Gopinath Bordoloi was born on June 06, 1890 at Roha in Assam.
He studied at Cotton School and College at Gauhati and passed his matriculate
examination in 1907 and intermediate examination in 1909. He obtained his BA in
1912 from Scottish Church College, Calcutta. He obtained his MA in 1914 and LLB
Law in 1917 from University of Calcutta.
He worked as Headmaster of Sonaram High School, Gauhati (1914 – 1917).He
practiced as an Advocate at Gauhati (1917 – 1922). He however gave up his
lucrative legal practice to join the Indian Independence Movement under the
leadership of Mahatma Gandhi. He as Secretary of the Indian National Congress
organized freedom activities in Assam for which he was imprisoned by the
British Raj (1922 – 1932).
He was Member of Gauhati Municipal Board and Local Board (1933 – 1936).
Leader of Opposition (1936 – 1938) and Prime Minister of Assam (1938 – 1939). He resigned from the government and
participated in the Satyagraha movement (1939 – 1946)
He served as the first Chief Minister of Assam (1946 – 1950)
He died on August 05, 1950 in Gauhati at the age of 60 years.
Chief Minister of Assam
He served as the Chief Minister of Assam twice in (1938 – 1939) and
(1946 – 1950) during which he worked the preservation of democracy, sovereignty
and communal harmony in the state. He introduced land and tax reforms for the
benefit of the peasants and workers.
He was instrumental in the establishment of Gauhati High Court, Gauhati
University, Assam Medical College, Assam Agricultural College, Assam Veterinary
College and Kamrup Academy.
Titles
He was
conferred the title “Lokapriya” or loved by all and “Sher-e-Assam” or the Lion
of Assam.
Awards
The Government
of India posthumously honoured him with Bharat Ratna in 1999 thus making him
the first and the only recipient of the award from North East.
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