Jyoti Bharati (Poki)

Jyoti Bharati, popularly known as Poki, is a historic house museum in Tezpur, Sonitpur district, Assam. It was the ancestral residence of Rupkonwar Jyoti Prasad Agarwala, noted Assamese playwright, filmmaker and cultural icon. Preserved as a memorial museum, it displays his personal belongings, writings, and memorabilia. Located near the centre of Tezpur, it is notable for its Assam-type architecture and association with Assam's cultural renaissance.

Visitors can expect a preserved Assam-type heritage house set within a garden compound in Tezpur. The interior displays personal belongings, furniture, photographs, manuscripts, and memorabilia related to Jyoti Prasad Agarwala. The site includes landscaped grounds, informational displays about his life and works, and a quiet residential setting. It offers a short heritage walk and insight into early 20th-century Assamese cultural history.

Jyoti Bharati was built as the ancestral residence of the Agarwala family and is called Poki in Assamese, meaning ancestral home. It was the residence of Jyoti Prasad Agarwala (1903-1951), playwright, poet, filmmaker and composer regarded as Rupkonwar. He produced Joymoti (1935), the first Assamese film, and was a key figure in Assam's cultural movement. The house has been preserved as a memorial to his life and contributions.

The site is culturally significant as a memorial to Jyoti Prasad Agarwala, an icon of Assamese culture. It represents Assam-type heritage architecture and preserves artifacts related to Assamese literature, music, theatre and early cinema. It is visited for its association with the cultural renaissance of Assam and is maintained as a heritage museum for public education.