Mithinga Daimary
Birth nameDeepak Kachari
Birth date17 May 1967 (age 59)
Birth placeNiz Juluki, Baksa, Assam
Other namesDeepak Das, Megon Kachari
Conviction statusReleased on Parol

Mithinga Daimary (alias Deepak Das) was the Central Publicity Secretary of the banned outfit ULFA[1][2][3] since the previous publicity secretary Siddhartha Phukan's surrender in 1992. He was born in the Barama village in Nalbari district of Assam[1][4] on 17 May 1967[4][5] with the birth name Deepak Kachari.[5]

Education

Daimary joined B. Borooah College in Guwahati in 1986. But he could not complete his graduation since he joined ULFA in the same year and went underground. Later he became the Central Publicity Secretary of the outfit.[4]

Arrest

He was captured by the Royal Bhutan Army during the Operation All Clear in December 2003.[1][2] He was handed over by Bhutan to the Indian Army who in turn handed him over to Assam Police on 20 December 2003.[2] ‘‘I will not surrender before the government and will fight to the end,’’ said Daimary in a show of defiance when produced before the Chief Judicial Magistrate of Nalbari. He further said that the Bhutanese operation was quite unexpected.[6] He has now been released from jail for peace talks between the Government of India and the ULFA.[5] Apurba Baruah became his successor after his arrest.

Poetry

Main article: Melodies and Guns

Daimary wrote poetry under the pseudonym Megan Kachari and has three collections of it. In 2006, the World Book Fair in Frankfurt released an English translation of some of his poems.[1] Melodies and Guns (ISBN 9788174765802)[7]) is a collection of his poems published by UBSPD in response to the efforts taken by Jnanpith Awardee Mamoni Raisom Goswami. Memsaheb Prithivi is the collection of his Assamese poetry[5] now translated into English as "Melodies and Guns" by Pradeep Acharya and Manjeet Baruah. The preface of the book is written by Dr Goswami herself.[3][5] He has been writing poetry since even before he joined ULFA in the 1980s.[3] "While at the camp, he had a few birds as pets. On the night of the crackdown, when everyone was fleeing, he wanted to take them with him. On finding them asleep, he waited for them to wake up, but it was too late," said Dr Mamoni Raisom Goswami.[5]

Poetry Collections

  • Memsaheb Prithivi[8]
  • Rupor Nakfuli Sunor Kharu[9]
  • Melodies and Guns (Translated into English)

Family Assassination

In 2000 his entire family - mother, elder brother, sister and pregnant sister-in-law – was assassinated by unidentified gunman[1][5] which is said to be a part of the secret killings of Assam that then AGP government allegedly carried out.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Who's afraid of the ULFA?". Indianexpress.com. 2007-01-13. Archived from the original on 2013-01-03. Retrieved 2009-10-13.
  2. ^ Hussain, Wasbir. "South Asia Intelligence review". Satp.org. Retrieved 2009-10-13.
  3. ^ Borpujari, Utpal (2006-08-16). "ULFA leader creates poetry in the time of guns". Retrieved 2009-10-13.
  4. ^ "Melodies And Guns: Poems Of Megan Kachari". Flipkart.com. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 2009-10-13.
  5. ^ Barooah Pisharoty, Sangeeta (2006-11-06). "Negotiating with guns and roses". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 2012-11-05. Retrieved 2009-10-13.
  6. ^ "Daimary says he won't surrender". Indianexpress.com. 2003-12-22. Retrieved 2009-10-13.
  7. ^ "Melodies and Guns: Poems of Megan Kachari". BookFinder.com. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 2009-10-13.
  8. ^ "Memsaheb Prithivi". Scientia Books. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  9. ^ "Rupor Nakfuli Sunor Kharu (Poems by Megan Kachary)". Scientia Books. Retrieved 20 August 2025.