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.
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 |
|
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 |
|
|
|
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
