Chabilal Upadhyaya
Chabilal Upadhyaya | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 May 1882 |
| Died | 24 January 1980 (aged 97) Mazgaon (Gangmouthan) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Other names | Chabilal Upadhyaya, Chabilal Babu |
| Occupation | Political leader of Assam |
| Political party | Assam Pradesh Congress Committee |
Chabilal Upadhyaya[1] (12 May 1882 - 24 January 1980), was the first (selected) president of the Assam Pradesh Congress committee.[2] In 1919 Upadhyaya's family settled at Mazgaon (Gangmouthan), Behali Tehsil in present day Biswanath district of Assam.[3]
Political contributions
[edit]Chabilal Upadhyaya,[4] popularly known as Chabilal Babu was a prominent leader of the Indian Freedom Movement from Assam.Upadhyaya joined the war of independence. On April 18, 1921, a meeting chaired by Upadhyaya was held in jorhat where the Assam Association was merged with Indian National Congress to form Assam Pradesh Congress Committee.[5] He became the first (selected) president of the Assam Pradesh Congress committee.[6] He was arrested by the British for joining the Congress and paid a jail term of six months by joining the Non-Cooperation movement under Gandhiji's leadership.
Upadhyaya played an important role in establishing various local schools in Gohpur Sub-division.[7] Under his leadership, thirty thousand Nepali speaking people protested against Jinnah's proposal at the call of All India Gorkha League.[citation needed]
Now, Government of Assam announced that an engineering college[8] will be established in Behali, Assam which will be named after Chabilal Upadhyaya.[citation needed]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Chhabilal Upadhyaya (Nepali:छबिलाल उपाध्याय) Indian Gorkha freedom fighter". Indian Gorkhas. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
- ^ "The Times of India: Latest News India, World & Business News, Cricket & Sports, Bollywood". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
- ^ Upreti, Mohan (July 2020). "BABU CHABILAL UPADHYAYA AND INDIA'S FREEDOM STRUGGLE :1920-47". Dissertation: 10.
- ^ Chabilal Upadhyaya. Good Books Distributors Publishers. 2020.
- ^ History Book Of Class 10. Guwahati: Assam State Textbook Production and Publication Corporation Limited. 2015. p. 66.
- ^ "16". Baichitramai Assam (in Hindi). Guwahati: Assam RashtraBhasa Prachar Samiti. 2018. p. 88.
- ^ "Chabilal Upadhyaya M. E. School was ..." Archived from the original on 2020-10-16.
- ^ "New engineering college to be named after Chabilal Upadhyaya". Time8.
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