A versatile genius Dr.Amalendu Guha Bade Adieu to all of us on this morning. A economist,social scientist, historian,puritan and a die hard educationist Dr Guha had his contributions towards our society are manifolds.He was also a communist in faith till he breathed his last. In his marathon innings of life he saw the imperial rulers in colonial days,as well as many decades of independent India.
He was born in Babupara of Imphal town in 1924 from Jaminisundar Guha, a school teacher who migrated from Tangail of Mymensingh district of present Bangladesh in 1905. He had his schooling thereat up to sixth standard and after retirement of his father his parents again shifted their base at Guwahati and he started his schooling from Paltan Bazar Bengali School.He completed his matriculation from same school in 1941 and he secured 4th position in I A (Inter Arts) from Calcutta University(Guwahati University was established in 1948) which has given him an University Scholarship and chance to study at Prestigious Presidency College at Calcutta.He completed his masters in Economics and Political Science in 1947 and joined at Darrang College in November 1948.
He was offered to do research work by Delhi school of International studies and he took the chance in 1962. He took leave without pay from Darrang College and joined thereat. After submitting his paper in 1965 he went back to join at Darrang college again.
He was arrested by police during 1962 Indo-China war time along with many other communist leaders and was sent at Bhubaneshwar jail at Orissa. He was released after 6 months.
He was an active member of communist party since 1943 to 1965. After that he could not continue due to his other preoccupations and literary works. He worte many books in both Bengali and Assamese.His famous poetry collection in Assamese is TUMALOI and in Bengali is LUIT PAROR GATHA.But his most impotent work is "PLANTER RAJ TO SWARAJ" which tells the socio economic history of Assam since the days of treaty of Iandabu (1826) to the day of Independence (1947).
He was an executive member of Indian History Congress(1975-1977),president of North East History Association(1981-1982)etc as well as he was president of various wings of Axom Xahitya Xabha.
His silhouette shadowing the cultural and literary of Assam since many decades has moved into oblivion and inordinate loss this region due to the vacuum created by his demise can not be filled up easily.
He was offered to do research work by Delhi school of International studies and he took the chance in 1962. He took leave without pay from Darrang College and joined thereat. After submitting his paper in 1965 he went back to join at Darrang college again.
He was arrested by police during 1962 Indo-China war time along with many other communist leaders and was sent at Bhubaneshwar jail at Orissa. He was released after 6 months.
He was an active member of communist party since 1943 to 1965. After that he could not continue due to his other preoccupations and literary works. He worte many books in both Bengali and Assamese.His famous poetry collection in Assamese is TUMALOI and in Bengali is LUIT PAROR GATHA.But his most impotent work is "PLANTER RAJ TO SWARAJ" which tells the socio economic history of Assam since the days of treaty of Iandabu (1826) to the day of Independence (1947).
He was an executive member of Indian History Congress(1975-1977),president of North East History Association(1981-1982)etc as well as he was president of various wings of Axom Xahitya Xabha.
His silhouette shadowing the cultural and literary of Assam since many decades has moved into oblivion and inordinate loss this region due to the vacuum created by his demise can not be filled up easily.
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