Mukunda Kakati
Mukunda Kakati | |
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 Bronze statues of Swahid Kanaklata and Mukunda Kakati in front of Gohpur police station where they were shot dead | |
| Born | March 1919 |
| Died | 20 September, 1942 |
| Cause of death | Shot by British Soldiers |
| Other names | Mukund |
| Movement | Indian independence movement |
Mukunda Kakati (1919-1942) was an Indian revolutionary who participated Mahatma Gandhi's Quit India Movement and was shot dead by British Police in Gohpur Police Station on 20 September 1942.[1][2]
Death and commemoration[edit]
The Fast Patrol Vessel Mukunda Kakati, is named after Kanaklata Barua. After Kanaklata Barua was shot, Mukunda Kakati raised Indian Flag in Gohpur police station, resulting another dead shot to Mukunda Kakati.[3]
In Gohpur, there is a tank named Borpukhuri which was named for Mukunda Kakati and Kanaklata Baruah.[4]
In 1994, the Assam State Government named Nalbari Civil Hospital as 'Swahid Mukunda Kakati Civil Hospital' honouring Mukunda Kakati's sacrifice.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Mukunda Kakati remembered". The Assam Tribune. 1 October 2021. Archived from the original on 1 October 2021.
- ^ Chopra, Pran Nath (1969). Who's who of Indian Martyrs, Volume 2. Ministry of Education and Youth Services, Government of India. p. 1933. ISBN 9788123021805.
- ^ Assam (India) (1967). Assam District Gazetteers. Vol. 2. Shillong: Govt. of Assam. p. 86.
- ^ Bhattacharya, Prasanta (2004). Tourism in Assam : Trend and Potentialities. Guwahati: Bani Mandir. p. 260.
- ^ "SMK CIVIL HOSPITAL" (PDF). 14 October 2021.