Famous Bodo Personalities: This article will provide information about well-known Bodo individuals who have had an important impact on the lives of Boro people.
Famous Bodo Personalities List
1. Bodofa Upendra Nath Brahma
Bodofa UN Brahma (31 Mar 1956 – 01 May 1990), popularly known as the ‘Father of the Bodos’, was a Social Activist from the Bodo community.
He led the peaceful Bodoland Movement with the goal of establishing a new state named ‘Bodoland’ within Assam. His contributions greatly impacted the All Bodo Student Union (ABSU).
2. Gurudev Kalicharan Brahma
Kalicharan Brahma (18 Apr 1860 – 08 May 1938), popularly known as Gurudev Kalicharan Brahma was 20th-century social and religious reformer of Bodo society. He was originally Kalicharan Mech.
3. Kanakeswar Narzary
Kanakeswar Narzary (2 Jan 1943 – 12 Oct 2003), was the founder and General Secretary of the All Bodo Students’ Union (ABSU). Kanakeswar Narzary was honored with the “Jawaharlal Nehru Lifetime Achievement Award” in 1999, New Delhi.
4. Sujit Narzary
Sujit Narzary (08 Jan 1972 – 12 June 1987), the first Martyr of the Bodoland movement, lost his life during the protest led by Bodofa Upendranath Brahma (1956-1990).
5. Jwhwlao Nileswar Brahma
Jwhwlao Nileswar Brahma (11 Feb 1927 – 01 Jan 1986), was a singer, poet, songwriter, and social worker within the Bodo community.
He became the first person from Bodo community to record songs on a gramophone in Kolkata in 1952. He died on 1 January 1986, due to high blood pressure.
6. Bineswar Brahma
Bineswar Brahma (28 Feb 1948 – 19 Aug 2000), also known as Subungthini Thandwi Bineswar Brahma, was the president of the Bodo Sahitya Sabha (BSS) and also served as the Deputy General Manager of the Fertilizer Corporation of India (FCI) for the northern region.
7. Bir Chilagang Basumatary
Bir Chilagang Basumatary (1 Feb 1959 – 28 June 1997), was the founder chairman of the now defunct Bodoland Liberation Tiger (BLT) and was instrumental in the fight for the creation of Bodoland.
8. Jwhwlao Swmbla Basumatary
Jwhwlao Swmbla Basumatary (Mar 1960 – 30 July 1996), was the President of the ABSU (All Bodo Students Union) from 1995 to 1996.
9. Rupnath Brahma 15 Jun 1902 – 23 Jan 1968
10. Brajendra Kumar Brahma 01 Jun 1943 – 05 Dec 2019
11. Kamal Kumar Brahma 02 Aug 1929 – 04 Apr 2006
12. Ishan Chandra Mushahary 02 Dec 1915 – 1940
13. Gaide Basumatary (Died 12 May 1988)
14. Helena Basumatary (Died 12 May 1988)
15. Daoharu Garlabata Basumatary (Died 7 Sep 2000)
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