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{{Infobox person
| name = Chabilal Upadhyaya (छबिलाल उपाध्याय)
| image =
| alt =
| caption = old passport size photo of Chabilal Upadhyaya
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1882|05|12}}
| birth_place = [[Budhigang]] (Undivided [[Darrang]]) now in [[Biswanath district|Biswanath]] district, [[Assam]]<ref name=":0" />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1980|01|24|1882|05|12}}
| death_place =
| nationality = [[India]]n
| occupation = Political leader of Assam
| years_active =
| other_names = Chabilal Upadhyaya, Chabilal Babu.
| party = [[Assam Pradesh Congress Committee]]
| father = Late [[Kashinath Upadhyaya]] (Ghimire)
| mother = Late [[Bishnumaya Devi]]
}}
'''Chabilal Upadhyaya'''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Chhabilal Upadhyaya (Nepali:छबिलाल उपाध्याय) Indian Gorkha freedom fighter|url=https://www.indiangorkhas.in/2016/03/chhabilal-upadhyaya-freedom-fighter.html|access-date=2021-06-07|website=Indian Gorkhas}}</ref> was born on 12 May 1882 at [[Budhigang]] (Undivided Darrang)<ref name=":0" /> was the first (selected) president of the [[Assam Pradesh Congress Committee|Assam Pradesh Congress committee]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Times of India: Latest News India, World & Business News, Cricket & Sports, Bollywood|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/dynalist/msid-81566277.cms|access-date=2021-06-07|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com}}</ref>

==Political contributions==
Chabilal Upadhyaya,<ref>{{Cite book|last=|first=|title=Chabilal Upadhyaya|publisher=[[Good Books Distributors Publishers]]|year=2020|isbn=|pages=}}</ref> popularly known as Chabilal Babu was a prominent leader of the [[Indian independence movement|Indian Freedom Movement]] from Assam.Upadhyaya joined the war of independence. On April 18, 1921, a meeting chaired by Upadhyaya was held in jorhat where the ''[[Assam Association]]'' was merged with ''[[Indian National Congress]]'' to form ''[[Assam Pradesh Congress Committee]]''.<ref>{{Cite book|last=|first=|title=History Book Of Class 10|publisher=[[Assam State Textbook Production and Publication Corporation Limited]]|year=2015|isbn=|location=Guwahati|page=66|pages=}}</ref> He became the first (selected) president of the [[Assam Pradesh Congress Committee|Assam Pradesh Congress committee]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=|first=|title=Baichitramai Assam|first3=|publisher=[[Assam RashtraBhasa Prachar Samiti]]|year=2018|isbn=|location=Guwahati|pages=88|language=Hindi|chapter=16}}</ref> He was arrested by the British for joining the Congress and paid a jail term of six months by joining the ''[[Non-cooperation movement|Non-Cooperation movement]]'' under Gandhiji's leadership.

Upadhyaya played an important role in establishing various local schools in [[Gohpur|Gohpur Sub-division]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Chabilal Upadhyaya M. E. School was .......|url=https://sites.google.com/site/chabilalupadhyaymeschool/faculties/home/about-us|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref> Under his leadership, thirty thousand [[Gorkha|Nepali speaking people]] protested against [[Muhammad Ali Jinnah|Jinnah's]] proposal at the call of ''[[All India Gorkha League]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sarmah|first=Parag Jyoti|date=2018-04-01|title=Assamese Gorkha In The Indian Freedom Movement: An Overview|url=https://www.youthkiawaaz.com/2018/04/assamese-gorkha-in-the-indian-freedom-movement-an-overview/|access-date=2021-06-07|website=Youth Ki Awaaz|language=en-US}}</ref>

Now, ''[[Government of Assam]]'' announced that an [[engineering college]]<ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=|title=New engineering college to be named after Chabilal Upadhyaya|work=[[Time8]]|url=https://www.time8.in/assam-engineering-college-to-be-named-after-chabilal-upadhyaya-in-bihali/|url-status=live|access-date=}}</ref> will be established in Behali, Assam<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Engineering college will be named after him|url=https://www.eastmojo.com/assam/2020/10/15/engineering-college-in-bihali-to-be-named-after-gorkha-freedom-fighter-chabilal-upadhyay|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=[[East Mojo]]}}</ref> which will be named after Chabilal Upadhyaya.

== See also ==
* [[Assam Pradesh Congress Committee]]
* [[Kuladhar Chaliha]]
* [[Indian National Congress]]
* [[Biswanath District]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Wikiquote}}

[[Category:Nepali Congress politicians]]
[[Category:Gurkhas]]
[[Category:1882 births]]
[[Category:1980 deaths]]
[[Category:Redirect-Class Indian states articles|Assam]]
[[Category:Indian politicians]]

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->Jogesh 69 at 15:37, 8 December 2021