Archana Borthakur Explained

Archana Borthakur
Native Name:Assamese: অৰ্চনা বৰঠাকুৰ
Nickname:Archie
Birth Date:1983 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Dergaon, Golaghat district, Assam, India

Archana Borthakur (Assamese: অৰ্চনা বৰঠাকুৰ) is an Indian social activist from Assam. Borthakur founded social welfare society Priyobondhu in pursuit of community development and social change. She is known for her social works like donation of unused clothes, foods, books and household tools to the underprivileged.[1] [2]

Early life and education

Borthakur was born at Dergaon in Golaghat district of Assam. She did her matriculation from Dergaon Girls Higher Secondary School in 2000 and higher secondary from Kamal Deorah College in 2002. Borthakur completed her BA & MA in Assamese literature from Cotton College.[3]

Social work

Borthakur launched a programme titled 'Positive Lights' in 2016 to provide right treatment and care to HIV+ orphaned children. She has also arranged to decorate the care home of such children with lights and Rangoli and distributed food packets and educational materials along with other essential commodities collected from people.[4]

In 2018, Borthakur initiated a programme for children under the name and style of ‘Breakfast for a child’.[5] [6]

Borthakur distributed school bags, pencil boxes, fluxes, tiffin boxes, erasers, wood pencils, colour pencils, picture books, exercise copies to below poverty level children in 2018. Khetri area on the outskirts of Guwahati was covered during this mission.[7]

Borthakur is educating girls in rural Assam about menstruation and making menstrual hygiene accessible to the underprivileged girls.[8]

Borthakur launched a survey project on child labour in 2020 with the help of Guwahati district administration. A survey was conducted on children from the age group of 9 to 14 years.[9]

Literary works

Borthakur is the author of three novels Poridhi, Aparajita and Cottonian ekhon rodor khiriki.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Applications for Miscellaneous Registration of Societies under Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860 (2017-2018)- (Priyobondhu is in SL. No. 342). Registrar of firms & societies, Government of Assam. en. live. 4 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20210902094846/https://rfsfinance.assam.gov.in/sites/default/files/swf_utility_folder/departments/rfs_finance_uneecopscloud_com_oid_75/menu/information_and_services/Applications%20for%20Miscellaneous%20Registration%20of%20Societies%20under%20Societies%20Registration%20Act%20XXI%20of%201860%20(2017-2018).pdf . 2 September 2021 .
  2. Web site: NGO launches website – Donate generously : Priyobondhu. The Telegraph. en. live. 13 May 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20210902094843/https://www.telegraphindia.com/north-east/ngo-launches-website/cid/1411166 . 2 September 2021 .
  3. Web site: About Archana Borthakur. Priyobondhu. en. live. 4 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20160806043333/http://www.priyobondhu.org:80/about-us.html . 6 August 2016 .
  4. Web site: HIV+ orphaned children all set to celebrate Diwali. Janambhumi –An Assamese daily. en. live. 29 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20210902124020/https://janambhumi.in/VFhwSmVrNW5QVDA9/HIV+-orphaned-children-all-set-to-celebrate-Diwali.html . 2 September 2021 .
  5. Web site: Priyobondhu NGO's Breakfast Programme for Children Extended. The Sentinel. en. live. 3 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20210422204644/https://www.sentinelassam.com/guwahati-city/priyobondhu-ngos-breakfast-programme-for-children-extended/ . 22 April 2021 .
  6. Web site: NGO in Assam provides breakfast to students. Rotary News. en. live. 29 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20210902100958/https://rotarynewsonline.org/ngo-in-assam-provides-breakfast-to-students/ . 2 September 2021 .
  7. Web site: Priyobondhu befriends kids by giving School Kit for a Child. The Sentinel. en. live. 29 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20210902100959/https://www.sentinelassam.com/guwahati-city/areas-in-guwahati-to-face-disruption-in-water-supply-on-set-4-and-5-499334?infinitescroll=1 . 2 September 2021 .
  8. Web site: Menstrual Hygiene: A Cause of Concern. The Story Mug. en. live. 17 September 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20210902100959/https://thestorymug.com/menstrual-hygiene-a-cause-of-concern/ . 2 September 2021 .
  9. Web site: Survey project on 'child labour' inaugurated in Guwahati. The Sentinel. en. live. 5 February 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20210902100959/https://www.sentinelassam.com/guwahati-city/survey-project-on-child-labour-inaugurated-in-guwahati/?infinitescroll=1 . 2 September 2021 .
  10. Web site: Foundation of Cotton alumni body's building. The Assam Tribune. en. live. 4 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20160213071535/http://www.assamtribune.com:80/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=feb0916/city052 . 13 February 2016 .

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