Rupnath Brahma (

Bodo Bodo may refer to: Ethnicity * Boro people, an ethno-linguistic group mainly from Northwest Assam, India * Bodo-Kachari people, an umbrella group from Nepal, India and Bangladesh that includes the Bodo people Culture and language * Boro cu ...

: रुपनाथ ब्रह्म 1902-1968) was a

poet, politician and religious scholar. He was born on 15 June 1902 at Owabari village of

Kokrajhar Kokrajhar () is a town in the Bodoland Territorial Region, an autonomous territory in Assam, one of the North Eastern states of India. Kokrajhar town is located along the bank of the river Gaurang. The North East Indian Railways divides the ci ...

district. He was the son of Dhajendra Brahma and Khwdwmsri Brahma. He breathed his last on 23 January 1968. He is credited with helping establish Brahma Dharma. His poems were mostly mystic in character. He was also first minister from the Bodos. The Inter-State Bus Terminal of

Guwahati Guwahati (, ; formerly rendered Gauhati, ) is the biggest city of the Indian state of Assam and also the largest metropolis in northeastern India. Dispur, the capital of Assam, is in the circuit city region located within Guwahati and is the ...

is named after him to commemorate him as Rupnath Brahma Inter-State Bus Terminal.

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Hindu poets Bodo people People from Kokrajhar district Tribal people from Assam 1902 births 1968 deaths 20th-century Indian poets Indian male poets Poets from Assam 20th-century Indian male writers {{Assam-politician-stub