Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi was the product of the Ganghian renaissance when social service was the keynote of public life. Responding to the call of the Mahatma he plunged into the freedom struggle and became the beloved leader of his people and the tallest public figure in eastern India. He played the crucial, secular and historical role in saving Assam from merging with East Pakistan under the Transfer of Power Act. Subsequently he served his people as the ...