A LEGENDARY WARRIOR

LET US REKINDLE THE PATRIOTIC FERVOUR OF GREAT WARRIOR LACHIT BARPHUKAN TO FOIL THE SINISTER DESIGNS OF NEFARIOUS FORCES AND WORK IN UNISON IN NATION-BUILDING. THIS WILL BE A FITTING AND LASTING TRIBUTE TO THE LEGENDARY HERO

- DUINA BARBARUAH

The stage is set for celebrating the 400th birth anniversary of one of the greatest warriors Assam has ever produced, Lachit Barphukan, who crushed the formidable Mughals in the historic Battle of Saraighat.

To commemorate the 400th birth anniversary of this great warrior, the Government of Assam is organising a two-day mega event not only in Assam but also in the national capital on November 23 and 24. The purpose behind holding the event in Delhi is to bring into the national limelight the great warrior, who is hitherto not known in other parts of the country.

Chief Minister of Assam, Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma, is taking special interest in glorifying the illustrious life of Veer Lachit Barphukan on the national stage and giving the great warrior the rightful place in the annals of history. No other dispensation in the past took such a laudable initiative to catapult the legendary warrior into the centre stage than the BJP-led Government headed by the dynamic Chief Minister. In a letter, Sarma requested that his counterparts in other states include a chapter on the warrior in their textbooks for school and college students. The Chief Minister is making a strong case for granting national hero status to the legendary warrior of Assam, Lachit Barphukan, in the same category as Chattrapati Shivaji and Maharana Pratap Singh.

As part of the celebrations, an exhibition and seminar shedding light on the life and times of Lachit Barphukan are being lined-up. A book on Lachit Barphukan will be released together with the screening of a documentary. The rich cultural heritage of Assam will also be showcased.