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Early Life and Education
The brilliant eligible son of Assam, Taraprasad Chaliha was born to the famous Chaliha ancestry and from the womb of Raibahadur Kaliprasad Chaliha and Nikunjalata Chaliha at the Amguri Ghat near the Dikhow river of Sivsagar on 25th February in 1891. Having the proficiency in Bengali, Assamese,Urdu, Marwari, Sanskrit etc. Chalihadev passed the entrance exam from the Sivsagar high school after passing his primary education from a poor school of Sivsagar. He won the Betharam Thakuria gold medal after holding the 10th position in the intermediate exam of Kalkatta University from Cotton college in 1909.The Bishnupriya award winner Chaliha sir took admission in masters and law after passing the graduation from Scotish Church College with honours in Mathematics in 1911. With the fund of Indian government, became a barrister by going to England and joining the Linkon Inn. He passed the LLB exam from the Queen University while he was England.He was the first person having the degree of law in Assam.He was won the Assam Government's Hemnath Baruah silver medal and Deennath Sen gold medal in 1907 for getting the first position and highest mark in English in the entrance exam.

Career
Taraprasad Chaliha started advocacy in Kalkatta high court in 1917 after returning from foreign. He worked a respected member of the local board in 1918,as the first private president since 1922 to 1931,as a member of Sivsagar municipality from 1922 to 1927 and as the assistant mayor in 1920.He was nominated as a member of the Kota I-C-M exam in 1923.He was a member of the bar council of the high court in 1930,a member of the legislative council from 1924 to 1929.He was the first Assamese speaking Hindu who was appointed as the law composer. Was also a member of railway and streamer corporation. Besides these,he was a special member of the first assembly of Assam Sahitya Sabha in 1917.He was an active member and patron of Sivsagar Sankar Samaj, Sivsagar Natya Samaj, Hitsadhini Sabha, Bimalalaya Sabha, Assam Polytechnic institute, Sivsagar Vidyapeeth etc.

Social activities and other works
Taraprasad Chaliha had an infinite affection for Sivsagar and that affectionate affinity deeply connected him with local people. Most of the questioned him for not following the royal rules and regulations and living simple ordinary even after returning from foreign. In answer he said, "Such a fearless, sincere person grived when his sister Kamalalaya Kakati left her husband's house and advised his mother, sister and wife Kanaklata Chaliha to open a women union like he saw in foreign women empowerment. He realised that without women getting educated,a society cannot move forward. He inspired and get courage and advice to the women to give them a higher position. As a consequence,it give birth to women conferrence in Sivsagar and the first women megazine "Ghar Jeuti" lightened Sivsagar.  He lived a life of religious believer. He read any by hearted many religious book. Ever sincere Chalihadev opened a school at his home for educational benefit of children and appointed Prabhat Sangkakati.   As there was no public auditorium in Sivsagar, Chalihadev together with his brothers built the Kaliprasad Chaliha memorial auditorium and contributed to public. He focusd on the work of rural development when he was on the post of a respected member of the local board. He preferred works like drinking water facilities, road construction, training of farmers for better cultivation techniques.

Dead
The eligible son of Sivsagar, barrister Taraprasad Chaliha breathed his last in Robert Hospital of Shillong on 3rd March of 1948.

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