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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Jagannath Barooah<br />
| image = Jagannath Barooah.jpg<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1851|10|29}}<br />
| birth_place = Rajhauli, [[Jorhat]]<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1907|04|21|1851|10|29}}<br />
| death_place = [[Calcutta]]<br />
| nationality = Indian<br />
| education = [[Presidency University, Kolkata]]<br />
| occupation = Scholar, tea planter<br />
| organization = Jorhat Sarbajanik Sabha<br />
| father = Hemadhar Barooah<br />
}}<br />
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'''Jagannath Barooah''' (1851–1907) is an Indian scholar, [[Assam tea|tea]] planter, philanthropist from [[Jorhat]], Assam. He is known as the first graduate from upper Assam.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://jorhat.gov.in/personalities-in-jorhat.html|title=Jorhat District, Assam|website=jorhat.gov.in|access-date=10 April 2020}}</ref><br />
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== Early life ==<br />
He was born on 29 October 1851 in Rajhauli, [[Jorhat]], to Hemadhar Barooah.<br />
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== Education ==<br />
He studied Sanskrit in his fathers guidance and later got into Guwahati English Seminary in 1864. He passed Bachelor of Arts from [[Presidency University, Kolkata]] in 1872. As he became the first graduate and upper Asaam, people used to call him "B.A. Jagannath".<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|last=Malik|first=Syed Abdul|title=Jorhat 200|publisher=Jorhat Town 200 Year Celebration Committee|year=1997|isbn=|location=Jorhat|pages=66–67}}</ref><br />
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== Work ==<br />
After returning from Calcutta, Jagannath Barooah appeared successfully for the Native Civil Services in 1875.But some spark of an independent spirit made him pass up a coveted carrier in favour of [[Assam tea|Asaam Tea]] Cultivation.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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=== Tea Estates ===<br />
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* Letekujan tea estate<br />
* Tipomia tea estate<br />
* Bosabari tea estate<br />
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=== Jorhat Sarbajanik Sabha ===<br />
He was the founder of Social-Political organisation Jorhat Sarbajanik Sabha in 1884, who later played a major role in [[Independence of India]].<br />
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== Personal life ==<br />
His first wife was Lilawati. They had two children together Swarnasachi and Devendranath. After the death of Lilawati he married Troilokeshwari.<ref name=":1" /><br />
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== Honours ==<br />
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The British conferred upon him the title "Raibahadur" in 1902. The Assam Pride [[Jagannath Barooah College]] at Jorhat was named after him as an honour. The college was established in his [[cottage]] "Borpatra kutir" in 1930.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jbcollege.org.in/college.php|title=J.B.College|website=jbcollege.org.in|access-date=10 April 2020}}</ref><br />
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== Death ==<br />
Jagannath Barooah went to Calcutta for a health check up in February 1907. He died there on 21 April after two months.<ref name=":1" /><br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* [[Jagannath Barooah College]]<br />
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