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*Pratap Das - An Influential and Intellectual Student of Jorabat and also a social activist. |
*Pratap Das - An Influential and Intellectual Student of Jorabat and also a social activist.<ref>http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120610/jsp/frontpage/story_15591752.jsp#.VLjDz9KUdZ8 6th paragraph</ref> |
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*Kundan S. Marak- A student cum young entrepreneur and social activist. |
*Kundan S. Marak- A student cum young entrepreneur and social activist. |
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*Shivaji Pandit Jaiswal- A leading industrialist of North East India. |
*Shivaji Pandit Jaiswal- A leading industrialist of North East India. |
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Jorabat
Jorbad(Khasi) | |
|---|---|
Village and Suburb | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Assam |
| District | Kamrup Metropolitan |
| State | Meghalaya |
| District | Ri-Bhoi |
| Languages | |
| • Official | English |
| • Official | Assamese |
| • Official | Khasi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 781023 |
| Vehicle registration | AS- 01 |
| Coastline | 0 kilometres (0 mi) |
Jorabat is a village in both Ri-Bhoi district, Meghalaya, India and Kamrup Metropolitan district, Assam, India. With greater parts in Kamrup Metropolitan district of Assam in the Northeastern part of India.[1] The main attraction of this place is that it is a place where we may find people of all communities of India living in harmony and peace which is hard to find in the rest of North east India, A majority of the people living in Jorabat are businessmen. The Nepalese and Bihari constitute a majority in the Area whereas Assamese, Khasi, Bengali, Punjabi, and Muslims constitute a minority.
Geography
It is located very near to the city of Guwahati, Assam in Kamrup Metropolitan district.[2]
Location
National Highway 40 links Jorabat to Jowai via Shillong.[3] National Highway 37 passes through Jorabat and connects parts of upper Assam with Guwahati city.[4] Jorabat is divided into two parts former is in Meghalaya and latter is in Assam [5].
Famous Personalities of Jorabat
- Pratap Das - An Influential and Intellectual Student of Jorabat and also a social activist.[6]
- Kundan S. Marak- A student cum young entrepreneur and social activist.
- Shivaji Pandit Jaiswal- A leading industrialist of North East India.
- Ganesh Sharma- A director of the JDB group and an industrialist
- Sdr.Tarsem Singh- A motivational Businessman, social activist, Singer, Patriot, and business union leader of Jorabat's Businessmen.
- Mr. Mintu Das- A businessman and social activist
- Mr. Mukutananda Das- A veteran of Jorabat and the chairperson of the business union of Jorabat's Businessmen.
References
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jorabat/556747121105560
- ^ http://www.distancesbetween.com/distance-between/distance-from-guwahati-to-jorabat/44032/r3/
- ^ http://www.indiamapped.com/highways-in-india/national-highway-40/
- ^ http://www.indiamapped.com/highways-in-india/national-highway-37/
- ^ http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120610/jsp/frontpage/story_15591752.jsp#.VLjDz9KUdZ8
- ^ http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120610/jsp/frontpage/story_15591752.jsp#.VLjDz9KUdZ8 6th paragraph
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