33 Notable alumni of Cotton University
Updated: June 06, 2026 EliteDegrees
Cotton University is ranked #6,247 in the world and #369 in India by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 33 notable alumni from Cotton University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Cotton University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Ranjan Bezbaruah
1971-. (aged 55)
singer
Ranjan Kumar Bezbaruah is an Indian singer, lyricist, translator and academic engaged in promoting Modern Sanskrit Lyrical Literature. He is a vocal artiste of ‘Sanskrit songs’ contributing to All India Radio, Delhi Doordarshan & other regional & national platforms. He was honoured with 'Rashtriya Sanskrit Geetikavi' in 2020 by an international organisation.
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2. Hem Barua
1893-1977 (aged 84)
social worker
essayist
Hem Barua was an Indian independence activist, social worker and writer from Sonitpur district of the Indian state of Assam. For his remarkable works to the people of Assam, he is called Tyagbir.
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3. Kuladhar Chaliha
1887-1963 (aged 76)
jurist
politician
Kuladhar Chaliha was a prominent freedom fighter and leader of Assam from the Indian National Congress. Chaliha played a significant role in the Indian independence movement, led by Mahatma Gandhi. Chaliha was one of the elected members of the 1934 Indian general election from the state of Assam.
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4. Illias Ali
1956-. (aged 70)
surgeon
Ilias Ali is a surgeon from Assam, India. In 2019, Ali was conferred the Padma Shri civilian honour by the President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, for his contribution towards raising awareness about family planning and birth control measures in the remote areas of Assam.
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5. Ambika Charan Choudhury
1930-2011 (aged 81)
historian
author
Ambika Charan Choudhury, popularly known as Kamataratna, was an Indian litterateur, historian and activist, known for his contributions to the Assamese literature.
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6. Arupa Kalita Patangia
writer
screenwriter
Arupa Kalita Patangia was born in 1956 and is an Indian novelist and short story writer and known for her fiction writing in Assamese. Her literary awards include: the Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad award, the Katha Prize and the Prabina Saikia Award. In 2014, she received the prestigious Sahitya Akademi Award for her short stories book named Mariam Austin Othoba Hira...
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7. Amulya Barua
1922-1946 (aged 24)
poet
Amulya Barua was a pioneer of modern Assamese poetry. He was born at Jorhat on 30 June 1922.
8. Surjya Kumar Bhuyan
1894-1964 (aged 70)
poet
politician
Rai Bahadur Surya Kumar Bhuyan MBE was a writer, historian, educator, social activist, storyteller, essayist, professor and a poet from Assam. He has written many books on ancient history, stories, essays, biographies, etc. in the world of Assamese literature. He presided over the Asam Sahitya Sabha (1953) held at Shillong. He was the elected member of Rajya Sabha during 1952–53,...
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9. Omeo Kumar Das
1895-1975 (aged 80)
social worker
writer
Omeo Kumar Das, popularly addressed as Lok Nayak, was an Indian social worker, Gandhian, educationist, writer and a former minister at the Government of Assam. He held various ministerial portfolios such as Education, Labour and Food and Civil Supplies, during various periods, in the state of Assam. He translated The Story of My Experiments with Truth, the autobiography of Mahatma...
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10. Kopil Bora
1977-. (aged 49)
actor
film actor
Kopil Bora is an Assamese actor, anchor, and All India Radio voice artist. He debuted in Bidyut Chakravarty's 2002 Assamese film Gun Gun Gane Gane and is known for his performance in Mon (2002), Ahir Bhairav (2008), Jetuka Pator Dore (2011), and Dwaar (2013).
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11. Mahim Bora
1924-2016 (aged 92)
poet
writer
Mahim Bora was a prominent Indian writer and educationist from Assam. His notable works include "Kathonibari Ghat," a collection of short stories, and "Edhani Mahir Hanhi," a novel. He was elected as a president of the Assam Sahitya Sabha held in 1989 at Doomdooma. He was awarded most notably the Padma Shri in 2011, the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2001...
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12. Lakshmi Nandan Bora
1932-2021 (aged 89)
writer
Lakshmi Nandan Bora was an Indian novelist and short story writer in the Assamese language, known for over 60 books he has authored, including award winning novels, Patal Bhairavi and Kayakalpa. A recipient of Sahitya Academy Award and Saraswati Samman, Bora was honoured by the Government of India in 2015 with Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award. He...
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13. Arun Sarma
1931-2017 (aged 86)
writer
Arun Sarma was a writer of Assam. Arun Sarma was one of Assam's contemporary playwrights and is particularly known for his unconventional plays with some elements of drama. Besides drama, he also authored over six novels detailing the Assamese way of life. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 2010 in recognition of his contributions to Assamese literature. He has...
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14. Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa
1944-. (aged 82)
politician
writer
journalist
Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa was the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh, a state in northeast India, served August 2016. A retired Indian Administrative Service officer of the 1968 batch, he ended his career as Chief Secretary of Assam.
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15. Devanand Konwar
1934-2020 (aged 86)
politician
Devanand Konwar was a senior congressman from Assam who served as the governor of the Indian states of Tripura, Bihar and West Bengal.
16. Nilmoni Phukan
1880-1978 (aged 98)
poet
writer
politician
Nilmoni Phukan was an Assamese writer, poet, freedom fighter and politician popularly known as Bagmibor in the Assamese literature. Since he shares his name with another Assamese poet, Nilmani Phukan, he is often referred as Nilmoni Phukan (Senior). Phukan was the president of the Asam Sahitya Sabha for two times; in 1944 held at Sivasagar district and in 1947 held...
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17. Homen Borgohain
1932-2021 (aged 89)
journalist
poet
Homen Borgohain was an Assamese author and journalist. He was awarded the 1978 Sahitya Akademi Award in Assamese language for his novel Pita Putra. He was also the President of Assam Sahitya Sabha from 2001 to 2002.
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18. Tapan Deka
1963-. (aged 63)
intelligence officer
police officer
Tapan Kumar Deka is an Indian bureaucrat and IPS officer who is currently serving as the 28th Director of the Intelligence Bureau of India. Deka belongs to Himachal Pradesh cadre of the 1988 batch. He was empanelled as Director general of police level in 2021. Deka's tenure as the Director of the Intelligence Bureau started from 1 July as his...
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19. Akhil Gogoi
1976-. (aged 50)
Akhil Gogoi is an Indian peasant leader, politician, and member of the Assam Legislative Assembly from Sibsagar since 2021. He is also the founder and president of Raijor Dal since 2020. Over the years he has led many anti-graft movements in the state. Gogoi came to national attention after he was awarded the Shanmugam Manjunath Integrity Award in 2008 for...
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20. Muhammed Saadulah
1885-1955 (aged 70)
politician
Sir Syed Muhammad Saadulla KCIE was the 1st Prime Minister of Assam in British India from 1937 to 1946. He was also the member of Constituent Assembly of India from 1946 to 1950.
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21. Zerifa Wahid
1979-. (aged 47)
actor
Zerifa Wahid is an Indian actress known for her works in Assamese films. Her prominent features include Baandhon, which won the 60th National Film Awards for Best Feature Film in Assamese directed by Jahnu Baruah, and the best film in the Indian Films Competition held at the Bengaluru International Film Festival for the year 2012.
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22. Hiteswar Saikia
1934-1996 (aged 62)
politician
Hiteswar Saikia was an Indian politician who served as the 10th chief minister of Assam for two terms, firstly from 28 February 1983 to 23 December 1985 and then from 30 June 1991 to 22 April 1996. He was the 1st Governor of Mizoram from 1987 to 1989 and the 6th Lieutenant Governor of Mizoram from 1986 to 1987. He...
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23. Kalpana Patowary
1978-. (aged 48)
singer
Kalpana Patowary, also credited professionally as Kalpana, is an Indian folk and playback singer and politician from Assam. She has recorded songs and folk music in several Indian languages, with Bhojpuri music being the major genre. Due to her contribution to Bhojpuri music, she is often referred to by the moniker "Bhojpuri Queen".
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24. Gopinath Bordoloi
1890-1950 (aged 60)
writer
freedom fighter
politician
Gopinath Bordoloi was an Indian politician and independence activist who served as the 1st Chief Minister of Assam from 1946 to his death in 1950. He was also the chairman of North-East Frontier Tribal areas and Assam Excluded and Partially Excluded Areas Sub-Committee. He was a follower of the Gandhian principle of non-violence as a political tool. Due to his...
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25. Mamoni Raisom Goswami
1942-2011 (aged 69)
academic
poet
Indira Goswami, known by her pen name Mamoni Raisom Goswami and popularly as Mamoni Baideo, was an Indian writer, poet, professor, scholar and editor.
26. Himanta Biswa Sarma
1969-. (aged 57)
politician
badminton executive and administrator
Himanta Biswa Sarma is an Indian politician and lawyer serving as the 15th and the current Chief Minister of Assam since 2021. A former member of the Indian National Congress, Sarma joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on 23 August 2015 and soon was made convenor of NEDA. He is a five time Member of the Assam Legislative Assembly from Jalukbari,...
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27. Parineeta Borthakur
1985-. (aged 41)
actor
Parineeta Borthakur is an Indian film and television actress and singer from Assam. She is known for playing Sharmishta Bose in Swaragini, Anjana Hooda in Bepannah and Ganga Shiv Gupta in Gupta Brothers. Her younger sister Plabita Borthakur is also a singer and actress.
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28. Bhupendra Nath Goswami
1950-. (aged 76)
meteorologist
Bhupendra Nath Goswami is an Indian meteorologist, climatologist, a former director of the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM). and a Pisharoty Chair Professor at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research. He is known for his researches on the Indian monsoon dynamics and is an elected fellow of all the three major Indian science academies viz. Indian National...
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29. Ranjan Gogoi
1954-. (aged 72)
politician
Ranjan Gogoi is an Indian retired jurist and advocate who served as the 46th Chief Justice of India from 2018 to 2019. He is currently a Member of the Rajya Sabha, having been nominated by President Ram Nath Kovind on 16 March 2020. Gogoi previously served as a judge of the Supreme Court of India from 2012 to 2018. He...
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30. Jitendra Nath Goswami
1950-. (aged 76)
physicist
Jitendranath Goswami is an Indian scientist from Jorhat, Assam. He was the chief scientist of Chandrayaan-1, and was also the developer of this project. He served as a director of Physical Research Laboratory situated at Ahmadabad, Gujarat. He was also associated with Chandrayaan-2 and Mangalyaan.
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31. Debapratim Purkayastha
1976-2021 (aged 45)
teacher
Debapratim Purkayastha was a professor of strategy, academic leader and case method expert.
32. Sarat Chandra Sinha
1914-2005 (aged 91)
politician
Sarat Chandra Sinha was an Indian politician and Chief Minister of Assam. He was a leader of Indian National Congress, Indian National Congress (Socialist) and Nationalist Congress Party.
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33. Bhupen Hazarika
1926-2011 (aged 85)
composer
film director
singer
actor
music director
Bhupen Hazarika BR, widely known as Sudha Kantha, was an Indian singer, songwriter, writer, filmmaker and politician from Assam. He wrote songs mainly in the Assamese language, which are marked by humanity and universal brotherhood. His songs have been translated into many languages, most notably in Bengali and Hindi.
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