[Assam] College jubilee with Zubeen

[Pradip Kumar Datta]

College jubilee                        with Zubeen
                                                                         PRANAB SINHA                                                     Sonitpur                                                                                                                                                                                   Zubeen Garg                                                                  Aug. 31: A tinge of nostalgia                        and dollops of fun — the final leg of the yearlong diamond                        jubilee celebrations of Darrang College promises to be an                        occasion to remember for a long time to come.
                     A series of programmes has been                        lined up for the jubilee bash from September 5 to 9, the                        highlight of which will be a Zubeen Garg concert on the                        penultimate day. Chief minister Tarun Gogoi has been invited                        to inaugurate the concluding part of the jubilee celebration.                        He will also inaugurate the newly-constructed Diamond Jubilee                        Auditorium of the college. 
                     Education minister Ripun Bora                        has been invited, too.
                     The district administration and                        the police department are making the necessary arrangements                        to ensure that the celebration passes off without a hitch.                        “Traffic in the area could be chaotic during those five                        days and we are trying to work out a strategy to minimise                        inconvenience to commuters,” a police official said.
                     The diamond jubilee celebration                        committee of the college has organised an alumni reunion                        on September 8. The diamond jubilee celebrations began on                        July 25, 2005, when the college turned 60. Pine saplings                        were planted to commemorate the occasion. The Bipinpal Das                        Memorial Lecture, an annual event organised by the college,                        coincided with the start of the celebrations. 
                     Amalendu Guha, an educationist                        and former lecturer of the college, spoke about the contributions                        of the former principal Bipinpal Das towards improving the                        education system in Darrang College, particularly during                        and after the Chinese aggression of 1962, when residents                        of Tezpur were evacuated for their safety. Sources said                        as many as 29 seminars were organised by various departments                        of the college over the past year. 
                     Darrang College was established                        in 1945 on a rectangular 45-bigha plot with a playground                        within the Tezpur municipal area. Today, over 4,000 students                        and 126 teachers are on its rolls. It offers degree level                        courses in three streams (science, arts and commerce) and                        22 subjects. 
                     After a delay of two years, the                        college celebrated its golden jubilee in November 1997.                        Ex-students settled in various parts of the country and                        abroad attended that event. 

 		
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