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Vision:

The vision of the department is to contribute towards the enrichment of academic research, learning, and the overall development of Assamese language, literature, and culture.

 

 

Objectives:

The department has the following objectives:

  To impart higher education in Assamese, language, literature, culture, and other relevant areas.

 To conduct research programmes in the fields of Assamese language and linguistics and all disciplines related to literary and cultural studies with particular reference to Assamese.

 To conduct research and extension projects and programmmes in relation to the aforecited disciplines and the languages of various ethnic groups in Assam and the North East.

 

Location:

The department started in 1948 in the Cotton College premises at Panbazar in Guwahati, as the newly born Gauhati University had yet to have its own campus. The University shifted to its present campus at Jalukbari in Guwahati in 1954. Consequently, the department was given a space in the first floor of the Arts Building of the University. It shifted to its present space in the ground floor of the New Academic Building in 2012.

Introduction:

Gauhati University was established in 1948 with a view to building up a home of its own in the field of higher education and research in Assam and also to create an atmosphere for the development of the language, literature, and culture of Assam through higher learning and academic research.

 

The Department of Assamese was among the first ones to be started with the establishment of the university in 1948. It needs no insisting that this department was conceived as a seminal institution of higher education and research in Assamese language, literature, and culture, as well as that of diverse ethnic groups inhabiting Assam. With this aim in view and all the resources at its command, this department has immediately contributed towards the enrichment of the literary and cultural horizons of Assam and thus done a commendable job for the last six decades. With its glorious history and the signal constitution of all the illustrious scholars associated with the department since its inception, it has been playing a leading role in the development of modern Assamese life and culture, thus paving the way for the establishment of an advanced institute of academic research and learning.

 

The Pioneers:

The pioneers of the department were Dr. Banikanta Kakati, Dr. Birinchi Kumar Barua, and Dr. Maheswar Neog, who were great scholars in the fields of language, literature, and the culture of Assam. Academicians and great authors like Dr. Satyendra Nath Sarma, Shri Rajanikanta Deva Sarma, Dr. Sukumar Biswas, Dr. Anima Dutta, Dr. Govinda Prasad Sarma, Dr. Umesh Deka, Dr. Dipankar Moral, Dr. Pradip Jyoti Mahanta, and many others contributed to the strengthening of the department. The heads of the department as of now are listed below. With their association with various national organizations like Sahitya Akademi, the Central Institute of Indian Languages, Sangeet Natak Akademi, and Asam Sahitya Sabha, the department has grown with great momentum.

 

 

Past Programmes:

The department started with the introduction of the two-year postgraduate course, and the first batch of students appeared in the MA final examination in 1950. The undergraduate course was also a component of the department, which was later left to be undertaken by the affiliated colleges, and the postgraduate studies got expanded with more teachers and included more course components. The postgraduate course of study includes two groups: Group A (literature) and Group B (language), with eight papers in each group. The course, in which cultural studies form an important component in each group, also offers several optional papers in both groups covering the entire range of literary and linguistic studies in Assam and India. The syllabus was revised from time to time in keeping with the changing trends in language and literature studies.

 

In 2001, the department introduced the semester system for the postgraduate course, consisting of different components in the course. There were twenty papers equally distributed for four semesters. The new components include Tibeto-Burman languages, dialectology, comparative literature, translation studies, a general outline of Indian literature, western influence on Assamese literature, etc.

 

The department went for the CBCS syllabus in 2016. There are now eighteen courses in four semesters. Each of the first and second semesters consists of five courses, one of which is a value-added course. The third semester consists of four courses, of which two are core and two are elective, while the fourth semester syllabus consists of four courses, of which two are core, one is elective, and one is elective open. The syllabus was revised in 2019. The MA CBCS programme in the department has an intake capacity of eighty-eight per year.

 

The department introduced the Ph.D. coursework programme and the M.Phil. coursework programme in 2010 as per new Ph.D. guidelines. The syllabus for the programmes was later amalgamated and revised in 2021. The MPhil programme was later discontinued in 2022 in response to the abolition of the programme in the National Education Policy 2020. The number of students admitted to the Ph.D. programme is based on the clearance of the GU-RET.

 

In 2023, the department started the four-year undergraduate programme (FYUGP) in Assamese, with an intake capacity of twenty per year. This is a programme divided into eight semesters. However, lateral exit facilities after the completion of two, four, and six semesters are available in this programme.

The department takes pride in the fact that nearly ten thousand students have earned postgraduate degrees (MA) in Assamese, while more than three hundred scholars have attained Ph.D. degrees from this department.

 

 

Ongoing Programmes:

Sl. No.

Programme

Subject

Intake capacity

1

FYUGP

Assamese

   20

2

MA (CBCS)

Assamese

   88

3

PhD

Assamese

As per availability of seats

 

Among the disciplines covered under the research scheme for the award of a PhD are diverse factors of Assamese language, literature and culture, folklore studies, comparative literature, and performing arts, while there have been collaborations with many other departments of the university in conducting research, such as Modern Indian Languages (MIL), Folklore Research, English, Hindi, Sanskrit, Bengali, Philosophy, Foreign Languages, etc.

 

 

Recent Remarkable Events:

The department celebrated its Golden Jubilee in the year 2000.

The one hundred and fiftieth birth anniversary of Sahityarathi Lakshminath Bezbaroa, the doyen of modern Assamese literature, was celebrated in the department on March 26, 2014. A life-size bronze statue of Bezbaroa, sculpted by the renowned painter and sculptor Benu Mishra, was unveiled by Imran Shah, President of Asam Sahitya Sabha, in front of the New Academic Building that day.

 

Between April 30, 2023 and May 10–11, 2024, the department observed a year-long Platinum Jubilee celebration programme. 

 

Here is a list of the heads of the department since its inception. The list includes many great academicians and authors who took the department along the path of progress and prominence. 

Sl. No.

Name

Academic Qualification

Term

1

Prof. Banikanta Kakati

MA, PhD

1948-1952  

2

Prof. Birinchi Kumar Baruah

MA, PhD

1952-1964

3

Prof. Maheswar Neog

MA, PhD

1964-1977

4

Prof. Golok Chandra Goswami

MA, PhD

1977-1985

5

Prof. Upendra Nath Goswami

MA, PhD

Feb 1985-July 1985

6

Prof. Nirmal Prabha Bordoloi

MA, PhD

Aug 1985-July 1988

7

Prof. Nirmal Prabha Bordoloi

MA, PhD

July 1990-Apr 1993

8

Prof. Sailendra Prasad Bharali

MA, PhD

Aug 1988-June 1990

9

Prof. Sailendra Prasad Bharali

MA, PhD

Apr 1993-Aug 1996

10

Prof. Pariksit Hazarika

MA, PhD

Sep 1996-Nov 1998

11

Prof. Bhaba Prasad Chaliha

MA, PhD

Dec 1998-Feb 1999

12

Prof. Nagen Thakur

MA, PhD

Mar 1999-Feb 2001

13

Prof. Lilabati Saikia Bora

MA, PhD

Mar 2001-Feb 2004

14

Prof. Dipti Phukan Patgiri

MA, PhD, D. Litt

Mar 2004-Feb 2007

15

Prof. Malinee Goswami

MA, PhD

Mar 2007-Feb 2008

16

Prof. Upen Chandra Rabha

MA, PhD

Mar 2010-Feb 2013

17

Prof. Dipti Phukan Patgiri

MA, PhD, D. Litt

Mar 2013-Apr 2015

18

Prof. Taranee Deka

MA, PhD

May 2015- May 2018

19

Prof. Bibha Bharali

MA, PhD

June 2018-May 2021

20

Prof. Kanak Chandra Saharia

MA, PhD

June 2021- 30 May 2024

21

Prof. Kamaluddin Ahmed

MA, PhD

31 May 2024-

 

Here is an incomplete and renewable list of a few distinguished alumni of the department: 

Sl. No

Name

Programme and batch

Famous as

1

Anima Dutta (nee Bharali)

MA 1961

PhD 1985

Academic, Author

2

Anjali Sarma

PhD 1984

Biographer, Academic

3

Basanta Kumar Sarma

PhD 1981

Academic

4

Basanta Kumar Bhattacharyya

MA 1966

PhD 1996

Eminent litterateur, Academic, Sahityacharyya, 2016

5

Bhaba Prasad Chaliha

MA 1964

MA 1967

Eminent litterateur, Academic

6

Bhubaneswari Baishya

MA in 1956

Academic

7

Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya

MA  1956

Ph.D  1977

Eminent litterateur

Editor, Ramdhenu

President, Asam Sahitya Sabha, 1983-85

Sahitya Akademi Award, 1961

Jnanpith Award, 1977

8

Bisweswar Hazarika

MA 1965

Academic

9

Golok Chandra Goswami

MA 1953

PhD 1967

Linguist, Academic

10

Golokeswar Goswami

MA in 1971

Academic

11

Harinath Sarma Doloi

MA 1955

PhD 1971

Eminent Scholar, Literary Historian, Academic

12

Harish Chandra Bhattacharyya

PhD 1962

Theatre Historian

13

Hemanta Kumar Sarma

MA 1957

PhD 1974

Eminent author, Folklorist, Academician

14

HVS Murthy

PhD 1961

Eminent Scholar

15

Imran Shah

MA 1962

President, Asam Sahitya Sabha, 2013

Assam Valley Literary Award, 2010

Padma Shri, 2021

16

Indira Goswami (Mamoni Raisom Goswami)

MA 1963

PhD 1973

Eminent Litterateur, Academic

 

Sahitya Akademi Award, 1982

 

Jnanpith  Award, 2000

 

Padma Shri, 2002

17

Jogendranarayan Bhuyan

MA 1964

Eminent Scholar, Academic

18

Jogesh Das

MA 1953

Eminent Litterateur, Academic

 

Sahitya Akademi Award, 1980

 

President, Asam Sahitya Sabha, 1985

 

Assam Valley literary Award, 1994

19

Karabi Deka Hazarika

MA 1974

PhD 1983

Poet, Writer, Academic

20

Keshab Mahanta

MA 1964

Eminent Poet, lyricist

Sahitya Akademi Award, 1993

21

Keshavananda Dev Goswami

PhD 1970

Eminent Scholar, Academic

22

Lila Gogoi

MA 1962

Eminent Folklorist, Academic

 

President, Asam Sahitya Sabha, 1994

23

Lilabati Saikia Bora

MA 1972

PhD 1986

Eminent Linguist, Academic

24

Mahendra Bora

PhD 1971

Eminent poet, Academic

President, Asam Sahitya Sabha, 1987

25

Maheswar Neog

PhD 1955 

Eminent Scholar, Academic

 

Padma Shri, 1974

 

President, Asam Sahitya Sabha, 1974

 

Sadasya Mahiyan, 1988

 

Fellowship, Sangeet Natak Academi, 1994

26

Mahim Borah

MA 1952

Eminent Litterateur, Academic

 

President, Asam Sahitya Sabha, 1989

 

Assam Valley Literary Award, 1998

 

Sahitya Akademi Award, 2001

 

Sahityacharyya, 2007

 

Padma Shri, 2011

27

Manorama Das Medhi

MA 1973

Eminent Short Story Writer, Academic

28

Nabin Chandra Sarma

MA 1965

Eminent Scholar, Folklorist, Academician

UGC Emeritus Fellowship, 2005-07

Sadasya Mahiyan, 2012

29

Nagen Thakur

MA 1964

Eminent Academician

30

Nagen Saikia

MA 1964

Eminent Litterateur, Academic

Member, Rajya Sabha, 1986-92

Sahitya Akademi Award, 1997

President, Asam Sahitya Sabha, 1997

 

Assam Valley Literary Award, 2007

31

Nalinidhar Bhattacharya

MA 1959

Eminent poet and Critic, Academic

 

Sahitya Akademi Award, 2002

32

Nirmal Prabha Bordoloi

MA 1955

PhD 1972

Eminent poet, Lyricist, Academic

Sahitya Akademi Award, 1983

President, Asam Sahitya Sabha, 1991

33

Nirupama Bargohain

MA 1965

Eminent Litterateur

Sahitya Akademi Award, 1996

Assam Valley Literary Award, 2004

Prajnaratna, 2012

34

Parikshit Hazarika

MA 1962

Author, Academic

35

Prabin Chandra Das

MA 1970

PhD 1984

Eminent Folklorist, Academic

36

Prafulla Dutta Goswami

PhD 1955

Eminent Scholar, Folklorist, Academic

37

Pramod Chandra Bhattacharyya

MA 1950

PhD 1964

Eminent Linguist, Litterateur, Academic

Sahityacharyya, 2012

D Litt (Hon.), Gauhati University, 2015

38

Ram Charan Thakuria

PhD 1984

Eminent Scholar, Academic

39

Rita Chowdhury

PhD 2005

Sahitya Akademi Award, 2008

 

Director, NBT

 

Assam Valley Literary Award, 2017

40

Rong Bong Terang

MA 1966

Eminent Litterateur, Academic

Padma Shree, 1989

Assam Valley Literary Award, 2008

President, Asam Sahitya Sabha, 2009, 2010

41

Rupashree Goswami

PhD 1977

Writer and Academic

42

Sadananda Bezbarua

PhD 1968

Eminent Scholar

43

Sarbeswar Rajguru

PhD 1967

Eminent Scholar, Historian

44

Satyendra Nath Sarma

PhD 1955

Eminent Scholar, Literary Historian, Academic

President, Asam Sahitya Sabha, 1975

45

Syed Abdul Malik

MA 1951

Eminent Litterateur, Academic

 

Sahitya Akademi Award, 1972

 

President, Asam Sahitya Sabha, 1977

 

Sahityacharya, 1977

 

Padma Shri, 1984

 

Padma Bhusan, 1992

46

Upendra Nath Goswami

MA 1951

PhD 1958

Eminent Lingusit, Academic

47

Yeshe Dorje Thongchi

MA 1976

Eminent Litterateur, Civil Servant

 

Sahitya Akademi Award, 2005

 

Assam Valley Literary Award, 2017

 

Padma Shri, 2020

The department boasts of Dr. Birendrakumar Bhattacharyya and Dr. Indira Goswami (Mamani Raisom Goswami), two former students and researchers, who won the prestigious Jnanpith award in 1979 and 2000 respectively. Many of the students and researchers of the department have become Asam Sahitya Sabha presidents and won prestigious awards like Sahitya Akademi Award, Assam Valley Literary Award, and others. Many of the former students of the department are in the administrative service, especially in the Indian Civil Service and Assam Civil Service.

 

 

 

 

Details of PSOs and COs of Various Programmes Offered by the Department:

 

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Library:

The department has a library of its own, which has been named after Dr. Banikanta Kakati, the first professor and head of the department and an eminent linguist, critic, anthropologist, and cultural historian. The library has 5,895 and journals, which have been digitally catalogued in recent years. The present librarian is Dr. Banani Chakravarty.

 

Archive:

The department has an archive, where there are nearly two hundred manuscripts of Assamese books from late medieval times, performance masks, a Guru Asana (religious altar), and a few other valuable items.

 

Centre for Sankaradeva Studies:

The Centre for Sankaradeva Studies is an annex of the Department of Assamese at Gauhati University. The first of its kind, the centre is envisaged as an institute of research and extension to facilitate comprehensive studies and explorations of the renaissance portals of the Sankardeva movement. The scope of these studies and explorations includes the life and works of the saint and his principal apostles, the abiding value of their multitudinous contributions, and their far-reaching impact and influence on the social, cultural, economic, and religious life and mindset of the people of Assam through the centuries. The centre would open up new possibilities for research on the huge corpus of literary production, including epic drama, theological treatises, translations of and transcreations of great scriptures, hagiographies, etc. It may be remembered that four manuscripts of this tradition preserved in the MS section of the Krishnakanta Handique library have been selected as works of heritage and were honored at the International Book Fair in Frankfurt. The centre would also open up new possibilities for research on the heritage of music, dance, and drama, the philosophy and theology of the religion, and the socio-cultural significance of the movement in the context of the multi-ethnic social matrix of Assam. Thus, the centre will be a major resource base in terms of information and knowledge relating to major areas of the cultural history of Assam, and thus a lighthouse in relation to knowledge and learning and also in the promotion of peace and harmony, unity, and togetherness among social groups of India in general and Assam in particular. The Centre brought out Descriptive Bibliography of Sankaradeva Studies (Ed. Prof. Bimal Mazumdar; GU Press) in 2014.

Presently, Prof. Kanak Chandra Saharia is the coordinator of the centre.

 

Language Laboratory:

The department consists of a language laboratory, which was established in 2007 by the late Prof. Dipankar Moral, a teacher of linguistics in the department until his demise in 2008. The laboratory was revamped in 2018, and Prof. Dipti Phukan Patgiri coordinated it for some time. Dr. Dipamani Haloi is the present coordinator, and Dr. Leena Dihingia is the present deputy coordinator of the laboratory.

 

The laboratory has a few computers with sound-analysis facilities. It is designed to teach the students and the researchers of the department linguistics in a better and more methodical way.

 

Alumni Association:

The Department of Assamese at Gauhati University has had an alumni association since December 24, 2022. Formed in the Department Advisory Committee meeting on that day, the association has been coordinated by Dr. Rekha Rani Devi, Associate Professor of the department.

 

Anvesan, a UGC-CARE Listed Journal:

Anvesan, the annual research journal of the department, has been published since 1994. The journal bears an ISSN (ISSN: 2347-2669), is bilingual (Assamese and English), and is peer-reviewed. It has been on the UGC-CARE list since January 2020. Papers are accepted year-round at anvesan@gauhati.ac.in.

 

The recent issue of the journal appeared in December 2023 under the editorship of Dr. Banani Chakravarty. The forthcoming issue is expected to be brought out in December 2024 under the editorship of Dr. Dipamani Haloi.

 

For details, visit the following page: https://journals.gauhati.ac.in/anvesan

 

Associations (Asamiya Sahitya Chora and Chatra Bhasha Bijnan Samiti):

The department also has two student-related associations, viz., Asamiya Sahitya Chora, established by Prof. Maheswar Neog in 1964, and Chatra Bhasha Bijnan Samiti, established by Prof. Nirmal Prabha Bordoloi in 1986. The Asamiya Sahitya Chora brings out Janamanas, the wall-magazine of the department, twice a year. Dr. Dipamani Haloi is the present president, and Antareep Kakati, a student, is the present secretary of the Asamiya Sahitya Chora. The present president and secretary of the Chatra Bhasha Bijnan Samiti are Dr. Banani Chakravarty and Mrinal Deka, respectively.

 

Gaweshak Mancha:

The research scholars of the department have a forum, viz., ‘Gaweshak Mancha’. The forum organizes similar events with associations from various institutions.

 

The president and secretary of the Mancha are Deepjyoti Borah and Mahendra Nath, respectively.

 

The Mancha publishes a yearly bilingual journal, viz., Sadhana. The journal is peer-reviewed and has an ISSN (ISSN: 2454-700X). The recent issue of the journal (Vol VI, 2022-23) was published in June 2024 under the editorship of Indeswar Pegu and Banashri Nath.

 

Special Assistance Programme (SAP):

The department had a Special Assistance Programme (SAP) under the UGC between 2007 and 2012. The SAP-DRS II started from April 01, 2013. The section for the SAP in the department has 1429 books (not included in the library).

 

Facilities and Assets:

In addition to what has been mentioned above, the department has the following facilities and assets (used and unused).

 

Sl..No

Assets

Quantity 

1

Computer (for office use)

1

2

Computers (for faculties)

15

3

Laptop

1

4

Projector

1

5

Screen of Projector

2

6

Inverter set

3

7

Battery Rock

3

8

Library Books

5895

9

P.A system

1

10

Class-room Microphone set

2

11

Files

53

12

Printer (office)

1

13

Xerox Machine

1

14

Gas Cylinder

1

15

Moving Fan

2

16

Refrigerator

1

17

Aqua guard 

1

18

Printer (SAP)

10

19

Water cooler

1

20

Bookshelf

20

21

SAP (books)

1429

22

LCD (Monitor)

1

23

New HP Computer (RUSA)

8+6=14

24

Newspaper Stand

1

25

AC

03

26

Sofa set

1

Publications during (2018-24)

Journals:

Sl. No.

Title

Description

Writer/Editor

ISSN

1

Sadhana

Vol. IV (2018)

Peer-Reviewed

Published in March 2020

Editors:

Abdul Mozid Sheikh (Gaweshak Mancha)

2454-700X

2

Anvesan

Vol. XII (2019-20)

(UGC-CARE LISTED)

Published on Oct 30, 2020

Editor:

Prof. Pranita Devi

2250-2475

 

 

3

Anvesan

Vol. XIII (2020-21)

(UGC-CARE LISTED)

Published on July 31, 2021

Editor:

Prof. Bimal Majumdar

2250-2475

 

4

Sadhana

Vol. V (2020-21)

Peer-Reviewed

Published in December 2022

Editors:

Kalpajyoti Ray

Rodali Chetia

(Gaweshak Mancha)

2454-700X

5

Anvesan

Vol. XIV (2021-22)

(UGC-CARE LISTED)

Published on Feb 28, 2022

Editor:

Prof. Prafulla Kumar Nath

2250-2475

 

6

Anvesan

Vol. XV (2022-23)

(UGC-CARE LISTED)

Published on Dec 31, 2022

Editor:

Dr. Rekha Rani Devi

2250-2475

 

7

Anvesan

Vol. XVI (2023-24)

(UGC-CARE LISTED)

Published on Dec 31, 2023

Editor:

Dr. Banani Chakravarty

2250-2475

 

8

Sadhana

Vol. VI (2022-23)

Peer-Reviewed

Published in June 2024

Editors:

Indeswar Pegu

Banashri Nath

2454-700X

 

Books (under Project from Asam Sahitya Sabha):

Sl. No.

Title

Description

Writer/Editor

Publisher & ISBN

1

Asamiya Loka Sahityar Buranji, Vol. I

On Asamiya loka-katha

Chief Editor:

Prof. Nabin Chandra Sarma

Editor:

Prof. Bimal Mazumdar

Asam Sahitya Sabha, 2021

 

 

2

Asamiya Loka Sahityar Buranji, Vol. II

 

 

On Asamiya utsav-anusthanmulak lokageet

Chief Editor:

Prof. Nabin Chandra Sarma

Editor:

Prof. Kanak Chandra Saharia

Asam Sahitya Sabha, 2021

 

3.

Asamiya Loka Sahityar Buranji, Vol. III

On Asamiya bhakti-nirapeksha lokageet

Chief Editor:

Prof. Nabin Chandra Sarma

Editor:

Prof. Dipti Phukan Patgiri

Asam Sahitya Sabha, 2021

4.

Asamiya Loka Sahityar Buranji, Vol. IV

On Asamiya karma bishayak lokageet

Chief Editor:

Prof. Nabin Chandra Sarma

Editor:

Prof. Taranee Deka

Asam Sahitya Sabha, 2021

5.

Asamiya Loka Sahityar Buranji, Vol. V

On Asamiya prabad-prabachan, fakara-jojana aru satharmala

Chief Editor:

Prof. Nabin Chandra Sarma

Editor:

Prof. Upen Rabha Hakacham

Asam Sahitya Sabha, 2021

 

 

Books (Platinum Jubilee Publications): 

Sl. No.

Title

Description

Writer/Editor

Publisher & ISBN

1

Smaranika

Souvenir of the Alumni Meet on April 30, 2023

(Released on April 30, 2023)

Editor:

Dr. Dipamani Haloi

Dept of Assamese, GU

2

Maharajat Saurabh

 

 

 

 

Souvenir of the concluding ceremony of the platinum jubilee celebration programme, held on May 10-11, 2024

(Released on May 10, 2024)

President: Pro. Kamaluddin Ahmed

 

Editors:

Prof. Maheswar Kalita

Dr. Lakshi Hazarika

 

Platinum Jubilee Celebration Committee, Dept of Assamese, GU

3.

Sankaradevar Sahitya Adhyayan

A collection of critical articles on Sankaradeva

(Released on May 10, 2024)

Editor:

Prof. Kanak Chandra Saharia

Chandra Prakash

 

978-81-244-0832-2

4.

Antardrishti

A collection of articles on Assamese criticism

(Released on May 10, 2024)

Editor:

Prof. Kamaluddin Ahmed

Banalata

 

978-93-91135-87-4

5.

Non-Aryan Languages: Uttar-Pub Bharatar Arya-Bhinna Bhasha

A collection of articles on the non-Aryan languages of North East India

(Released on May 10, 2024)

Editor:

Prof. Pranita Devi

Bandhav

 

978-93-94594-15-9

6

Jetia Chapashal Nasil

A collection of selected articles from medieval times

(Released on May 10, 2024)

Editor:

Prof. Bibha Bharali

Dr. Banani Chakravarty

Bandhav

 

978-93-94594-40-1

7.

Bhasha Sahitya Sanskriti Anvesan

A collection of selected articles from Anvesan, the journal of the Department of Assamese, GU

(Released on May 10, 2024)

Editors:

Prof. Kanak Chandra Saharia

Dr. Rekha Rani Devi

Jyoti Prakashan

 

978-93-91931-52-0

8

Asamiya Chutigalpa: Uttaranar Natun Adhyay

A collection of critical articles on Assamese short stories

(Released on May 10, 2024)

Editors:

Deep Jyoti Bora

Sikmi Borah

Banalata

 

978-93-91135-94-2

9

Prasanga: Bakyatattva aru Arthatattva

A collection of research articles on Assamese language

(Released on May 10, 2024)

Editors:

Banashri Nath

Violeena Deka

Sampriti

 

978-93-93476-70-8

 

Individual publications have not been listed here.

MPhil Awardees (2020-2024):

Year

No. of Awardees

2020

05

2021

01

2022

05

2023

03

2024

02

 

PhD Awardees (2018-2024):

Year

No. of Awardees

2018

29

2019

27

2020

20

2021

26

2022

22

2023

19

2024

04

  

JRFs-SRFs Admitted (2018-2024):

Year

No. of Awardees

2017

05

2018

10

2019

09

2020

11

2021

21

2022-23

15

2023-24

19

 

Till June 07, 2024

The Department of Assamese, Gauhati University had a project with Asam Sahitya Sabha during 2016-2021. The project was on “Asamiya Loka-Sahityar Buranji” and the coordinator of the project was Prof. Taranee Deka. The amount sanctioned in 2016 was Rs. 3.25 lacs (Rupees three lakh and twenty-five thousand only). The project was complete in 2021, with the publication of the volumes mentioned below:

 

Sl. No.

Title

Description

Writer/Editor

Publisher & ISBN

1

Asamiya Loka Sahityar Buranji, Vol. I

On Asamiya loka-katha

Chief Editor:

Prof. Nabin Chandra Sarma

Editor:

Prof. Bimal Mazumdar

Asam Sahitya Sabha, 2021

 

 

2

Asamiya Loka Sahityar Buranji, Vol. II

 

 

On Asamiya utsav-anusthanmulak lokageet

Chief Editor:

Prof. Nabin Chandra Sarma

Editor:

Prof. Kanak Chandra Saharia

Asam Sahitya Sabha, 2021

 

3.

Asamiya Loka Sahityar Buranji, Vol. III

On Asamiya bhakti-nirapeksha lokageet

Chief Editor:

Prof. Nabin Chandra Sarma

Editor:

Prof. Dipti Phukan Patgiri

Asam Sahitya Sabha, 2021

4.

Asamiya Loka Sahityar Buranji, Vol. IV

On Asamiya karma bishayak lokageet

Chief Editor:

Prof. Nabin Chandra Sarma

Editor:

Prof. Taranee Deka

Asam Sahitya Sabha, 2021

5.

Asamiya Loka Sahityar Buranji, Vol. V

On Asamiya prabad-prabachan, fakara-jojana aru satharmala

Chief Editor:

Prof. Nabin Chandra Sarma

Editor:

Prof. Upen Rabha Hakacham

Asam Sahitya Sabha, 2021

Teachers’ Achievements:

Sl No.

Name of Awardee

Name of Award

Given by, on

National/ International

1

Prof. Upen Rabha Hakacham

Krisha Chandra Gandhi Award/2019

Purbattor Janajati Shiksha Samiti

National

2

Prof. Malinee Goswami

Pride of India Award

Vedic Astrological Society of India in 2019

National

3

Prof. Malinee Goswami

Excellency Award in Education

Anuprerana, Guwahati in 2019

National

4

Prof. Malinee Goswami

Mahamahopadhyay Dhireswaracharyya Smarak Navadip Bota

Asam Sahitya Sabha, Nalbari and Direswaracharyya Trust in 2019

National

5

Prof. Malinee Goswami

Bishwakabi Rabindranath Thakur Smarak Shiksha Puraska

Indian Institute of Oriental Heritage in 2020

National

6

Prof. Upen Rabha Hakacham

Srimanta Sankaradev a Gavesana Bota

Sri Sri Auniati Satra, 2020

National

7

Prof. Upen Rabha Hakacham

Jagyaram Talukdar

Memorial Award

Nalbari Zilar Koch Sanmilani, 2020

National

8

Prof. Kamaluddin Ahmed

Anyayug Sahitya

Sanman, 2020

Anyayug E-megazine Group, on 22

June 2020

National

9

Prof. Upen Rabha Hakacham

Dr. Swarnalata Baruah Award

All Assam Chutia Students Union,   2021

National

10

Prof. Upen Rabha Hakacham

Bir Raghav Moran Award

Asom Moran Sangha and Government of Assam, 2021

National

11

Prof. Bimal Mazumdar

 Prasannalal Chaudhary Sahitya Sadhana Bota 2021

Research Centre, Barpeta, on 21 Feb 2022

National

12

 

Dr. Dipamani Baruah Das

 

Baba Saheb Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar Adarsha Award

Sadou Axom Anusuchita Jati Satra Santha, Lakhimpur, on 6 Dec. 2022

National

13

Prof. Upen Rabha Hakacham

Ali Mech Award

Deshi Janagosthi Mancha, in 2023

National

14

Prof. Kamaluddin Ahmed

Ambikagiri

Raichoudhury Award 2022-23

Asom Sahitya Sabha, On Feb 02, 2023

National

15

Prof. Kamaluddin Ahmed

Time-8 Shanti

Sanman,2023

Time-8 Web Portal Group, April 21, 2023

National

 

Students’ Achievements:

Sl No.

Name of Student

Achievements

Occasion

National/ International

1

Hirakjyoti Sarma

Diamond Nort East Award for folk songs

APN Media Pvt. Ltd. in September 2019

National

2

Niharika Devi

Bronze Medal in State Level Taekwando

2022-23

State-Level

3

Dinesh Gowala

First position in the state level and the second position in the national level ‘Unity in Creativity’ competition

Cultural ministry of the Government of India on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (2022-23)

State Level and National Level

4

Dhanmani Das

Lakshminath Bezbaroa Sahitya Bata

D.K. College, Mirza (2022-23)

State-Level

5

Nabakanta Barua

First prize in the poetry writing competition

Kabi Kanan, Guwahati

State-Level

6

Parvin Sultana

Second position in the poetry writing competition

Alok Sandhan and AEC Literary Society on the occasion of the world poetry day (2022-23)

State-Level

 

 

Important Events (2018-2024): 

Date

Occasion

Coordinator/Guests

2018-19

Release of Sadhana, Research Journal of Gaweshak Mancha

Chief Guest: Prof. Bibhesh Choudhury

22.06.2018

Release of a poetry-anthology Dwaipayan Hradar Parat, translated by Prof. Kamaluddin Ahmed

Chief Guest: Prof. Subodh Sarkar

15.11.2018

Dr. Banikanta Kakati Memorial Lecture

Speaker: Prof. Ranjit Kumar Dev Goswami

01.05.2019

Commemoration Assembly in Memory of Hemchandra Goswami

Coordinator: Prof. Bibha Bharali

06.08.2019

Dr. Birendra Kumar Bhattacharyya Memorial Lecture on “The Idea of India”

Speaker: Damodar Mauzo

19.09.2019-04.10.2019

Refresher Course in Assamese

Coordinator: Prof. Bimal Mazumdar

15.11.2019

Banikanta Kakati Memorial Lecture

Speakers: Prof. Kanak Chandra Saharia

Prof. Kamaluddin Ahmed

21.02.2020

International Mother Tongue Day

Prof. Dipti Phukan Patgiri

24.3.2020 to 23.06.2020

Online Teaching due to Covid-19

Gaweshak Mancha

16.11.2020

Banikanta Kakati Memorial Biennial Online Lecture

Speaker: Prof. Prakash Pattnaik

08.03.2021

Annual Lecture of Centre for Sankaradeva Study Centre

Speaker: Prof. Idris Ali

23.03.2021

Farewell to Prof. Malinee Goswami

Department of Assamese, GU

08.04.2021

Farewell to Prof. Dipti Phukan Patgiri

Department of Assamese, GU

31.07.2021

National Webinar on Asamiya Samalochana: Siddhi Aru Sambhabana

Inaugurator: Prof. P. J. Handique, Hon’ble VC, GU

 

Speakers: Prof. Pranjit Bora and

Dr. Pori Hiloidari

Coordinator:

Dr. Pranjal Sharma Bashishtha

15.11.2021

Banikanta Kakati Memorial Day Celebration

and Release of Anvesan

Chief Guest:

Dr. Golokeswar Goswami

18.11.2021

Remedial Classs on Book Review

Gaweshak Mancha

06-19.12.2021

Refresher Course in Assamese

Coordinator:

Dr. Rekha Rani Devi

07.12.2021

‘Galpakatha’, organized by Gaweshak Mancha

Guests: Atanu Bhattacharyya and Mitali Dey

28.12.2021

Padmanath Gohain Baruah Memorial Lecture

Chief Guest: Dr. Kuladhar Saikia

Speakers: Prof. Taranee Deka and Prof. Prafulla Kumar Nath

26.01.2022

Inauguration of Platinum Jubilee

Inaugurator: Prof. Umesh Deka

Chief Guest: Prof. Prabin Chandra Das

21.02.2022

International Mother Language Day

Speaker: Dr. Banani Chakravarty

01-03.06.2022

UGC-NET Workshop

Gaweshak Mancha

07.03.2022

“Dristir Sipare: Lekhakar Apon Jagatkhan”, a meet-the-author programme by Gaweshak Mancha

Speaker: Dr. Apurba Kumar Saikia

05.08.2022

Memorial Day of Gopinath Bordoloi

Speakers:

Dr. Kuladhar Saikia and Prof. Bibhash Choudhury

17.08.2022

“Craft of Writing a Short Story”, Special Lecture arranged by Gaweshak Mancha

Chief Guest/Speaker: Satish Jaiswal

31.08.2022

Departmental Quiz Competition

Gaweshak Mancha

09.09.2022

Fresher’s Programme

Chief Guests : Prof. Lilawati Saikia Bora & Dr. Nandita Devi

13.09.2022

Maheswar Neog Memorial Lecture

Inaugurator: Dr. G. N. Talukdar, Former VC, GU

 

Speaker: Prof. Karabi Deka Hazarika

Chief Guest: Pradipjyoti Mahanta

 

05.10.2022

Gopinath Bardoloi Memorial Day

& Release of ‘Anvesan’

Chief Guest: Prof. Bibhash Choudhury

15.11.2022

Banikanta Kakati Memorial Lecture

Speaker: Prof. Madan Sarma

11.12.2022

Bharatiya Bhasha Utsav

Inaugurator: Prof. P.J. Handique, Hon’ble VC, GU

Speaker: Dr. Khagesh Sen Deka

24.12.2022

Gaweshak Mancha Yearly Lecture Programme: Lecture on “Contemporary Assam: Society and Politics”

Speaker: Prof. Akhil Ranjan Dutta

26.01.2023

Release of ‘Sadhana’(Vol-V)

Prof. Kanak Chandra Saharia (HoD)

01-15.02.2023

Refresher Course in Assamese

Coordinator: Dr. Banani Chakravarty

21.2.2023

International Mother Language Day Celebration: Lecture on “Matribhashar Bikash: Kisu Chinta”

Speaker: Prof. Jyotiprakash Tamuli

11.04.2023

Release of ‘Anvesan’ &

Special Lecture by Gavesak Mancha

Inaugurator : Prof. Jagadish Sarma

Speaker : Dr. Dinesh Chandra Goswami

30.04.2023

Alumni Meet

Inaugurator: Prof. P.J. Handique, Hon’ble VC, GU

12.06.2023

Decision for Commencement of FYUGP

 

DAC

18.08.2023

Departmental Quiz Competition 

Gavesak Mancha

25.08.2023

Fresher’s Programme

Chief Guests: Prof. Umesh Deka

Mrs. Chetana Das

06.10.2023

“Dristir Sipare: Lekhakar Apon Jagatkhan”, a meet-the-author programme by Gaweshak Mancha

Speaker : Dr. Dhrubajyoti Borah

14.11.2023

Golok Chandra Goswami and Upendra Nath Goswami Memorial Lectures

Speakers: Dr. Dayananda Pathak & Pranab Barua

29.11.2023

‘Xanmiholi Bornamala’ (Cultural Evening by Gavesak Mancha)

Guest : Maitreyi Patar

29.12.2023

Platinum Jubilee Book Release Programme (Book of Bhadreswar Rajkhowa)

Chief Guest: Prof. Umesh Deka

8-21.12.2023

Refresher Course in Assamese

Coordinator: Dr. Pranjal Sharma Bashishtha

21.02.2024

International Mother Language Day Celebration Lecture

Speaker : Dr. Lutfa Hanum Selima Begum

10-11.05.2024

Platinum Jubilee Celebration

Chief Guests: Prof. Ranjit Kumar Dev Goswami

Prof. Sailen Bharali

Prof. Narayan Das

Prof. Nagen Thakur

Prof. Lilabati Saikia Bora

Prof. Umesh Das

Dr. Surya Hazarika

 

 

1. No. of students qualified for UGC-JRF*:

 

Year

NET-JRF

2018-19

10

2019-20

06

2020-21

29

2021-22

04

2022-23

11

 

2. No. of students qualified for UGC-NET (LS) and SET*:

 

Year

NET

SET

2018-19

50

30

2019-20

11

08

2020-21

16

12

2021-22

02

11

2022-23

15

04

 

3. Students’ Progression*:

 

Year

No. of students

2018-19

09

2019-20

11

2020-21

13

2021-22

17

2022-23

08

 

4.   Placement records*:

 

Year

No. of students

2018-19

10

2019-20

30

2020-21

05

2021-22

10

2022-23

27

 

*Updated but not exclusive

 Professional Membership:

Sl No.

Name

National Committees

International Committees

Editorial Boards

Others

1

Malinee Goswami

All India Oriental Conference, BORI, CIIL

 

Pracya

 

2

Dipti Phukan Patgiri

Sahitya Akademi

Dravidian International Linguistics, Linguistics Society of Nepal

 

ABILAC

3

Upen Rabha Hakacham

 

 

 

Publication Board, Assam

4

Taranee Deka

CLAI

 

 

 

5

Bibha Bharali

PLSI

 

Guineis Journal

AHSEC

6

Kanak Chandra Saharia

Folklore Congress of India

 

 

 

7

Kamaluddin Ahmed

Sahitya Akademi, Forum on Contemporary Theory

 

GUINEIS Journal

 

8

Bimal Mazumdar

 

International Organization of Folk Art World (IOV), Italy

 

 

9

Pranita Devi

Linguistic Society of India,

All India Oriental Society

 

 

 

10

Banani Chakravarty

PLSI

 

 

 

11

Pranjal Sharma Bashishtha

Forum on Contemporary Theory, Varoda

 

 

 

12

Leena Dihingia

Linguistic Society of India

International Speech Communication Association

 

 

 

Present Research Guides*

Serial No.

Name of the Supervisor

Institute

1

Prof. Upen Rabha Hakacham

Dept of Assamese, GU

2

Prof. Taranee Deka

Dept of Assamese, GU

3

Prof. Bibha Bharali

Dept of Assamese, GU

4

Prof. Kanak Chandra Saharia

Dept of Assamese, GU

5

Prof. Kamaluddin Ahmed

Dept of Assamese, GU

6

Prof. Pranita Devi

Dept of Assamese, GU

7

Prof. Bimal Mazumdar

Dept of Assamese, GU

8

Prof. Prafulla Kumar Nath

Dept of Assamese, GU

9

Dr. Rekha Rani Devi

Dept of Assamese, GU

10

Dr. Banani Chakravarty

Dept of Assamese, GU

11

Dr. Dipamani Haloi

Dept of Assamese, GU

12

Dr. Pranjal Sharma Bashishtha

Dept of Assamese, GU

13

Dr. Dipamani Baruah Das

Dept of Assamese, GU

14

Dr. Lalit Chandra Rabha

Dudhnoi College

15

Dr. Prasanna Kumar Nath

Sipajhar College

16

Dr. Indu Prabha Devi

B. Barooah College

17

Dr. Biswajit Das

Nowgong Girls’ College

18

Dr. Bipul Malakar

Nowgong Girls’ College

19

Dr. Bhaskar Jyoti Sarma

ABILAC

 

*As of March 28, 2022

List of PhD Awardees (2018-2024)

 

List of MPhil Awardees (2018-2024)

 

List JRF-SRF (2018-2024)