Radha Govinda Baruah | |
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 Baruah on a 2000 stamp of India | |
| Born | (1900-10-17)17 October 1900 |
| Died | 15 July 1977(1977-07-15) (aged 76) |
| Other names | Lion man |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| 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. |
| Relatives | Narendra Nath Phukan |
Radha Govinda Baruah (17 October 1900[1] – 15 July[2] 1977[1][2]) was the founder ofThe Assam Tribune, a group of news papers. Radha Govinda Baruah, an enterprising person inDibrugarh, 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 1938 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.[4] He was a sports enthusiast,[1] who was president of theAssam Cricket Association for over a decade.[2] The iconicNehru Stadium in Guwahati was built under his leadership in 1962. He is also noted for his contributions to the society and culture of Assam.[1][2][4] RG Baruah was instrumental in opening the first bank in Assam, the Imperial Bank Of India (Now State Bank Of India) in 1923. He is called "the architect of modern Assam"[1][5] for his being "instrumental in realising the educational needs" of the Assamese people.[5]Radha Govinda Baruah College (or R G Baruah College) inGuwahati is named after him. He is also called theSinghapurush ("Lion Man") for his immense bravery and enthusiasm.[5]
In 2000, Baruah was honoured with apostage stamp, part of a series of "Great Leaders : Social and Political" along withJaglal Choudhary,Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, andDiwan Bahadur R. Srinivasan.[4]
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