Who is known as the Jim Karbet of Assam?

Who is known as the Jim Karbet of Assam?
Tarun Ram Phukan

 Tarun Ram Phukan (22 January 1877 – 28 July 1939) was a prominent leader of Assam. He was popularly known as Deshbhakta.

Phukan was born in 1877 in a reputed family of Assam. He was educated in Cotton Collegiate School, Guwahati and Presidency College, Calcutta. He moved to the Bar from Inner Temple in London. He educated as a lawyer but also served as lecturer in Earle Law College in Guwahati.

He was a member of the Assam Association, a political organization that was founded in 1894. He was also a member of the Indian National Congress, and he represented Assam in the Congress sessions in 1905, 1909, and 1915.

Phukan was a strong advocate for the rights of Assamese people. He was one of the leaders of the Assamese movement against the partition of Assam in 1905. He also opposed the British government's policy of 'divide and rule'.

Phukan was a prolific writer, and he wrote extensively on Assamese history and culture. He was also a poet, and his poems were published in various magazines and newspapers.

Phukan died in 1939, but his legacy lives on. He is considered to be one of the most important figures in Assamese history, and his work continues to be read and enjoyed by people all over the world.

Here are some of his notable achievements:

• Member of the Assam Association, a political organization that was founded in 1894.
• Member of the Indian National Congress, and he represented Assam in the Congress sessions in 1905, 1909, and 1915.
• Leader of the Assamese movement against the partition of Assam in 1905.
• Opposed the British government's policy of 'divide and rule'.
• Prolific writer, and he wrote extensively on Assamese history and culture.
• Poet, and his poems were published in various magazines and newspapers.

Phukan was a true patriot, and he will be remembered for his dedication to the cause of Assamese people.