Maniram Dewan

Maniram Dewan
Born
Maniram Dutta Barua

(1806-04-17)17 April 1806
Died26 February 1858(1858-02-26) (aged 51)
Central Jail Jorhat
Cause of deathHanging
Other namesManiram Borbhandar Barua, Moniram Dewan
Occupation(s)Dewan, Tea cultivator
OrganizationAssam Tea Company
Known forParticipation in the 1857 uprising
Notable workBuranji Bibekratna (1838)
Criminal chargeWaging war against the British East India Company government in Assam[1]
Criminal penaltyDeath by hanging

Maniram Dutta Baruah, popularly known as Maniram Dewan (17 April 1806 – 26 February 1858), was an Assamese nobleman in British India. He was one of the first people to establish tea gardens in Assam. While he was a loyal ally of the British East India Company in his early years, later he was hanged by the British for conspiring against them during the 1857 uprising. He was popular among the people of Upper Assam as "Kalita Raja" (king from the Kalita caste).[2]

  1. ^ Arun Bhattacharjee (1993). Assam in Indian Independence. Mittal Publications. p. 13. ISBN 978-81-7099-476-3. Archived from the original on 1 July 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
  2. ^ Sharma, Jayeeta (2011). Empire's Garden: Assam and the Making of India. Duke University Press. p. 46. ISBN 978-0822350491. Archived from the original on 1 July 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2016.

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