Overview

• The Rajasthan Foundation’s Assam & Northeast Chapter has proposed installing statues of the 17th-century Ahom general Lachit Borphukan in Jaipur and Kota.
• Rajasthan’s Education Minister, Madan Dilawar, has formally endorsed the plan and pledged state government support.
• A formal recommendation to the Central government will seek to introduce Borphukan’s life and victories into Rajasthan’s school textbooks.
• The initiative is driven by the Assamese diaspora in Rajasthan and will also solicit backing from the Assam government.
• The statues aim to broaden recognition of Borphukan’s legacy beyond the Northeast and reinforce a shared national heritage.