Assam girl urges PM Modi to include chapter on freedom fighter Kanaklata Barua in school curriculum

Guwahati teen Asmita Paul has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging him to include the story of Assam freedom fighter Kanaklata Barua in school curriculum across the country. 

Taking forward with her special request, Asmita Paul, 17, a class XII student from Pandu in Guwahati, Assam, wants the story of courage and valour portrayed by the young freedom fighter Kanaklata Barua during the Quit India Movement, to be the guiding epitome for the youth of this country. 

Asmita Paul sent the letter to the Prime Minister of India on October 7. In the letter, the 17-year-old student mentioned "Please include the courageous story of Assam martyr Kanaklata Baruah in the school curriculum across the country which will encourage young citizens of India to participate in nation building".

Kanaklata Barua was born on 22 December 1924 and died fighting for her homeland on September 20, 1942, facing the bullets of the British during the Quit India Movement.