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<span class="gmail-post-title">Asam Sahitya Sabha signs MoU with USTM to enrich indigenous languages</span>
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With the objective to work together in the field of literature,
culture, heritage, diversity and ethnicity in the north-eastern region
and carry documentation and research work on indigenous languages, the
AsamSahityaSabha, the apax literary body of Assam signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) with the University of Science & Technology,
Meghalaya (USTM) at here on Friday.</p>
<p>The MoU was signed by Dr Paramananda Rajbongshi, President of Asom
Sahitya Sabha and Mahbubul Hoque, Chancellor of USTM. A host of literary
and academic personalities, including former Asam Sahitya Sabha
president Dr Dhruba Jyoti Borah, Prof Nirmal Kumar Choudhury, former
Vice Chancellor of Gauhati University, RS Mooshahary, former Governor of
Meghalaya and prominent litterateurs and members of Sabha as well as
academicians from USTM.</p>
<p>Signing the MoU, USTM Chancellor Mahbubul Hoque said that the
University had a social commitment and is keen to work for establishing
harmony, brotherhood and integrity among different sections of society.
“We are determined to contribute to the language and culture of the
region and want to offer fellowships to do researchwork on 20 former
presidents of Asam Sahitya Sabha. The MoU with Assam’s largest and
oldest socio-literary organization will pave the way to achieve
objectives which will further nurture unity in diversity of the
north-eastern states, especially Assam and Meghalaya”, he said.</p>
<p>On this occasion, 100 USTM employees became members of Asam Sahitya
Sabha for lifetime. This would be followed by another 500 membership
from USTM, said Hoque.</p>
<p>Addressing the gathering, Dr Paramananda Rajbongshi, President of
Asam Sahitya Sabhasaid said that by contributing to the protection of
language and culture, USTM could assume a significant place among the
universities of the world. He also said that Assam needed a language
policy and support of the Government for the intellectual development of
the region was very important.</p>
<p>According to the MoU, the Sabha and USTM will jointly organise
Workshops, Seminars, Symposia on language, literature and culture on
mutual consultation and will honour literary stalwarts and achievers
from time to time to encourage and inculcate literary culture among the
future generations.</p>
<p>A significant decision taken in the MoU is that, USTM will offer two
fellowships for researchers at the initial stage to carry out research
on the life of two literary stalwarts of Assam—Dr Maheswar Neog and Syed
Abdul Malik. The Fellowships may also be extended for further research
leading to award of Ph.D degree.</p>
<p>According to the MoU, special importance will be given to Char areas,
the Barak Valley and other economically underdeveloped areas, including
some areas of Meghalaya where the two organisations will take up
developmental activities within their capacity. Villages will be adopted
by both the organisationsto promote educational activities including
literature and culture. The initial target will be to adopt two villages
on mutual consultation.</p>
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+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+<br><br> Harold F. Schiffman<br><br>Professor Emeritus of <br> Dravidian Linguistics and Culture <br>Dept. of South Asia Studies <br>University of Pennsylvania<br>Philadelphia, PA 19104-6305<br><br>Phone: (215) 898-7475<br>Fax: (215) 573-2138 <br><br>Email: <a href="mailto:haroldfs@gmail.com" target="_blank">haroldfs@gmail.com</a><br><a href="http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/~haroldfs/" target="_blank">http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/~haroldfs/</a> <br><br>-------------------------------------------------</div></div>