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Golaghat Celebrates 75th Anniversary Of Independence: Images The Statue of Mahatma Gandhi, Golaghat. In 15th August 1947, India won independence from Britain. However, it was not an easier task for the people of India to achieve the independence from British Empire; it took them nearly 90 years to free the country from British rule. In that period of struggle for independence, many people were imprisoned or tortured; many lost their lives. Yet, unfortunately, as soon as the independence was won, it divided India and Pakistan by partition, which resulted in one of the history's ...

We're Baking In The Heat This Summer At Golaghat Heatwave vector downloaded from cutewallpaper This year, at Golaghat, July was proved to be the hottest month of all time, and people felt as if they had been thrown into an oven. It was mid July, 5:45am; I was still in bed, sleeping. Suddenly the overhead fan had stopped spinning and I woke up. I saw the sunlight had entered into my bedroom through the ceiling, and I was feeling hot. I understood we were going to experience another boiling hot day in a series. Like many parts in the world, the weather in Assam has dras...

A Two-Hour Journey On A Local Train In Golaghat: Images The Tinsukia-Lumding Express—up and down—crossing each other at Jamuguri Railway Station. Last week, I made a short journey on Tinsukia-Lumding Express—from Furkating to Bokajan. On the way, I captured images of rivers, paddy fields, running vehicles, waiting passengers on the platforms. "Your attention please!" I heard the train announcement as I was sitting on the platform at Furkating Railway Junction. It was 2:00 pm, and it was a very hot day. The sun was burning like a red ball over the sky. The sky ...