Patharighat

Patharighat, previously known as Patharughat, is a town and headquarter of eponymous revenue circle in Darrang district.

It is 35 km northeast of Baruah Souk area of north Guwahati on northbank of Brahmaputra River.

It is the site of memorial for the Patharughat massacre caused on 28 January 1894 by the British colonial rulers during the Patharughat peasant uprising, the day is commemorated as the Krishak Swahid Divas (Farmer Martyrs Day).

The British authorities began to view the peasant protests and gatherings as grounds for sedition.

[3][4] Since 2000, the army has been paying homage to the martyrs on 29 January every year, which is commemorated as the "Krishak Swahid Divas".