Unsung Heroes Detail

Maniram Dewan was one of the first native to establish Tea Industry in Assam and was initially a loyalist of British. He fell out with the British due to the oppressive dominance of the British and during the First War of Indian Independence, he motivated the last Ahom Royal of Assam to rise in mutiny and to declare himself as Independent of the British. The plot was unearthed and he along with PiyaliBarua was hanged on 26th February 1858 at Jorhat Central Jail. His death led to an open rebellion against the British.

Source: The Unsung Heroes: A Tribute, Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration