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Hazarika received the Tamra Patra from the Government of India for his contributions to the freedom struggle of India, when it was first awarded in the year 1972. He, however, returned it during the Assam Movement to show his support for the cause. Hazarika's place of activity, the town of
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was not handling the question well enough, he disassociated himself from her party and registered his protest by returning the Tamra Patra award, which he had earlier received, back to the government. The Tamra Patra recognises the contributions of freedom fighters to India's struggle for
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Hazarika was actively involved in India's struggle for independence. At the time of his birth in 1901, India was under
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