KUSHAL KONWAR

Kushal Konwar (কুশল কোঁৱৰ) was an Indian freedom fighter from Assam and he happened to be the only martyr in the country who was hanged during last phase of the Quit India Movement of 1942-43.

Early life, education and work

kushal Konwar was born in March 21, 1905 at Balijan near Sarupathar in the present District of Golaghat in Assam. Kushal did his schooling in the Bezbaruah School. In 1921, while still at school he was inspired by Gandhiji’s clarion call for Non-cooperation movement and took active part in it. The young man inspired by Gandhiji’s ideals of Swaraj, Truth and Ahimsa, set up a primary school at Bengmai and served as its honorary teacher. Later, he joined the Balijan Tea Estate as a clerk and worked for a while. But, the spirit of independence and call of Mahatma Gandhi inspired him to dedicate himself wholeheartedly in the Independence Movement. He organised the Congress party and lead the people of Sarupathar area in Satyagraha and non-cooperation movement against the British. He was elected the President of the Sarupathar Congress Committee.

Kushal Konwar
Born	1905  Golaghat, Assam
Died	15 June 1943