In 1949–1951, Baruah's political career began as a member of the Constituent Assembly.[2] He is now chiefly remembered for his alleged sycophancy to Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, encapsulated by his c. 1974 proclamation that "India is Indira. Indira is India."[3] However, he later parted ways with her and joined Congress (Urs), later renamed as Indian Congress (Socialist). He was the Governor of Bihar from 1 February 1971 to 4 February 1973. He died in New Delhi. He is the first and only Assamese to be elected as a president of Indian National Congress.
Baruah was a noted poet as well. His collection of Assamese poems, Sagar Dekhisa (সাগৰ দেখিছা), is still very popular. He was the elder brother of famous Assamese poet Nabakanta Barua.
References
^"D.K. Borooah". Lok Sabha. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
^. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
barooah, kant, barooah, february, 1914, january, 1996, indian, politician, from, assam, served, president, indian, national, congress, during, emergency, 1975, president, indian, national, congressin, office, 1975, 1977preceded, byshankar, dayal, sharmasucceed. Dev Kant Barooah 22 February 1914 28 January 1996 was an Indian politician from Assam who served as the President of the Indian National Congress during the Emergency 1975 77 D K BarooahPresident of the Indian National CongressIn office 1975 1977Preceded byShankar Dayal SharmaSucceeded byIndira GandhiPersonal detailsBorn 1914 02 22 22 February 1914Dibrugarh Assam British IndiaDied28 January 1996 1996 01 28 aged 81 Delhi IndiaPolitical partyIndian National Congress Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 References 4 External linksEarly life EditBaruah was born on 22 February 1914 to Nilkanta Baruah at Dibrugarh Assam Province present day Assam He studied at Nowgong Government High School and graduated from Banaras Hindu University After joining the Indian freedom struggle he was imprisoned in 1930 1941 and 1942 1 Career EditIn 1949 1951 Baruah s political career began as a member of the Constituent Assembly 2 He is now chiefly remembered for his alleged sycophancy to Prime Minister Indira Gandhi encapsulated by his c 1974 proclamation that India is Indira Indira is India 3 However he later parted ways with her and joined Congress Urs later renamed as Indian Congress Socialist He was the Governor of Bihar from 1 February 1971 to 4 February 1973 He died in New Delhi He is the first and only Assamese to be elected as a president of Indian National Congress Baruah was a noted poet as well His collection of Assamese poems Sagar Dekhisa স গৰ দ খ ছ is still very popular He was the elder brother of famous Assamese poet Nabakanta Barua References Edit D K Borooah Lok Sabha Retrieved 15 March 2019 D K Baruah in Indian National Congress Archived from the original on 2 January 2021 Retrieved 2 June 2019 Ram Guha India After Gandhi p 467External links EditNo 103 The Incidence of Corruption in India Is the Neglect of Governance Endangering Human Security in South Asia Shabnam Mallick and Rajarshi Sen JANUARY 2006 at the Wayback Machine archived 1 March 2006 Party political officesPreceded byShankar Dayal Sharma President of the Indian National Congress1975 1977 Succeeded byIndira Gandhi This article about an Indian National Congress politician from Assam is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title D K Barooah amp oldid 1128114783, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
