Poki — Local services in Assam

Poki is the ancestral home of Rupkonwar Jyoti Prasad Agarwalla, the doyen of Assamese culture. Constructed in 1874 by Hari Bilash Agarwalla,grand father of Jyoti Prasad Agarwalla, Poki was one of the first pucca houses in Tezpur. The architecture of Poki is a subtle blend of Rajasthani and Ahom styles. The walls of 2½ feet thickness are made of small flat bricks. There is a 50X 20 rectangular courtyard in centre of the house with flat stones laid in floor.

The Agarwalla family which migrated from Rajasthan got fully assimilated in Assamese society and produced some of the most illustrious personalities in Ananda Chandra, Paramananda, Chandra Kumar and Jyoti Prasad Agarwalla. They were harbingers of Assamese cultural renaissance. Jyoti Prasad Agarwalla was poet, dramatist, literateur, artist, musician film-maker and freedom fighter. He went to jail a number of times during freedom movement. He made first Assamese film Joymoti at Poki. People of Assam conferred upon him the title "Rupkonwar". Rupkonwar Jyoti Prasad Agarwalla died here on 17th January, 1951.

Poki had been host to galaxy of leaders like Mahatma Gandhi, Lala Lajpat Rai, Motilal Nehru, Madan Mohan Malviya, Aruna Asaf Ali, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Dr. Rajendra Prasad, Raja Gopalachari, Acharya Narendra Dev, etc during Freedom Movement.

The Agarwalla family handed over the building and its premises to Government of Assam in 1977 for its preservation as a monument. In 1978 Jyoti Bharati a cultural centre was setup and housed at Poki. In 1982 the State Public Works Department under took renovation of Poki.

In 2002, Sonitpur District Administration undertook renovation of Poki out of funds provided from MPLADS of Shri Moni Kumar Subba M.P. The renovation has not disturbed original character of...

Very nice and historical place of Tezpur....... Jyoti Prasad Agarwala (17 June 1903 – 17 January 1951) was noted as Assamese playwright, songwriter, poet, writer and film maker from Assam. He was considered as Assamese cultural icon, deeply revered for his creative vision and output and is popularly called the Rupkonwar of Assamese culture....... His death anniversary (17 January) is observed as Silpi divas (Artists' Day) in his honor.

Mahatma Gandhi stayed in POKI twice ( in 1921 and 1934) at the time of Assam visit during Swaraj...

if you have visited TEZPUR and havnt been here.....then it will remain incomplete.......this is a heritage and an important place fulfilled with rich culture and knowledge.......you get past glimpses of culture; tradition and life.....# HOUSE of JYOTI PRASAD AGARWALA converted to museum for help of tourists to visit and learn about pioneers of our music industry.....he was a freedom fighter and an alrounder to enrich our...