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Indian revolutionary and politician

Tarun Ram Phukan (also Phookun, 22 January – 28 July ) was a prominent leader of Assam. He was popularly known as Deshbhakta.

Early life and education

Tarun Ram Phukan was born in in a reputed family of Assam.

Deshbhakta Tarun Ram Phukan - Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, …

He was educated in Cotton Collegiate School, Guwahati and Presidency College, Calcutta. Later, he moved to the Bar from Inner Temple in London. He educated as a lawyer but also served as lecturer in Earle Law College in Guwahati.^[1]

Involvement in movement against British rule

He was a prominent member of a political organization then named Assam Association till Phookan played an important part in forming the Assam Branch of the Indian National Congress in He was elected its first President.

When the Non-Cooperation Movement was started, Phookan took a leading part in it and he toured various parts of Assam carrying the message of Mahatma Gandhi. In connection with the Non-Cooperation Movement