Question: Mahabahu Brahmaputra River Heritage Centre which was inaugurated by Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu recently is situated in which state?
a) Assam
b) Himachal Pradesh
c) Meghalaya
d) Tripura
Ans: a
Context
- On 3rd October 2021, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, inaugurated the Mahabahu Brahmaputra River Heritage Centre in the presence of Governor Jagdish Mukhi and Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in Guwahati in the state of Maharashtra.
Related Facts
- The centre was originally served as the residence of the British deputy commissioner of Kamrup.
- Nearly 150 years after it was constructed, the iconic DC Bungalow of Guwahati, was opened to the public as a heritage centre.
History
- After the British annexed Assam in 1826 (after the Treaty of Yandaboo), the post of DC was created for Guwahati in 1839.
- Several sites were surveyed for DC residence before Barphukanar Tilla on the banks of the Brahmaputra, where cannons used in the Battle of Saraighat lay scattered, was chosen.
- Post-independence, it continued to be the DC’s bungalow until 2011
Battle of Saraighat
- In 1671 Battle of Saraighat, Lachit Borphukan (24 November 1622 – 25 April 1672) who was a commander and Borphukan (Phu-Kon-Lung) in the Ahom kingdom,located in present-day Assam, India, thwarted a drawn-out attempt by Mughal forces under the command of Ramsingh I to take over Ahom kingdom.
By Kameshwar shukla