Bimala Prasad Chaliha 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
The Assam Official Language Act, which was directed to make Assamese language the sole official language of the state of Assam, was enacted during in the year 1960 during the tenure of Bimal Prasad Chaliha.
Another event, the March 1966 Mizo National Front uprising also occurred during his tenure.
Bimal Prasad Chaliha was awarded the Padma Vibhushan in the year 1971.
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