Seminar on 1857 revolt held at Radhamadhab College Silchar

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GUWAHATI, Dec 6 – A national seminar on ‘Revisiting 1857: Relevance in Nation Building’ was organised by the Department of History of Radhamadhab College, Silchar on November 24 and 25 last. The seminar was sponsored by the University Grants Commission, NERO, Guwahati. This was stated in a press release.

In the inaugural function, Dr Debasish Roy, organising secretary, welcomed the gathering and Dr PR Deb, principal/chairperson of the seminar organising committee made the objective statement of the seminar.

The seminar was inaugurated by the chief guest Prof Tapodhir Bhattacharjee, Vice-Chancellor of Assam University, Silchar. Prof (Emeritus) Chittabrata Palit, former professor of History, Jadavpur University, delivered the keynote address. The seminar was also attended by other eminent personalities of the region.

Participants from local colleges as well as from the North-Eastern Region took part in the seminar. There were five technical sessions and altogether 20 papers on various aspects of the revolt were presented by the participants. Presentation of each paper was followed by questions and discussions, which led to fruitful culmination of resolution of vexed issues.

The valedictory function of the seminar was organised in the afternoon of the second day where the participants put forward their opinion on the seminar. A very colourful cultural function was organised, which enthralled the audience. At the fag-end of the seminar, certificates of participation were awarded to the participants by Dr PR Deb and Prof Chittabrata Palit. Finally, the vote of thanks was given by the vice-principal of the college.source: assam tribune