BOOK FAIR OF CENTENARY CELEBRATION OF ASSAM SAHITYA SABHA INAUGURATED BY MAHBUBUL HOQUE.
08th Feb, 2017 138Shri Mahbubul Hoque announced that USTM will very shortly establish a Centre for Literary & Cultural Studies which will collaborate with different literary organizations like Assam Sahitya Sabha to carry out various research activities to preserve and promote literatures of North East and also with neighbouring countries to bring about unity and integrity through cultural harmony.
"To bring together the cultural integrity and diversity of the North East India literary research has a very important roleâ€, said Mahbubul Hoque, Chancellor of University of Science & Technology, Meghalaya during the Centenary Celebration of Assam Sahitya Sabha held at Sibsagar on the 8th of February, 2017 where he was invited to inaugurate the Book Fair of the Sabha in presence of Shri Lila Mahanta, former President, Assam Sahitya Sabha, Shri Abani Mohan Saharia, General Secretary (I/C), Assam Sahitya Sabha and a host of other eminent dignitaries..
While addressing the august gathering, Shri Mahbubul Hoque announced that USTM will very shortly establish a Centre for Literary & Cultural Studies which will collaborate with different literary organizations like Assam Sahitya Sabha to carry out various research activities to preserve and promote literatures of North East and also with neighbouring countries to bring about unity and integrity through cultural harmony. The Centre will offer Fellowships to carry out research on the works of literary stalwarts of the region. The Centre will also carry out research on spiritual leaders of all communities of North East who have contributed to the communal integrity and harmony. The University is already carrying out research on the works of Dr Bhupen Hazarika under the guidance of Prof Amarjyoti Choudhury, former Pro-VC, Tezpur University and Chair Professor of Applied Sc, USTM.
