of Burmese invasion of Assam between 1817 and the arrival of the British force in 1824 under the stewardship of David Scott (Assam), David Scott and Captain Richard. From the v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
