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  Some people don’t wait for history. They make history and redefine the word “valor”. Situated off the NH 37 near Jorhat is the statue of Bir Lachit Borphookan amid a garden adjacent to his Moidam (burial ground). I have visited the place once and was captivated by a little introduction about this local hero. Little did I know that this “local” hero is the history architect! I feel humbly appreciative to the writer of this read Nilutpal Gohain who aptly acquainted me with the rich history that germinates from the ancient land of Assam and to the hero Lachit Borphukan. The plot is of 1667 AD, Assam. After a plunderous invasion of the Mughal Subedar Mir Jumla, the Ahom kingdom is reeling under loss, deceit, and inside disputes. The Ahom Monarch Chakradhwaj Singha and his ministers are serving the vassalage of the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb under the terms of a despicable treaty and the morale of the Assamese people is curtailed to its lowest ebb. However, a valiant commander of the Ah...