[Assam] Gandhian visits State to promote cause ofunderprivileged children

[DR BIKASH KUMAR DAS]

Respected Dada,
  I agree with you always.It was never to hurt you at any cost. I was trying to arrange Mr.GAvin to meet my father and he promised me, but nothing much had happened as all come to the focus of media.
  You are very well versed about my origin.I am from a village, never studied in a LP schoo, all was done at home,directly got admission to kalaigaon High School in class 4th on 10 Feb 1972 Studied my home Lp on Athiya kal paat,Dowat Chiyahee ,pakhi (Falcon feather).worked in paddy fields, plaughing early morning 0345 hrs till 0700 hrs, do home works, take cattle for grazzing, go to collect Shewali phool(Xewali),sweep big compound,heat up the manual Iron to press clothes, burn fire wood do it your own.Use Kahimala aatha to label school books. For geting good Kahimala aatha(Gum) we used to cut the branch at mid night.
  Born in a Gandhain family with all religion recitations, visits by Acharya Vinoba Bhabe in 1961, my father did established a village of Tea Garden Kuli(labourer) known as Xamalabori.This is one of the model village and since that eforts encouraged by Vinoba Bhabe, they remain hard core gandhian and my father is well respected.Present one MrTanti is from th same vilage who is ISRO scientist at Mumbai.We worked with vilagers under shramdan sewa for drainage and cleanliness project being a small kid in 1969 happily.My house is a ashram.All activities was based from there.Then Governor Sir Syed Sadulla, Bimala Prasad Chaliha,DEbakanta baruah, Hem Baruah used to have base camp at our home leaving capital Shillong. Evening bhajan by al religion is very sweet.For all these today also Kalaigaon area dnt have communual problems.
  Mty father was the man behind establishing today's kalaigaon Higher Secondary School.he started that on a small room in 1952 as MV School.he was with management committe till it become HS School and Govt took over fully.Since we al was out from school, some otehr rival political party opposed him to be in comite.. that was the end of it.Now we have one Girls High School at our land fully converted to Govt one,First Navodaya School of Darrang(it was to go to Tezpur or balipara) was established at our home land, now my father arranged large land to get shifted at free.Now we also have one own school Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi English high school, doing well in science activities.My eldest brother Jayanta Kumar Das take care of it with his old classmates.
  My father first established kalaigaon College long ago with big fight betwen illegal occupants from the abondoned British tea garden land(Greenland tea eastate- people now say Garlen TE), due to father the local people gave away the land.Now its a big college with much developement of the area.Father walked from his own money to collect funds from door to door alone at this age.Great support he got from the tea gardens and his old rich friends.This was due to trust on him.Unfortunately the thugs are always there.he made Bholabari High School HM as secretary and he finished all the hard collected cash fund.One fine day he came to our home and told my father that no money and now he is resigning!! When my fatehr asked where al these money gone?He replied simply- you only told to spend all!!! As my father used to sign blank sanctions.That Ganga Deka never had child and noted to earn money like that.One fine day he died only.God is there, the college came up and today its a
 nice college.
  In 1972 my father initiated kalaigaon Rupalim Maina Parijat with late Dr.Haranath hazarika and Late Mouzadar Nanababu.(Brother of Shiba Prasad Sharmah).
  My father was the man behind Assam agitation when his close friend Hiralal Patowari died and election was ordered.Since then the trauma started.What ever we used to get from our paddy productions, all gone for the battle of Assam.he used all his home money to raise voice against India.So he was pushed back in jail till ministry formed.The great loss we had can never be recovered.In 1986 we lost our mother.. we had no money to take her out and all was in jail etc.....None was there to take care of her.
  Some old family well wishers gave us support.
  during emergencies, Indira ordered my father to be kept behind bars.We was helpless.Still being a small boy I used to ferry the pamphlets sent by Jaiprakash narayan to my father, in a bi cycle for 80-100  miles daily.The CID could never had doubt on me.They were sitting in front of home only...
  One fine day I founf wrong with leadership and joined forces, before leaving my college studies BA with hons in Geography 2nd yrs from Mangaldai college. Since then I am out and doing my best for Assam.The man I loved are no more-Bhrigu died,Lalit Rajkhowa was killed by Prafulla,Indira Baruah is in depression,Dhruba Baishya da changed.....
  I did further studies from military and today also I am doing my MBA here.
  Today I am without a job, I am doing freelancing.I leaned It skills at my own will.Yes I was with Air Force Intelligence and a deadly Commando.
  All what I learned is from my Gandhain independant past.My mother was trained in Xaraniya Ashram- the most neglected place today.I remain grateful to that place.
  I dnt know how many do understand me.Today I am writing this in view of so much and clapping by baideo.But this is al about me.I am not sitting inside home or office.My whole family is highly involved with Assam.Only lack of communications made us to remain away from huge publicity.This is why Balin Bordoloi was released and kept with best comforts.My younger brother is NE forest warden for long and he helped to stop poachings at Orang National park once for all.
  How much then needed by the whole family?Alpana baideo tell me now-For the sake of State Assam, the whole family is bankruppted.We never begged for donations etc.Life goses on.WE smile always.My father smiles at 92 now.April 7th he will be 93..............This Australian Gandhi had no time to meet Pani Ram Das at kalaigaon- The last Gandhian of Assam.
  I am going back to Assam after few more years once for all.And hope I will be doing more that I did before.Til then lot of groundwors are taken by us at a remote vilage silently......Kalaigaon.
  With warm regards.
  Bikash
   

       
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