Attired in elegant typical
Assamese Dhuti and long Punjabi, he with his youthful gaits and sporting
pleasing smiles in his face all the time Tileswar Bordoloi still looks like a
teenager who alomost routinely keeps walking across the Jorhat town. He is a
person who is to be spotted most easily in meetings and other social
get-togethers. There is no wonder that he is a proud younger brother of an
another equally reknowned and respected freedom fighter Sarbeswar Bordoloi.
Tileswar Bordoloi was born on 19th October, 1924 in a villege called Pakumura
under the Khangia Mouza, but afterwords he decided to migrate and permanently
settle at Tarajan Sonari Gaon near Jorhat town.His eventful life was full of
incidents of independence struggle and academic brilliancy. After finishing his
early education he graduated himself in Arts in 1951, but he failed to complete
his Post-graduate studies in Economics. He very actively participated in the
Quit India Movement under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi in 1942-43 and faced
Jail terms for as many as seven times. He passed his Entrance examination in the
year 1946 after loosing precious three academic years during which time he
struggled a lot for the cause of country’s independence. He began to live his
normal life only after the country attained freedom in 1947 and rendered
glarring services for the causes of downtrodden, social and academic
developments of the country. He was felicitated with Copper Plaque in 1972 by
the Government of India. He also received President’s special felicitation on
9th August of 2003. Ever since the inception of the popular Assamese Weekly the
“Saptahik Janambhumi” in 1948, some of the very respectable position he held
till date are - President, All Assam Student Congress (1949-1950); Assistant
Editor, “Natun Asamiya” (Daily Newspaper-1951-1953) ; Welfare Officer, Water
Transport - Ferryghat’s labourers (1953-1954) ; Office bearers of INTUC
(1954-1863) ; Member, Regional Panchayat (1959-1962) ; Principal, Training
Centre for Labours Welfare, Rowriah (1963-1987) ; Chairman, Jorhat Mohkuma
Council ; Secretary, Jorhat Branch, Mehta Commission (1983-1984) ; Secretary,
All Assam Freedom Fighter Association, Jorhat District Branch, (From 1988 till
date) Tileswar Bordoloi has innumerable number Articles published in various
newspapers and journals. Notable among his published works are - “Autobiography
of Harijan Bandhu Krishna Nath Sarmah” in 1987 ; Contribution of Jorhat in
Freedom Struggle in 1995 ; “Gandhi’s Philosophy - a perspect” in
1998.