Assam Government Partners with Visva Bharati University

Assam Government Partners with Visva Bharati University

Last Updated Aug - 30 - 2024, 05:06 PM | Source : HT | Visitors : 17

The Assam Government and Visva Bharati University have signed an MoU to establish the Srimanta Sankardeva Chair, aiming to promote research on his Bhakti Moveme
Assam Government Partners with Visva Bharati University

The Assam Government on Thursday inked an MoU with Visva Bharati University for establishing the Srimanta Sankardeva Chair at the university.

The MoU was signed by Madhu Sudan Nath, the Secretary of Higher Education of the Assam government and Registrar of Visva Bharati University Ashok Kumar Mahato in the presence of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma at a function held at Janata Bhawan in Guwahati.

The MoU has announced the establishment of a Srimanta Sankardeva chair to promote the study and research of his Bhakti Movement beyond the borders of Assam and India. Chief Minister Sarma thanked Visva Bharati University, its Vice Chancellor, and other fraternities for partnering with the Assam Government in furthering the studies and research of Sankardeva's Bhakti Movement.

He praised Visva Bharati University for supporting Assam's endeavor of bringing the ethos of Sankardeva's teachings, which are embedded with the spirit of cultural nationalism.

Sarma also highlighted that Sankardeva was the only scholar who taught the essence of unity in the 15th and 16th centuries, and that the society of Assam has subsequently taken the form that truly reflects the ethos of Mahapurush Srimanta Sankardeva's philosophy.

The Assam Government will provide a one-time grant of ₹5 crore for the establishment of the chair as part of the MoU. The Srimanta Sankardeva Chair will also be set up at two other prominent universities across the country.

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