Hailakandi Airfield is a former wartime United States Army Air Forces airfield in India, used during the Burma Campaign 1944–1945. It is now abandoned. Hailakandi is a district of the Indian state of Assam. Hailakandi Airfield Part of Tenth Air Force Hailakandi, India Hailakandi Airfield Show map of AssamShow map of IndiaShow all Coordinates 24°41′03″N 092°33′29″E (Approximate) Type Military airfield Site information Controlled by United States
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed (13 May 1905 – 11 February 1977) was an Indian lawyer and politician who served as the fifth president of India from 1974 to 1977. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Ahmed in 1976 5th President of India In office 24 August 1974 – 11 February 1977 Prime Minister Indira Gandhi Vice President B. D. Jatti Gopal Swarup Pathak Preceded
Gopinath Bordoloi (6 June 1890 – 5 August 1950) was a politician and Indian independence activist and politician who served as the 1st Chief Minister of Assam from 1946 to 1950. He was also the chairman of North-East Frontier Tribal areas and Assam Excluded and Partially Excluded Areas Sub-Committee. He was a follower of the Gandhian principle of non-violence as a political
Bimala Prasad Chaliha (26 March 1912 – 25 February 1971) was a Leader of Indian National Congress and a Freedom Fighter who was imprisoned at Jorhat Jail in 1942 for active participation in Mahatma Gandhi’s Quit India Movement against the British Government. He was elected to the post of Chief Minister of Assam for Three Consecutive Terms, once from Badarpur Constituency and twice
The Bishnupriyas, also known as the Bishnupriya Manipuris or Bishnupriya Meiteis, is an ethnic group found in the parts of Northeast Indian states of Assam, Tripura, Manipur and in northeastern Bangladesh. They speak the Bishnupriya Manipuri language, which is a creole of Bengali language and Meitei language, which retains its pre-Bengali features. The most distinctive feature of the language is it is replete with Tibeto-Burman elements. The culture of the Bishnupriya people is strongly influenced by
Algapur (Pron:/ˈalɡəˈpʊə/) is a town and Tehsil or Block in Hailakandi district in the state of Assam, India. It is located 32 km from District headquarters Hailakandi. Bengali and Meitei (Manipuri) are the official languages of this place. Algapur Town Algapur Location in Assam, India Show map of AssamShow map of IndiaShow all Coordinates: 24.867°N 92.687°E Country India State Assam District Hailakandi Elevation 25 m (82 ft) Population
Abdul Matlib Mazumder (1890–1980) was an Indian freedom fighter and political leader based in undivided Assam State. In 1946, when India was still under British rule, he became an MLA and also Cabinet Minister of Assam. He was one of the prominent Muslim leaders of eastern India to support Hindu-Muslim unity, opposing the partition of India on communal lines. Mazumder along with Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed (who later became the 5th
Katlicherra Assembly constituency is one of the 126 constituencies of the Legislative Assembly of Assam state in northeastern India. Katlicherra (constituency number 7) is one of the 3 constituencies located in Hailakandi district. Katlicherra is part of Karimganj Lok Sabha constituency along with 7 other assembly segments, namely, Hailakandi and Algapur in Hailakandi district, and Patharkandi,
Modernization theory holds that as societies become more economically modernized, wealthier and more educated, their political institutions become increasingly liberal democratic. The “classical” theories of modernization of the 1950s and 1960s, most influentially articulated by Seymour Lipset, drew on sociological analyses of Karl Marx, Emile Durkheim, Max Weber, and Talcott Parsons. Modernization theory was a dominant paradigm in the social sciences in the 1950s and
Karimganj Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 14 Lok Sabha constituencies in Assam state in north-eastern India, covering Karimganj and Hailakandi districts in the Barak Valley. Assembly segments Karimganj Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments: Current assembly segments Constituency number Name Reserved for (SC/ST/None) District Party MLA 121 Hailakandi None Hailakandi 122 Algapur – Katlicherra 123 Karimganj North Karimganj 124 Karimganj