Radha Govinda Baruah Explained

Radha Govinda Baruah
Birth Date:1900 10, df=yes
Nationality:Indian
Citizenship:Indian
Other Names:Lion man
Known For:Started Assam Flying club. First Mayor of Guwahati. Started the Guwahati Tea Auction Center. The Nehru Stadium at Guwahati was built under his leadership.
Relations:Narendra Nath Phukan

Radha Govinda Baruah (17 October 1900[1] – 15 July[2] 1977) was the founder of The Assam Tribune, a group of news papers. Radha Govinda Baruah, an enterprising person in Dibrugarh, first conceived the idea of launching an English daily. With some help from his friends and well wishers, he brought out an English weekly newspaper instead of a daily on 4 August 1939 under the editorship of Lakshminath Phookan, former editorial staff of Hindustan Standard, a leading daily of Anand Bazar Group, Kolkata.[3] He founded the Assam Tribune in 1939. He was a sports enthusiast, who was president of the Assam Cricket Association for over a decade. The iconic Nehru Stadium in Guwahati was built under his leadership in 1962. He is also noted for his contributions to the society and culture of Assam. He is called "the architect of modern Assam" for his being "instrumental in realising the educational needs" of the Assamese people. Radha Govinda Baruah College (or R G Baruah College) in Guwahati is named after him. He is also called the Singhapurush ("Lion Man") for his immense bravery and enthusiasm.[4]

Honours

In 2000, Baruah was honoured with a postage stamp, part of a series of "Great Leaders : Social and Political" along with Jaglal Choudhary, Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, and Diwan Bahadur R. Srinivasan.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Mitra Phukan. R G Baruah: The Architect of Modern Assam. 2004. Sahitya Prakash.
  2. News: ACA appeals for top honour to RG . https://web.archive.org/web/20121023221807/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1040716/asp/northeast/story_3501062.asp . dead . 23 October 2012 . . 15 July 2004.
  3. Web site: The Assam Tribune : A timeless leader. 8 September 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140705053050/http://www.allaboutnewspapers.com/oct09/article11.htm. 5 July 2014. dead. dmy-all.
  4. Web site: Radha Govinda Baruah College,, Guwahati. National Assessment and Accreditation Council web site. 24 September 2009.
  5. Web site: Stamp Calendar – Stamps Issued by India in August 2000 . Dakshina Kannada Philatelic and Numismatic Association web site . 7 January 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110727060302/http://webspace.webring.com/people/md/dakshina_kan_pa/art8/aug.htm . 27 July 2011 . dead . dmy-all .