Golaghat#History

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The modern economy in Golaghat began with a system of organized banking that started in 1926 with a functioning branch of the Gauhati Bank. The years thereafter led to the establishment of other newer banks, namely; the Union Bank, a cooperative bank under the presidency of Debeshwar Rajkhowa in 1930 and the Comilla Banking Corporation Limited in 1937. Later, the merger of Comilla Banking Corporation Limited with Tripura Modern Bank Limited led to the formation of United Bank of India branch in 1950.{{Cite book|last=Barpujari|first=H. K.|title=The Comprehensive History of Assam|publisher=Publication Board, Assam|year=1990–1993|volume=V|location=Guwahati|page=147}}{{Cite journal|last=Dawson|first=J. A.|title=Report of the Provincial Banking Enquiry Committee|url=https://dspace.gipe.ac.in/xmlui/handle/10973/23634?show=full|journal=Report of the Provincial Banking Enquiry Committee, 1920–1930|pages=78, 79}}{{Cite news|last=Bora|first=Babita|url=http://dainikjanambhumi.co.in/23022020/index.php|title=Banking History|date=23 March 2011|work=Dainik Janambhumi}}

Golaghat is an agrarian economy, comprising cultivation of cash crop: tea, besides food crops, such as rice and sugarcane.{{cite book|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/18/1814_PART_A_DCHB_GOLAGHAT.pdf|title= Economic Profile of Golaghat, page 6|date=16 June 2014|publisher=Directorate of Census Operations|access-date=16 June 2014}}

Golaghat has played a significant role in the tea industry of Assam and there is a saying that one can’t make bad tea in the Golaghat belt. The small tea growers' movement was also started from Golaghat. As per the latest statistics, Golaghat has the third highest number of small tea growers (STGs) and third highest number of bought leaf factories (BLFs) in Assam.{{cite news|url=http://ritupallab.blogspot.co.uk/|title=NETA demands recognition of tea as state drink of Assam|author=Ritupallab Saikia|date=23 September 2011}}

The region has sixty three large tea estates with a turnover of twenty thousand tonnes of tea per year.Economic Profile of Golaghat, page 6

PART A DCHB GOLAGHAT Small-scale tea growers that are based here have also provided considerable traction to the economy because of large incomes. The Golaghat-based organisation, NETA representing 32 tea producers contributing 75 million kg of tea, has planned to set up tea boutiques for the promotion and easy accessibility of fresh, non-blended authentic tea at reasonable prices to consumers.{{Cite web|url=https://nenow.in/north-east-news/tea-boutiques-to-showcase-garden-fresh-assam-tea-pilot-project-in-golaghat.html|title=Tea boutiques to showcase garden fresh Assam tea; pilot project in Golaghat|website=NORTHEAST NOW|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-30}} The Tea Board of India also organises period small tea growers conventions in Golaghat for understanding domestic trade challenges and providing strategic directions for the growth of the economy.{{Cite web|url=http://www.teaboard.gov.in/TEABOARDCSM/OTE=|title=A Brief Note on the small Tea Growers Convention at Golaghat on 11th June' 2012|website=www.teaboard.gov.in|access-date=2019-11-30}}

The Numaligarh Refinery is the major heavy industry in the region processing three million tonnes of crude oil per year.Economic Profile of Golaghat, page 6

PART A DCHB GOLAGHAT

An international trade centre for the regulation and governance of Agarwood cultivation and trade is going to be set up in Golaghat.{{Cite web|url=https://www.asianage.com/india/all-india/260719/assam-perfume-industry-gets-boost-as-govt-ends-agar-tree-curbs.html|title=Assam: Perfume industry gets boost as govt ends agar tree curbs|last=Anand|first=Manoj|date=2019-07-26|website=The Asian Age|access-date=2019-11-30}}{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/bjp-led-government-has-liberated-the-agar-trade-in-assam/articleshow/70352197.cms|title=BJP-led government has liberated the Agar trade in Assam|last=Singh|first=Bikash|date=2019-07-23|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2019-11-30}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/guwahati-city/assam-agarwood-planters-traders-hail-cabinet-decision/|title=Assam Agarwood Planters, Traders Hail Cabinet Decision|date=2019-07-24|website=The Sentinel|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-30}} The centre will assist in the export promotion efforts of Assam's economy by informing on export markets and marketing, besides helping in the development of export promotion services.{{Cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/assam-relaxes-curbs-on-agar-tree-cultivation-felling/1581596|title=Assam relaxes curbs on Agar tree cultivation, felling|website=Outlook Publishing (India) Pvt. Ltd.|access-date=2019-11-30}}

Jorhat Airport is the nearest airport to Golaghat which is about 37 km from the town. Dimapur Airport is situated about 88 km from Golaghat Town.

Golaghat Railway Station is located at Bet Mahal, and the main rail-head is Furkating Junction, about 10 km from the Golaghat municipal area. There are daily and weekly trains running through the Furkating junction to other cities of the country.

Golaghat is connected to NH-37 by PHG Path via Dergaon, connected to NH-37 Kamargaon through Dhodar Ali and connected to NH-39 by Golaghat Dimapur road. Three major highway passes through Golaghat District namely NH-37, NH-39 and Dhodar Ali. Golaghat is well connected by roadways to all the cities and towns in Assam. The National Highway 39 starts from Numaligarh and touching Golaghat in south-west corner. A new highway linking Rangajan tiniali with Golaghat town has already been constructed that connects via Pulibor Golaghat towards Dergaon for urbanisation and expansion of town area.{{Cite web|url=https://pwdroads.assam.gov.in/frontimpotentdata/state-highways|title=State Highways {{!}} Public Works (Roads) {{!}} Government Of Assam, India|website=pwdroads.assam.gov.in|access-date=2019-11-29}}{{cite web |url=https://golaghat.gov.in/about-us/access-to-golaghat |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190819172954/http://golaghat.gov.in/about-us/access-to-golaghat |archive-date=19 August 2019 |title=COMMUNICATIONS {{!}} Golaghat District {{!}} Government Of Assam, India}}{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/north-east/rs-11cr-for-two-lane-golaghat-highway/cid/360409 |title = Rs 11cr for two-lane Golaghat highway - Telegraph India}}

Debraj Roy College, Hemo Prova Borbora Girls' College,

Golaghat Commerce College, Don Bosco College, Golaghat are full-fledged degree colleges; Reliance College Jr, Golaghat Jatiya Mahavidyalaya are intermediate-studies' college.

In the fields of legal and engineering studies, Golaghat Law College, Golaghat Engineering College and Golaghat Polytechnic Indian Technical Institute are major centers of education in the region. A proposed Sati Sadhani State University has been allocated.

Golaghat Nursing Home, Kushal Konwar Civil Hospital, HGM Nursing Home, GBM Nursing Home, Lifeline Hospital, VK- NRL Hospital. A proposed medical college and hospital has been allocated in Golaghat that will help in enhancement of Golaghat healthcare sector and its nearby areas.

Primary and secondary education in Golaghat are offered by various schools affiliated to one of the boards of education, such as the High School Leaving Certificate (HSLC) of Board of Secondary Education, Assam (SEBA), All India Secondary School Examination (AISSE) of Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) of Council for the Indian School Certificate Examination (CISE). Schools in Golaghat are either government-run or are private (both aided and un-aided by the government).

After completing secondary education, teenagers either attend Higher Secondary School Leaving Certificate (HSSLC) through institutions affiliated to Assam Higher Secondary Education Council (AHSEC) or All India Senior Secondary School Examination (AISSSE) affiliated to CBSE or Indian School Certificate (ISC) affiliated to CISCE in one of the three streams – liberal arts or humanities, commerce or sciences with combination electives.

Primary school, such as the Town Model School, established in 1888{{cite web| url=http://www.icbse.com/schools/no-1-town-models-lps/18180235001|title=No. 1 Town Model LP School, icbse.com}} is {{Age|1888||}} years old school in operation, whereas secondary school, such as Bezbaruah Higher Secondary School is over {{Age|1886||}} years of age functioning since 1886.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/north-east-india-news/assam-news/golaghat-government-bezbaruah-hs-school-observes-133rd-foundation-day/|title=Golaghat Government Bezbaruah HS School observes 133rd Foundation Day|date=2019-11-22|website=The Sentinel|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-28}} Sacred Heart School (SHS), set up by catholic missionaries in the year 1959. Kushal Konwar Balya Bhawan (KKBB), Vivekananda Kendra Vidyalaya (VKV), Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV), Gurukul Global Academy, Golaghat Jatiya Vidyalaya, FMR Smart School and Sri Sathya Sai Vidya Vihar are some schools in Golaghat.

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Golaghat offers required leisure and pleasure trips in and around the region. The place has tea processing units{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Y6f9HTSq3sUC|title=Nation Keepers: Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)|last=Dogra|first=R. S. D.|date=2004|publisher=APH Publishing|isbn=978-81-7648-606-4|location=New Delhi|pages=68|language=en}} and other old landmarks and resorts, such as the Gymkhana and the Circuit House.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lNggfFifHL8C|title=Assam Travel Guide|last=Mitra|first=Swati|date=2011|publisher=Eicher Goodearth Publications|isbn=978-93-80262-04-8|location=New Delhi|pages=107|language=en}}

The Assam government has planned to launch the homestay scheme which will include building around sixty homestays to boost tourism in the Golaghat region.{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/guwahati/assam-set-to-launch-home-stay-scheme-to-tap-rural-tourism-4464636/|title=Assam set to launch home-stay scheme to tap rural tourism|last=Press Trust of India|first=PTI|date=2017-01-08|website=The Indian Express|language=en-IN|access-date=2019-12-02}}

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[http://www.golaghatgymkhana.com/ Golaghat Gymkhana] is a public/private members' club located on Station Road in Golaghat. Consisting mostly the citizens of Golaghat, it is a heritage bungalow built in 1910 and is a clubhouse. {{Age as of date|1|1910|1|1}} years old building had been renovated to convert into a modern clubhouse.{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1130429/jsp/northeast/story_16837726.jsp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160404204836/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130429/jsp/northeast/story_16837726.jsp |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 April 2016 |title=Golaghat gets a place of pride |newspaper=The Telegraph |date=29 April 2013|author= Pullock Dutta}}

The present–day club, open to all, is equipped with a lounge bar along with a billiard table, a gymnasium and a swimming pool, besides a restaurant.{{cite web| url=http://www.ultimatehotelguide.com/hotel/940634656024379/Golaghat+Gymkhana|title=All Inclusive 5* Hotel Resort, Ultimate Hotel Guide}}{{cite web|url=http://www.travelguru.com/hotels/India/golaghat/golaghat-gymkhana-resort-00019538|title=Golaghat Gymkhana Resort, travelguru – The Hotel Experts}}

Although anyone may apply for the membership to avail 'members-only' facilities, such as the gymnasium, applications may be reviewed to make an informed decision.

Golaghat's heritage Gymkhana Club, then the centre of entertainment and merry-making for military personnels, much like Jorhat, was destroyed during the Quit India Movement.{{cite book |author=Anil Kumar Sharma |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gZmusO1pWjUC&pg=PA123|title=Quit India Movement in Assam |chapter=Quit India and Student and Woman Movements in Golaghat District |year=2007 |publisher=Mittal Publications |isbn=978-81-8324-242-4|page=123}}

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Natural History (Robin's) Museum is located on Mission Road, and was the former place of residence of late Dr Robin Banerjee, a naturalist of international repute.

Full of artefacts, mementoes, movies and other personal collections of Banerjee's lifetime, the museum showcases 587 dolls and 262 other showpieces which had been presented by admirers and children during his trips to abroad and in the country.

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Golaghat Baptist Church is one of the oldest and biggest Baptist churches in Assam{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=s-jMuAEACAAJ|title=As Honest as the Day is Long: The True Story of Rev. Phandeo|last=Richard|first=Johnston|date=2018-06-20|publisher=Amazon Digital Services LLC - KDP Print US|isbn=978-1-64324-353-5|language=en}} that was established in December 1898, and had celebrated its centenary anniversary in 1999.

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Golaghat British Cemetery, established in 1876, is located on the premises opposite to Cally Coomar Doss & Co., adjacent to the circle office of Assam Power Distribution Company Limited. It is Assam's one of the oldest burial grounds containing 28 burials of British officers of tea estates and their families and is open for public viewing.

Constructed in 1930 and incorporated {{Age as of date|1|1955|10|04}} years ago as Cally Coomar Doss Co. Pvt. Ltd. under the Registrar of Companies (RoC) – Shillong in the year 1955,{{cite web|url=https://data.gov.in/resources/company-master-data-assam-upto-31st-march-2015|title=List of Company Master Data of Assam up to 31st March 2015 with CIN (Corporate Identification Number) and Date of Registration under Registrar of Companies (RoC) – Shillong |publisher= Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India|date=August 2017}} located at Krishna Building,{{cite web|url=http://companydata.in/cally-coomar-doss-co-pvt-ltd/561750.py|title=India – Companies – CALLY COOMAR DOSS CO PVT LTD|publisher=Company Data India|date= August 2017}} the Golaghat Doss & Co. is the oldest Department Store,{{cite web|url=http://www.mca.gov.in/MinistryV2/|title=Companies registered under Registrar of Companies (RoC) under Companies Act, 1956, 2013 and other allied Acts, Bills and Rules|publisher=Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), Government of India|date=August 2017|access-date=17 August 2017|archive-date=18 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170818051233/http://www.mca.gov.in/MinistryV2/|url-status=dead}} and the largest during that time, that was established before India's independence from Britain.

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The general merchants' store belonging to entity of company with limited shareholders and an authorised capital of ₹500,000 and paid–up capital of ₹210,000,{{cite web|url=http://www.mca.gov.in/MinistryV2/|title=Companies registered under Registrar of Companies (RoC) under Companies Act, 1956, 2013 and other allied Acts, Bills and Rules|publisher=Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), Government of India|date=August 2017|access-date=17 August 2017|archive-date=18 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170818051233/http://www.mca.gov.in/MinistryV2/|url-status=dead}} still stands to this day, trading in the same building at the heart of the city centre, having many divisions comprising home appliances, electronics, and additionally select other lines of products such as paint, hardware, toiletries, cosmetics, photographic equipment, jewellery, toys, and sporting goods, among others.

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Having built long ago, and reckoned as the earliest department store in the organised retail space, and with a legacy of sixty plus years in the state of Assam, the store is one of the recommended places for tourists in Golaghat, and has an official Assam Travel Guide entry, issued and published by Assam Tourism under the Joint Secretary Finance of Tourism Departments, Assam Secretariat.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lNggfFifHL8C&pg=PA107|title=Assam Travel Guide, Heritage Buildings of Golaghat|pages=106–107|date=2011|publisher=Assam Tourism in collaboration with Joint Secretary Finance of Tourism Departments, Assam Secretariat|isbn=9789380262048}}

Two years later, a second branch of this store was opened in Jorhat in the year 1957.{{cite web|url=http://www.mca.gov.in/MinistryV2/|title=Companies registered under Registrar of Companies (RoC) under Companies Act, 1956, 2013 and other allied Acts, Bills and Rules|publisher=Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), Government of India|date=August 2017|access-date=17 August 2017|archive-date=18 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170818051233/http://www.mca.gov.in/MinistryV2/|url-status=dead}} The company was incorporated on 1 March 1957 under the name of Jorhat Doss Co. Pvt. Ltd. marked by Registrar of Companies (RoC) – Shillong .{{cite web|url=https://data.gov.in/resources/company-master-data-assam-upto-31st-march-2015|title=List of Company Master Data of Assam up to 31st March 2015 with CIN (Corporate Identification Number) and Date of Registration under Registrar of Companies (RoC) – Shillong|publisher= Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India|date=August 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://companydata.in/jorhat-doss-co-pvt-ltd/950888.py|title=India – Companies – JORHAT DOSS CO PVT LTD|publisher=Company Data India|date= August 2017}}

The two stores with an age difference of two years, and with the assigned registration numbers of 1063{{cite web|url=https://www.zaubacorp.com/company/CALLY-COOMAR-DOSS-CO-PVT-LTD/U51909AS1955PTC001063|title=CALLY COOMAR DOSS & CO PVT LTD|publisher=Zauba Technologies & Data Services Private Limited|date= February 2017}} and 1086{{cite web|url=https://www.zaubacorp.com/company/JORHAT-DOSS-CO-PVT-LTD/U51909AS1957PTC001086|title=JORHAT DOSS & CO PVT LTD|publisher=Zauba Technologies & Data Services Private Limited|date= February 2017}} respectively, laid the first foundations of department stores in the region, establishing Doss & Co. – Golaghat as the thousand sixty–third and Doss & Co. – Jorhat, the thousand eighty–sixth, limited companies in Assam to be listed under the category of Trading as the principal business activity based on the classification of registered companies by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India.{{cite web|url=http://www.mca.gov.in/MinistryV2/classification+and+registration+of+companies.html|title=Classification And Registration of Companies|publisher=Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), Government of India|date=August 2017|access-date=17 August 2017|archive-date=18 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170818050238/http://www.mca.gov.in/MinistryV2/classification+and+registration+of+companies.html|url-status=dead}}

A historical spot that has one of the finest sculptures of the pre-Ahom period.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lNggfFifHL8C&q=Assam+Travel+Guide|title=Assam Travel Guide|date=2011|publisher=Goodearth Publications|isbn=978-93-80262-04-8|language=en}} An important archaeological site in the state, located on the hills amidst the tropical forests, consisting the ruins of an ancient temple, and a vast range of sculptured stone blocks of pre-Cambrian rocks – the architectural style is of the later Gupta-era.

The archaeological site, situated in Numaligarh, is a protected by the Directorate of Archaeology, Government of Assam, India.

The site is atop a hillock called by the same name by the side of the National Highway 39. The hillock is a part of a forest reserve.

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Golaghat exerts a considerable impact upon the arts, music, education, entertainment of the region. It houses some of the oldest institutions of performing arts, and has produced many Assamese film directors and producers, such as Munin Baruah{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/north-east/teller-of-common-tales-personality-personality-munin-barua/cid/1552763 |title=Teller of common tales personality Personality- Munin Barua |newspaper=The Telegraph |date=11 November 2004}} and Tapobrata Barua.{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/north-east/bowari-maker-passes-away/cid/1444805?_ga=2.76016982.2108393107.1574267325-624659989.1574267325 |title=Bowari maker passes away |newspaper=The Telegraph |date=21 March 2018}}

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Golaghat was home to early film houses, projecting celluloid prints for viewing films, such as the Uravashi and the Chitralekha picture houses.{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/north-east/warts-show-up-in-first-cinema-survey-condition-of-halls-in-assam-not-militant-ban-on-hindi-cinema-responsible-for-decline/cid/822069|title=Warts show up in first cinema survey - Condition of halls in Assam, not militant ban on Hindi cinema, responsible for decline|website=www.telegraphindia.com|language=en|access-date=2020-02-21}} However, with the advent of multiplexes,{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/north-east/antareen-has-tough-battle-ahead/cid/1431599|title=Antareen has tough battle ahead|website=www.telegraphindia.com|language=en|access-date=2020-02-21}} these have now been either closed or demolished.{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/north-east/exit-celluloid-prints-from-cinemas-satellite-enabled-digital-sharing-brings-assam-halls-back-from-the-dead/cid/713430|title=Exit, celluloid prints from cinemas - Satellite-enabled digital sharing brings Assam halls back from the dead|website=www.telegraphindia.com|language=en|access-date=2020-02-21}}

Golaghat Amateur Theatre Society (GATS), established in 1895, is the oldest theatre society in Assam having its own auditorium. Most of the seminars, conferences, theatres, including experimental theatres,{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1140620/jsp/northeast/story_18529364.jsp#.WHQXgbaLQcg|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812140031/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1140620/jsp/northeast/story_18529364.jsp#.WHQXgbaLQcg|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 August 2014|title=Golaghat to witness new theatre |newspaper=The Telegraph |date=19 June 2014|author=Ritupallab Saikia|access-date=20 June 2014}}, meetings and other workshops in the city are organised and conducted by GATS.

Established in 1951, the Ajanta Kala Mandal (Ajanta Arts Society) is one of the oldest centres{{cite book| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gZmusO1pWjUC&pg=PR3|title=Quit India Movement in Assam|page=6|first=Anil Kumar |last=Sharma|year=2007|isbn=978-81-8324-242-4}} of teaching and propagation of Sattriya – the classical dance form of Assam. Set up by Pradeep Chaliha,{{cite web|url=http://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/citation_popup.php?id=824&at=1|title=Pradeep Chaliha, Sangeet Natak Academy|publisher=National Academy of Music, Dance and Drama, Government of India}} a trained and renowned dancer of Assam and an honorary D.Litt. title holder from Dibrugarh University, the Ajanta Kala Mandal has trained numerous classical dancers of Assam since its inception, including internationally acclaimed Sattriya dancer, Indira P.P. Bora.{{cite web|url=http://www.kalabhumiindia.com/research.html|title=Indira P.P. Bora and Research and Development of Sattriya Dance}} The institute continues to train dancers and organizes various cultural workshops for the promotion of arts and culture in Golaghat, and greater Assam.{{cite news |author=Ritupallab Saikia |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1090723/jsp/northeast/story_11268900.jsp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180401213004/https://www.telegraphindia.com/1090723/jsp/northeast/story_11268900.jsp|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 April 2018|title=Closing ceremony of the 20-day cultural workshop at Ajanta Kala Mandal in Golaghat|newspaper=The Telegraph |date= 23 July 2009 |access-date=23 July 2009}}

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Sadhani Kalakshetra (Queen's Arts & Cultural Complex), a cultural center located near Tenpur suburb in the Narakanwar region of Golaghat is a leading modern cultural centre in Upper – Assam. Spread over ~ 10 acres of land, it includes an air-conditioned auditorium, a tourist lodge, boating facility, an amusement park and restaurants.{{cite news |author=Ritupallab Saikia |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/north-east/queen-s-complex-207379|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180401214326/https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/north-east/queen-s-complex-207379|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 April 2018|title=Queen's complex|newspaper=The Telegraph|date= 10 February 2018 |access-date=1 April 2018}} and is named after Sati Sadhani, the last queen of the Sutiya dynasty. The centre supports and encourages the creative expression of the indigenous cultures of Assam, enabling the Assamese society to promote presentations on drama, music, dance, and arts and crafts, many of which having origins in Assam.

Designed and developed by Government of Assam, the cultural complex is set up with the specific mission to create, preserve, promote and educate about the passion and dedication of Sati Sadhani.{{cite news|url=http://www.sentinelassam.com/story/news/14/birangana-sadhani-kalakshetra-inaugurated-in-golaghat/2018-02-10/1/334506?fromNewsdog=1|title=Birangana Sadhani Kalakshetra inaugurated in Golaghat |newspaper=The Sentinel|date=10 February 2018}}

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Garampani Wildlife Sanctuary is a 6.05-square-kilometre (2.34 sq mi) wildlife sanctuary which is {{convert|25|km|mi|abbr=on}} away from Golaghat. It is one of the oldest sanctuaries containing hot-water spring and waterfall, and surrounded is by Nambor Sanctuary having 51 rare species of orchid.

Kazirônga National Park is a World Heritage Site that hosts two-thirds of the world's great one-horned rhinoceroses. It has the highest density of tigers among protected areas in the world and was declared a tiger reserve in 2006. The park is home to large breeding populations of elephants, wild water buffalo, and swamp deer. Kaziranga is recognized as an important birds' area by BirdLife International for the conservation of avi-faunal species. Located on the edge of the Eastern Himalaya biodiversity hot-spot, the park combines high species diversity and visibility. It is a vast expanse of tall elephant grass, marshland, and dense tropical moist broadleaf forests, criss-crossed by four major rivers, including the Brahmaputra, and the park includes numerous small bodies of water. The park celebrated its centennial in 2005 after its establishment in 1905 as a reserve forest.

Nambor – Doigrung Wildlife Sanctuary, spreading across {{convert|97|km2}} in 3 blocks, it is located in Morangi, Golaghat, and a popular spot for hot water spring and wildlife viewpoints for spotting Rhinos and other animals.

A walk down the Dhansiri bridge towards the river offers a very beautiful sight. It is a popular picnic spot for the citizens of Golaghat and others alike.

A public boating park within the city with slow-boating facility for the citizens and tourists. It also has a jogging track with swings and dedicated playing area for children.

A reserved area adjacent to the boating park for the conservation of flora and fauna plantations. It is not open for public boating and has a recorded history of rich and exotic species of biological plant and animal species.

The lake is about 30 minutes drive from central Golaghat and is a scenic spot with lush tea gardens lining the borders of the vast expanses of water. Visited by many migratory birds, it is also home to various all-seasons birds.

Melamora Eco Tea Tourism is located about 15 km from Golaghat Town. Melamora tea tourism centre is covered by green surroundings and is covered by hundred bighas of land. It has a children park with various recreational activities and is a place for various migratory birds. Melamora beel has boating facility and is being managed by women of the locality.{{cite web |url=http://khumtaitourism.com/attractions.htm |title = Khumtai Tourism - Places}}

Golaghat has hosted many national and regional sports events including major tennis tournaments,{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/north-east/tennis-debut-for-assam-police/cid/696361|title=Tennis debut for Assam Police |newspaper=The Telegraph |date=12 December 2004}}{{cite news|url=http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=sep1819/sports056|title=AATA schedule announced|newspaper=The Assam Tribune|date=17 September 2019|access-date=20 November 2019|archive-date=22 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190922061940/http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=sep1819/sports056|url-status=dead}} and is the only place in Assam to have Sports Authority of India – Sports Training Centre (STC) after Guwahati.

File:District Sports Association Stadium – Golaghat.png|GDSA – Golaghat District Sports Association

File:Golaghat Premier League Cricket Tournament.jpg|Golaghat Premier League Cricket Tournament

File:Golaghat 2019 Swimming Championship.jpg|Golaghat 2019 Swimming Championship

Golaghat District Sports Association (GDSA) is the highest sport governing body in the city and the greater district for promoting, mentoring, monitoring, regulating and organising all sporting events. It has many affiliated sub-associations and clubs.

• Stadium: equipped with a cricket pitch, basketball court, two boxing rings, and a football ground, having galleries with a sitting capacity of 4000 people, besides a twin-crease indoor cricket practice stadium built with materials imported from Australia.{{cite news| url = https://www.telegraphindia.com/north-east/golaghat-to-get-new-stadium/cid/1620889 | title = Golaghat to get new stadium |newspaper=The Telegraph |date=21 April 2013}}
• Indoor stadium: a table tennis and badminton indoor stadium{{Cite web|url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/north-east-india-news/local-sports/junior-boys-girls-boxing-championship-in-golaghat/|title=Junior Boys & Girls Boxing Championship In Golaghat|date=2019-03-16|website=The Sentinel|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-28}} with modern amenities.{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/north-east/golaghat-to-get-new-stadium/cid/1620889|title=Golaghat to get new stadium|website=www.telegraphindia.com|language=en|access-date=2019-11-28}}
• Swimming club: a training pool for all age groups to learn and purse the sport of swimming.
• Boxing club: one of the main centres for boxing events in the city.
• Golaghat Tennis Club (GTC): one of the oldest sport clubs in Assam,{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mO4OAQAAIAAJ|title=Tea Planter Sahib: The Life and Adventures of a Tea Planter in North East India|last=Longley|first=Philip R. H.|date=1969|publisher=Tonson Publishing House|language=en}} having qualified coaches, supported with modern infrastructure facilities, including floodlight. It has two courts, one at its premises, and the other at the Kushal Konwar Memorial Trust complex. The club has been organising championships and other AITA tournaments regularly since 1987.
• Golaghat District Carrom Association (GDCA): the platform for the carrom players of the district.
• Golaghat Rhino FC: a locally based professional football club competing in the Assam State Premier League, the top division state football.

The politics of Golaghat forms the major part of the wider politics of Assam. Golaghat was, and still is, an area of political and geographical importance and continues to provide the resources and the environment with the dignity and the political self-consciousness appropriate to a state capital.

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Golaghat is the birthplace of Assamese Political Renaissance, where the historic Golaghat Convention{{cite book |author=Chandra Nath Boruah|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=r21CqfspU1MC|title=Assamese Response To Regionalism|page=85|year=2009 |publisher=Mittal Publications|isbn=9788183242813}}{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-otherstates/shourie-wants-agpbjp-tieup/article3160220.ece|title=Shourie wants AGP-BJP tie-up|newspaper=The Hindu|author=Sushanta Talukdar|date=6 March 2006}} led to the formation of Assam's first major political party – AGP (Assam Gana Parishad).{{cite book| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aXM8omc0rakC|title=Politics of Election Reforms in India|page=273|first=Joginder Kumar|last=Chopra|year=1989|isbn= 9788170991038}}{{cite news |author= Ritupallab Saikia|url=https://www.assamtimes.org/node/2114|title=AGP reunified at Golaghat|newspaper=Assam Times|date=15 October 2008}}

AGP was a result of six-year's Assam Movement against illegal infiltration of foreigners from Bangladesh into Assam, led by All Assam Students Union (AASU). The long agitation ended with the signing of the Assam Accord on the independence day in 1985. The leaders of the Assam Agitation formed the AGP on 14 October 1985, in Golaghat{{cite news |author=Sushanta Talukdar|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2005/09/15/stories/2005091506301200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090509085702/http://www.thehindu.com/2005/09/15/stories/2005091506301200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 May 2009|title=AGP splits, Mahanta floats new party|newspaper=The Hindu |date=15 September 2015}} and the party later that year overthrew the Indian National Congress led by late Hiteswar Saikia.{{cite news |author=Tejesh Kumar|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1161015/jsp/northeast/story_113533.jsp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161020212703/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1161015/jsp/northeast/story_113533.jsp|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 October 2016|title= AGP fights citizenship bill – Party wants migrants to be detected and deported|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=15 October 2016}}

Golaghat is a part of Kaliabor (Lok Sabha constituency).{{cite web

|url=http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S03/AS_ACPC.pdf

|title=List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies

|publisher=Election Commission of India

|url-status=dead

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060504181808/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S03/AS_ACPC.pdf

|archive-date=4 May 2006

}} BJP's Ajanta Neog is the current MLA of Golaghat (Vidhan Sabha constituency).

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File:Doss & Co - Golaghat.jpg|Doss & Co., CIRCA 1930

File:Mission School Golaghat.jpg|Christian High School, EST^D 1919

File:Golaghat British Cemetery 2.png|British Cemetery, EST^D 1876

File:Bezbaruah Higher Secondary School.png|Bezbaruah H.S. School, EST^D 1886

File:Golaghat Baptish Church during Christmas Day.png|Baptist Church, EST^D 1898

File:Front Entrance of Barooah House - (New Golaghat Gymkhana).jpg|Golaghat Gymkhana EST^D 1910

File:Circuit House Compound, Golaghat.png|Circuit House, CIRCA 1900

File:Stone plaques of Deopahar Ruins of Golaghat.png|Stone plaques of Deopahar Ruins, AD 900

File:Queen's Arts & Cultural Complex – Golaghat.png|Queen's Arts & Cultural Complex

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• Golaghat Baptist Church
• Golaghat Bar Association
• Golaghat British Cemetery
• Golaghat Commerce
• Golaghat Convention
• D. R. College
• Golaghat Bezbaruah Higher Secondary
• Golaghat Gymkhana
• Golaghat Municipal Board
• NETA (Golaghat)
• Golaghat Natural History Museum
• Golaghat Vidhan Sabha
• JNV Golaghat
• KV Golaghat
• Sacred Heart School
• VKV Golaghat

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• {{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/stream/aglimpseassam00wardgoog#mode/2up/search/golaghat|title=A Glimpse of Assam|last=Ward|first=S. R.|publisher=City Press: Thomas S. Smith|year=2010|orig-year=First published 1884|isbn=978-1-14-568011-1|location=Calcutta|pages=24, 25, 67, 74}}
• {{cite book|url=http://www.mittalbooks.com/products/Quit-India-Movement-in-Assam.html|title=Quit India Movement In Assam|last=Sharma|first=Anil Kumar|publisher=Mittal Publications|year=2007|isbn=978-8-18-324242-4|location=New Delhi|language=en}}
• {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lNggfFifHL8C&pg=PA106|title=Assam Travel Guide|last=Swati|first=Mitra|publisher=Goodearth Publications|year=2011|isbn=978-9-38-026204-8|page=106}}

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{{Wikivoyage}}

• [https://golaghat.assam.gov.in/ Golaghat District Official Website]
• [http://assam.gov.in/golaghat Government of Assam – Golaghat]
• [http://golaghatjudiciary.gov.in/ Golaghat Higher Judiciary]
• [http://golaghatjudiciary.gov.in/bar_association.html Bar Association of Golaghat]

{{Assam}}

{{Geographic location

|Centre = Golaghat

|North = Sonitpur
Assam

|Northeast = Lakhimpur
Assam

|East = Jorhat
Assam

|Southeast = Nagaland

|South = Nagaland

|Southwest = Karbi Anglong
Assam

|West = Nagaon
Assam

|Northwest = Nagaon and Sonitpur
Assam

}}

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