Culture and Important Personalities
Biswanath Chariali is a culturally rich town. A non-profit non govt. organization organizes an annual one act play competition called Late Surya Borah Memorial One Act Play Competitions. There are two movie-theater halls in the town and a community hall for other cultural activities. Binapani Natya Mandir has been the centre of cultural activities for decades.
Several persons of the state fame, e.g., Kamalakanta Bhattacharya, Lakshidhar Sharma, Sashi Phukan (editor, Bismoi, an Assamese popular monthly), Maini Mahanta (Editor "NANDINI" an Assamese popular monthly), Promod Boruah, Brajen kalita, Rimjhim Barah, Dwijen Mahanta,Anwesha Mahanta Khanjan Boruah (all of them are film personalities), Kshiradhar Baruah (science activist and writer), Khagen Bordoloi (renowned artist and sculptor), Gp Capt Chandan Kumar Hazarika (commissioned officer in the IAF) and Sumanta Baruah are products of Biswanath Chariali.
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