Guwahati: Assam Government inked an MoU with Visva Bharati for establishing Srimanta Sankardeva Chair in Visva Bharati University. Secretary, Higher Education Madhu Sudan Nath signed the understanding on behalf of State government while Registrar Visva Bharati University Ashok Kumar Mahato signed the same in presence of Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma at a function held at Janata Bhawan on Thurseday.
It may be noted that as a part of the MoU a chair in the name of Srimanta Sankardeva will be established with an objective to promote the study and research of Srimanta Sankardeva and his Bhakti Movement beyond of borders of Assam and India. Speaking on the occasion, Chief Minister Dr. Sarma thanked Visva Bharati University, its Vice Chancellor and other fraternity for partnering with Government of Assam in furthering the studies and research of Srimanta Sankardeva’s Bhakti Movement.
He said that along with Bisva Bharati University, Jawaharlal Nehru University and Punjab University where the Chair has already been set up, Srimanta Sankardeva Chair will also be set up at two other prominent universities across the country taking the total to five. For the Chairs established at Jawaharlal Nehru University and Punjab University, the Assam government had previously allocated Rs. 10 crore and Rs. 5 crore, respectively.
Education Minister Dr. Ranoj Pegu, VC Visva Bharati University Arabinda Mondal, VC Gauhati University Prof. Nani Gopal Mahanta, Padadhikar Srimanta Sankar Sangha Bhabendra Nath Deka, VC Bhattadev University Dhanapati Deka, VC Birangana Sati Sadhini Raijyik Viswavidyalaya Prof. G. Singaiah, VC Cotton University Professor Ramesh Chandra Deka, and host of other dignitaries were present on the occasion.