Assam
Phulaguri Dhewa: Assam Remembers Its First Peasant Uprising Against British Rule
Phulaguri Dhewa, Assam’s historic peasant uprising of 1861, remains an important chapter in India’s resistance to British colonial rule. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and ministers Pijush Hazarika and Ranoj Pegu paid tribute to the farmers who fought against colonial exploitation.