Bishnu Prasad Rabha- A social revolutionary and influence of marxist ideology

Abstract

Bishnu Prasad Rabha was a Socio-political thinker and revolutionarist. Bishnu Prasad Rabha was influenced by the Marxist ideology and philosophy. He had brought socio-cultural changes among the people of Assam through the medium of his music, art and literally activities etc. Generally, through Marxist he mean the to change the socio-economic, cultural, art etc into the society where a classless society is to be made and all people can live freely and equally. He proposed Marxist ideology because for Marxist society must be equal irrespective of caste, community etc. During the Assam Freedom movement against British rule many great indian thinkers influeced the Assam freedom fighters for example Mahatma Gandhi, M. N Roy and Marxist etc. Bishnu Prasad Rabha participated in the non-corporation movement led by Gandhi. After 1947 he started revolting against the inhuman exploitation of the general people by the rich landlord. Bishnu Prasad Rabha changes himself from the ideology of the rulling class and aristocratic middle class and to recourse to Marxist. And he mostly influenced by Marxist Philosophy. As we know during the colonial period of British our rights, freedom were snatched by British Government. But Bishnu Prasad Rabha tried to convey and express our freedom, rights etc with the art and his creativity. And Bishnu Prasad Rabha’ philosophy reflected the sense of social, human rights economic, patriotism etc.