Niranjan Das:

Niranjan Das was born in 1912 in Galiahati (Ketekebari) of Barpeta town. He graduated from the University of Calcutta with an I.Sc. H.S. C passes. He came to Barpeta Road for his livelihood and settled there and later devoted himself to the development of Barpeta Road. As part of this, he felt the lack of women's educational institutions in the city and contributed significantly to the establishment of Dr. Kandar Kumar Das Girls High School. He was also the President of the Board of Directors of the school. He also contributed to the establishment of the Barpeta Road Kirtan Ghar. He was initially a member of the Congress party but left the party for ideological reasons. He was elected as the Vice-President of the Barpeta Road Town Committee and served as the Vice-President of the Barpeta Road Town Committee from 1973 to 1976. It was during this period that the Barpeta Road Hat-Bazaar developed into a modern form and became one of the most commercially successful markets in the municipality. He was a member of the Barpeta Road Sahitya Sabha. He was the President of the Barpeta Road Sahitya Sabha in 1972-1974 and the Working President of the Reception Committee of the Fifth Annual Session of the Kamrup Sahitya Parishad held at Barpeta Road. He was a pioneer in spreading the theater movement in the region. In addition to forming the 'Rupkonwar Natya Samaj', he also played the role of Marziana, Anarkali, Piyli Phukan, Moniram Dewan, Alibaba in the different drama.