Sukapha Divas celebrations in Guwahati

The festival of Sukapha Divas also known as Asom Divas is organized by Sukapha Bhawan Nirman Samiti at Jayanagar in Guwahati.

Rajiv Pani Phukan, President of Sukapha Bhawan Nirman Samiti begins the celebration by hosting the flag at 9 AM.

Ahom Sabha President Uma Konwar presided over the function.

On this auspicious occasion of Sukapha Divas, they demanded the government to solve Ahom's Scheduled Tribes (ST) status issue as soon as possible and to work on the construction Sukapha statue before the elections.

They have been demanding the construction of the statue of Sukapha in Guwahati, the gateway to the northeast for the past 25 years. But the government has not given any importance to the construction of the statue.

The festival of Sukapha Divas is celebrated annually on December 2 every year. And since then December 2nd has been considered a public holiday in Assam.

The Asom Divas was first celebrated in Assam in 1996 to commemorates the advent of the first Ahom king Sukaphaa from the Ahom Kingdom in Assam.

The reason behind celebrating this festival in Assam has its roots in history. The Ahom dynasty was established by Chaolung Sukaphaa, a prince of the Tai State of Mong Mao is currently situated in Ruili in Yunnan, China. He has left Mong Mao after his cousin blocked his path to the throne and this family dispute made the Prince head to the Patkai Mountains of Assam in 1228. Hence the date of his arrival became the founding date of the Ahom Kingdom foundation date of the Ahom Kingdom.

He is revered for being a strong, courageous, and fearless leader and who played a vital role in unifying the various indigenous ethnic groups of Assam. He conquered many local tribes. He took measures to reconcile all the indigenous people, treat them all equally, and encourage inter-ethnic marriages between the Ahoms and other tribes.

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