Thursday, January 2, 2025

Tikheswar Borgohain's Birth Anniversary


 

Tikheswar Borgohain, born on 2 January 1923, was an educationist and freedom fighter. Borgohain, was a resident of Lakwa Charingia Konwer gaon in Nazira subdivision in Sivasagar district.

Borgohain started his career as a teacher at Rangagara LP School and got superannuation in 1983. He also established Charingia Konwer Goan LP School. Borgohain and fellow freedom fighter Uma Kanta Rajkonwer took part in the Indian freedom movement.  For his outstanding contribution in the freedom movement, he was awarded Trama Pratra by the Union and State governments and provided freedom fighter pension. On 9 August 2016 former President of India, Pranab Mukherjee felicitated Tikheswar Borgohain in New Delhi.

He wrote a book titled ‘The role of Lakwa in freedom moment of India.’  

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