Career
Radha Govinda Baruah, an enterprising person in Dibrugrah, first conceived the idea of launching an English daily. He founded the Assam Tribune in 1939. He was a sports enthusiast, who was president of the Assam Cricket Association for over a decade.
He is also noted for his contributions to the society and culture of Assam.
He is called "the architect of modern Assam" for his being "instrumental in realising the educational needs" of the Assamese people. Radha Govinda Baruah College (or R G Baruah College) in Guwahati is named after him.
He is called the "Lion Manitoba". In 2000, he was honoured with a postage stamp, part of a series of "Great Leaders: Social and Political" along with Jaglal Choudhary, Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, and Diwan Bahadur R. Srinivasan.
