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'''Dev Kant Barooah''' (22 February 1914 – 28 January 1996) was an Indian politician from Assam, who served as the [[President of the Indian National Congress|President]] of the [[Indian National Congress]] during [[the Emergency (India)|the Emergency]] (1975–77).<br />
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==Early life==<br />
Baruah was born on 22 February 1914 to Nilkanta Baruah at [[Dibrugarh]], [[Assam Province]] (present-day [[Assam]]). He studied at Nowgong Government High School and graduated from [[Banaras Hindu University]]. After joining the [[Indian freedom struggle]], he was imprisoned in 1930, 1941 and 1942.<ref name="LS">{{cite web |title=D.K. Borooah |url=http://164.100.47.194/loksabha/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/636.htm |publisher=Lok Sabha |access-date=15 March 2019}}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
In 1949–1951, Baruah's political career began as a member of the Constituent Assembly.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.inc.in/en/leadership/past-party-president/d-k-barooah|title=D.K. Baruah in Indian National Congress}}</ref> He is now chiefly remembered for his alleged sycophancy to Prime Minister [[Indira Gandhi]], encapsulated by his c. 1974 proclamation that "India is Indira. Indira is India."<ref>Ram Guha, ''India After Gandhi'', p. 467</ref> However, he later parted ways with her and joined [[Congress (Urs)]], later renamed as [[Indian Congress (Socialist)]]. He was the [[Governor of Bihar]] from 1 February 1971 to 4 February 1973. He died in New Delhi. He is the first and only Assamese to be elected as a president of [[Indian National Congress]].<br />
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Barua was a noted poet as well. His collection of Assamese poems, ''Sagar Dekhisa'' (''সাগৰ দেখিছা''), is still very popular. He was the elder brother of famous Assamese poet [[Nabakanta Barua]].<br />
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*{{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060301035614/http://www.ntu.edu.sg:80/idss/publications/WorkingPapers/WP103.pdf |date=1 March 2006 |title=No. 103, The Incidence of Corruption in India:Is the Neglect of Governance Endangering Human Security in South Asia? Shabnam Mallick and Rajarshi Sen JANUARY 2006 }}<br />
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