Lachit Divas will be celebrated for three days from November 23-25 in New Delhi. This was announced by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday.
CM Sarma held a review meeting on Lachit Divas at Assam Bhawan in New Delhi.
The 400th Birth Anniversary of great warrior of Ahom Dynasty Bir Lachit Borphukan will be held with grand programme with an exhibition on 600-year-old history of Ahom dynasty at Vigyan Bhawan on November 23.
The Ahom history exhibition will be inaugurated by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
A cultural program to be held on November 23 will be inaugurated by Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will attend the program on November 24 and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend on November 25.
Moreover, a book on Bir Lachit Borphukan will be launched along with that a documentary based on the life of the great warrior will be unveiled.
CM Sarma has urged to light earthen lamps to pay tribute to Bir Lachit Borphukan on November 24.
He said that in future Lachit Divas will be celebrated in other cities of the country.
Meanwhile, the inclusion of the subject of Bir Lachit in the NCERT curriculum is being discussed.
