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Bishnu Ram Medhi was born on 24th April,1888 in Humble peasant's family at Hajo, place of Historic and religious importance. His father was Sonaram and mother Alehi.
Medhi showed academic excellance from his childhood. He passed the Entrance examination from the Cotton Collegiate High School, Gauhati in 1905 an din 1909 graduated from the Presidency College, Calcutta in the Science Stream. He obtained a degree of MSc from Dacca University in Organic Chemistry in 1911and carried out research in that University for one year. He then passed the BL examination in 1914 and joined the bar at Gauhati the same year.
He joined the non-cooperationmovement in 1921. In 1930 he became thePresident of the Congress in Assam an continued in the office till 1938. He was the Joint Secretary of the Reception Committee Session at Pandu in Assam in1926. He was the Chairman of first congress of the Gauhati Local Boar in 1938. In 1946, he became a Minister in the Gopinath Bordoloi Gabinet in Assamand held the Finance and Revenue Portfolios. In 1950, he became the Chief Minister of Assam and continued till 1958. He was appointed Governor of Madrasform 1959 to 1964. In 1964, he came back to Assamand was returned to the State Assembly unopposedfrom 1967 to 1972. After a protactedillness he passed away on 21st January 1981. He died issueless and donated all he possessed for public purposes.
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