Overview

• Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated Bodofa Upendranath Brahma Marg and unveiled a statue in Delhi’s Kailash Colony on May 1, 2025.
• The commemoration coincided with the 35th death anniversary of Bodofa Upendranath Brahma, widely regarded as the father of the Bodo renaissance.
• The renaming of a stretch of Lala Lajpat Rai Marg signifies growing national acknowledgment of regional and indigenous leaders in India’s historical narrative.
• Mass tributes, including the lighting of five lakh earthen lamps, were held across the Bodoland Territorial Region to honor Brahma’s legacy.
• Leaders emphasized the symbolic importance of the event as a step toward unity and inclusion for Assam’s indigenous communities in India’s national identity.