Loknayak Omeo Kumar Das 21.5.1998

Loknayak Omeo Kumar Das, one of the great patriots of Assam was born in Tezpur on May 21, 1895. During his school and college days he was attracted toward the ideals of servants of India society and influenced by the writing of Gopal Krishna Gokhale, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Surendra Nath Banerjee and other national leaders. He was very active right from his school days when as a student leader he decided to devote himself to the cause of freedom and service to the masses. 

He actively participated in the freedom struggle, and became on of the torchbearers of the national movement of Assam. In 1930, when Gandhiji launched the Civil Disobedience Movement, Omeo Kumar Das responded to Gandhiji's call by organising the youth. He was imprisoned several times, by the British government.