It was established by Haribilas Agarwala, Lakshikanta Borkataki, Joydeb Sarma Pandit in the heart of the city. Earlier it was known as Central Hall or Town Hall. It is situated in the midst of Tezpur Town area and in front of Tezpur Police Station is dedicated to him. A …

     When Rupkonwar Jyoti Prasad Agarwala completed the first Assamese film ‘Joymoti’ in 1935, there were no regular cinema halls in Assam. He had to screen his creation in makeshift auditoriums, schools, godowns and theatre halls. Only Guwahati, Dibrugargh and perhaps Shillong had temporary facilities to screen movies. Jyotiprasad …

Jyoti Prasad Agarwala was born on 17 June 1903 in an Agrawal family, to Paramananda Agarwala and Kiranmoyee Agarwala in Tamulbari Tea Estate. His uncles were renowned Assamese poets Chandra Kumar Agarwala and Ananda Chandra Agarwala. His forefather, Nabrangram Agarwala, had come to Assam in 1811 from the Marwar region …