Monday, February 1, 2016

The statues of Bir Lachit Borphukan and his brave soldier

The 35-feet high statue of Bir Lachit Borphukan and 18-feet high statues of eight of his soldiers were unveiled on the Brahmaputra at Machkhowa, Guwahati, Assam by
Hon'ble Chief Minister of Assam Tarun Gogoi on 31st Jan'16.
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Lachit Borphukan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lachit_Borphukan
Lachit Borphukan: Remembering The Ahom Hero On His Birthday http://swarajyamag.com/culture/lachit-borphukhan-remembering-the-ahom-hero-on-his-birthday/ by Ratnakar Sadasyula

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23 comments:

  1. magiceyeFebruary 1, 2016 at 7:36 AM

    IMpressive work and a great tribute

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  2. Paresh KaleFebruary 1, 2016 at 7:45 AM

    Never knew abt him. tfs.

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  3. Arun MuthusamyFebruary 1, 2016 at 9:03 AM

    nice capture

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  4. UnknownFebruary 1, 2016 at 9:49 AM

    great tribute and fabulous capture... :-)

    Cheers, Archana - www.drishti.co

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  5. ArtiFebruary 1, 2016 at 10:05 AM

    Wonderful artistic tribute to the brave army men, great capture as always!

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  6. IndraniFebruary 1, 2016 at 10:06 AM

    Great capture.
    A wiki link to the info about this would be helpful!

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  7. MridulaFebruary 1, 2016 at 12:05 PM

    I am sure it is a worthy addition to the city. And you captured it fabulously!

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  8. Ranjana's craft blogFebruary 1, 2016 at 12:18 PM

    I had seen individual statues...this is something different .

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  9. rupam sarmaFebruary 1, 2016 at 5:59 PM

    @magiceye Thanks a lot :)

    @Paresh Kale Oky, Glad you like the post. Thanks :)

    @Arun Prasadh Thank you :)

    @ArchanaC Kapoor Thank you :)

    @Arti Thank you :)

    @Indrani Thanks a lot :)

    @Mridula Yes, Thank you :)

    @Ranjana's craft blog Glad you like the pic, Thanks :)

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  10. Jens HamnFebruary 1, 2016 at 6:07 PM

    Ooh impressive picture !!

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  11. eileeninmdFebruary 1, 2016 at 6:21 PM

    Hello, great reribute and statue! Great photo. Happy February, enjoy your new week!

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  12. Purba chakrabortyFebruary 1, 2016 at 11:55 PM

    The statue looks great. Perfect capture, Rupam :)

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  13. Yogi SaraswatFebruary 2, 2016 at 11:16 AM

    Effective shot with introduction Rupam.

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  14. AndyFebruary 2, 2016 at 1:44 PM

    makes us re-live the moment.. luckily they didnt adapt the usual style of statues we see. This one is great..

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  15. rupam sarmaFebruary 2, 2016 at 4:00 PM

    @Jens Hamn Thanks a lot :)

    @eileeninmd Thanks a lot :) Greetings

    @ purba chakraborty Thank you :)

    @Yogi Saraswat Thank you :)

    @Andy Thanks a lot :)

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  16. Prasad NpFebruary 2, 2016 at 4:25 PM

    Read about him in Amar Chitra Katha and now on your blog.. thanks

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  17. RajeshFebruary 2, 2016 at 8:15 PM

    Superb.

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  18. Shrinidhi HandeFebruary 3, 2016 at 6:35 AM

    nice clicks RUpam- they look good in B&W

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  19. joshi danielFebruary 3, 2016 at 12:34 PM

    that is nice :)

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  20. NishaFebruary 3, 2016 at 5:05 PM

    Great tribute! Never knew about them.

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  21. rupam sarmaFebruary 3, 2016 at 11:17 PM

    @Prasad Np Thanks a lot :)

    @Rajesh Thank you :)

    @Shrinidhi Hande Thank you :)

    @joshi daniel Thankx a lot :)

    @Amit Agarwal Thank you :)

    @Nisha Thanks a lot :)

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  22. DragonstarFebruary 4, 2016 at 8:30 PM

    Fine photo of an excellent statue

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  23. rupam sarmaFebruary 4, 2016 at 8:53 PM

    @Dragonstar Glad you like it. Thank you :)

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