Omeo Kumar Das

















Omeo Kumar Das
Born
(1895-05-21)21 May 1895
Nagaon, Assam, India
Died23 January 1975(1975-01-23) (aged 79)
Guwahati, Assam, India
Other namesAmiyo Kumar Das
Occupation
Indian independence activist
Social reformer
Translator
Educationist
Known forSocial reforms
Spouse(s)Pushpalata Das
AwardsPadma Bhushan

Omeo Kumar Das (1895–1975), popularly addressed as Lok Nayak, was an Indian social worker, Gandhian, educationist, writer and a former Minister at the Government of Assam. He held various ministerial portfolios such as Education, Labour and Food and Civil Supplies, during various periods, in the state of Assam.[1] He translated The Story of My Experiments with Truth, the autobiography of Mahatma Gandhi, into Assamese language and contributed to the implementation of Tea Plantation Worker’s Provident Fund in the state.[2] The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 1963, for his contributions to society.[3]India Post honoured Das by issuing a commemorative stamp on him on 15 May 1998.[4]




Contents





  • 1 Early life


  • 2 Political life


  • 3 Literally work


  • 4 Awards and honours


  • 5 See also


  • 6 References


  • 7 External links




Early life


Das was born on 25 May 1895 at Nagaon district in the Northeast Indian state of Assam and his schooling was at Tezpur High School, Tezpur.[2] He did his higher education at Cotton College, Guwahati and City College, Calcutta during which time he was reported to have been attracted to the activities of Indian independence activists such as Gopal Krishna Gokhale and Bal Gangadhar Tilak and started getting involved in student politics.



Political life


He was one of the leaders of the Civil disobedience movement of 1930 in Assam and was jailed many times during the freedom struggle.[1] He successfully contested the Assam legislative Assembly and the Constituent Assembly elections of 1937 and 1945 respectively and, after the Indian independence, he represented Dhekiajuli Assembly constituency for three consecutive terms, 1951, 57 and 62.[5] During these periods, he served as the minister in various portfolios. It was during his tenure as the Labour minister, the Worker's Provident Fund for the labourers of the tea plantations was instituted, an initiative reported to be among first such instances in Asia.[1] As the minister of Education, his contributions were noted in the implementation of basic education scheme in Assam. He also served as the minister of Food and Civil Supplies for a period of time.[1]



Literally work


Das is credited with the publication of several books, including Mor Satya Aneshwanar Kahini, an Assamese language translation of The Story of My Experiments with Truth, the autobiography of Mahatma Gandhi.[6]Gandhijir Jiboni, Mahatma Gandhik Aami Kidore Bujilu and Asomot Mahatma are some his other works.[7] He was involved with the activities of several social and Gandhian organizations such as Harijan Sevak Sangh, Bharatiya Adim Jati Sevak Sangha, Bharat Sevek Samaj, Gandhi Smarak Nidhi, Kasturba Smarak Nidhi and Assam Seva Samiti and was a part of their social activities like campaign against substance abuse and rehabilitation of patients afflicted with leprosy and tuberculosis.[1]



Awards and honours


The Government of India included him in the 1993 Republic Day honours list for the civilian award of the Padma Bhushan.[3] He died on 23 January 1975, aged 81, survived by his wife, Pushpalata Das, renowned freedom activist and parliamentarian,[8] and their daughter.[9]Omeo Kumar Das Institute of Social Change and Development (OKD), Guwahati, an autonomous institution funded by the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), was named after Das, on his birth centenary in 1995.[10]India Post issued a commemorative postage stamp on him in 1998.[4] An arts college at Dhekiajuli has been named, Lokonayak Omeo Kumar Das College, in his honour.[11]



See also


  • Chandraprava Saikiani

  • Pushpalata Das

  • Kushal Konwar

  • List of people on the postage stamps of India



References




  1. ^ abcde "Lokanayak Omeo Okumar Das on Free India". Free India. 5 February 2003. Retrieved 9 March 2016..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  2. ^ ab "Omeo Kumar Das on Assams Info". Assams Info. 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2016.


  3. ^ ab "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2016.


  4. ^ ab "Commemorative stamps" (PDF). India Post. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2016.


  5. ^ "Dhekiajuli Assembly Constituency". Maps of India. 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2016.


  6. ^ "Books and Authors". Joiaaiaxom. 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2016.


  7. ^ "Eminent Personalities Of Assam". Sulekha. 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2016.


  8. ^ "Puspa Lata Das Biography". Maps of India. 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2016.


  9. ^ "Freedom fighter Pushpalata Das passes away". Times of India. 10 November 2003. Retrieved 9 March 2016.


  10. ^ "Visit to the Omeo Kumar Das Institute of Social Change and Development". Swedish South Asian Studies Network. 24 November 2005. Retrieved 9 March 2016.


  11. ^ "Lokonayak Omeo Kumar Das College". Lokonayak Omeo Kumar Das College. 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2016.



External links



  • "Personalities on Postage Stamps". Web listing. Stamp Sathi. 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2016.


  • "Omeo Kumar Das Institute of Social Change and Development". Karmayog. 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2016.








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