Guwahati, Sept. 6 -- Pengeri in Tinsukia district on Saturday woke up to silence, the kind that falls when a voice that carried a century of stories suddenly goes quiet.

Ram Nath Sah, fondly known as'Netaji', passed away at the awe-inspiring age of 101.

With his crisp Gandhi cap, simple dhuti-panjabi, and long, dignified mustache, Sah was not just a man; he was living history. Villagers often said that just watching him walk down the dusty lanes was like"seeing history stroll through the present."

Among the countless memories Sah carried, one stood apart meeting Mahatma Gandhi himself.

For him, it was not just a brush with greatness but a guiding light for life.

"Meeting Bapu was more than a moment,"he would tell eager youngsters.

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