Rupnath Brahma

Rupnath Brahma
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
4 March 1967 – March 1971
Preceded byD. Basumatari
Succeeded byD. Basumatari
ConstituencyKokrajhar
Ministerial offices
Minister for Supply, Trade, Commerce, Registration, Stamps, Relief and Rehabilitation
In office
22 March 1962 – 1967
Chief MinisterBimala Prasad Chaliha
Preceded byMoinul Hoque Choudhury
Succeeded bySatindra Mohon Dev
Minister for the Medical department, Public Health, Cottage industries, Sericulture and weaving[a]
In office
1952 – 21 March 1962
Chief MinistersBishnuram Medhi
Bimala Prasad Chaliha
Preceded byJames Joy Mohan Nichols Roy
Succeeded byBaidyanath Mookerjee
Minister for the Forest, Judicial, Registration and General Affairs
In office
12 April 1947 – 1952
Chief MinistersGopinath Bordoloi
Bishnuram Medhi
Preceded byBhimbor Deori
Succeeded byBaidyanath Mookerjee
Minister for Agriculture and Veterinary
In office
23 March 1945 – 11 February 1946
Prime MinisterMuhammed Saadulah
Preceded byNaba Kumar Dutta
Succeeded byAbdul Matlib Mazumder
Minister for General and Judicial Affairs
In office
25 August 1942 – 23 March 1945
Prime MinisterMuhammed Saadulah
Preceded byMuddabbir Hussain Chaudhuri
Succeeded byMunawwar Ali
Minister for the Forest[b]
In office
19 September 1938 – 24 December 1941
Prime MinisterGopinath Bordoloi
Muhammed Saadulah
Preceded byRohini Kumar Chaudhuri
Succeeded byMunawwar Ali
Member of Assam Legislative Assembly
In office
1937 – 1967
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byUttam Brahma
ConstituencySidli
Personal details
Born15 June 1902
Kokrajhar, Assam, India
Died23 January 1968 (aged 66)
Kokrajhar, Assam, India
Spouse(s)
Damayanti Brahma
​
​
(m. 1920, died)​

Swarnamoyee Brahma
​
(m. 1958)​
Children10
ParentDhajendra Brahma (father)
Alma materCotton College
OccupationPoet, Politician, Social worker

Rupnath Brahma (15 June 1902– 23 January 1968) was a Bodo poet, politician and religious scholar in Assam who served as a Member of the Lok Sabha from 1967 to 1971.

Early life

He was born on 15 June 1902 at Owabari village of Kokrajhar district to Dhajendra Brahma.[1]

Career

He is credited with helping establish Brahma Dharma. His poems were mostly mystic in character. He was also first minister from the Bodos. The Rupnath Brahma Inter-State Bus Terminal in Guwahati is named after him.[1]

Personal life and death

He died on 23 January 1968.[2][3]

Grave of Rupnath Brahma in Owabari, Kokrajhar

Notes

  1. ↑ Medical and Public Health, Printing, Stationery, Registration and Stamps from 1957 to 1962.
    Forests, Medical and public health, Judicial, Legislative, Printing and stationery from April to December 1957
  2. ↑ Forests and Registration until 17 November 1939

References

  1. 1 2 "Members Bioprofile". Archived from the original on 21 April 2014.
  2. ↑ Rupnath Brahma (1902-1968) bodopedia.com. Retrieved 19 July 2023
  3. ↑ "Welcome to Bodoland - History". 14 May 2008. Archived from the original on 14 May 2008. Retrieved 9 February 2025.


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