Indo-Canadian workshop at Assam University
>From Our Correspondent
KARIMGANJ, Feb 26 The Canadian Studies Centre of Assam University, Silchar,
organised a three-day workshop on Traditional knowledge, culture and
communication Common ground in India and Canada in the university auditorium
recently.
The main speaker of the workshop was Earl Choldin, Director of Sashtri
Indo-Canadian Institute in Canada.
Dr Abhik Gupta, Dean, School of Environmental Science of AU, said some expert
speakers from the north eastern region had attended the programme and exchanged
views on the theme as well as other aspects of Indo-Canadian collaboration and
relationship.
Dr Kishore Bhattacharjee of Guwahati University, Dr Partha Sarathi Misra,
Director of English Language Institute, Guwahati, Dr Prasenjit Biswas of NEHU
and Gautam Bora and Chandra Narayan Bora, two famous Assamese film directors of
Guwahati participated in the workshop. Their documentary film were also
screened at the workshop.
Prof Gautam Biswas, VC of AU, inaugurated the workshop. The AU is the only
member of the Sastri Indo-Canadian Institute in the entire north-eastern
region. The institute has been functioning since 1968, both in India and Canada
to promote studies and research works in literature, culture, arts and science
and other important areas of common interest between the two countries.
The Sastri Indo-Canadian Institute has 32 Indian universities and 22 Canadian
universities affiliated to it. The Assam University had established
relationship with the Canadian studies centre in 2003 through the august visit
of Canadian High Commissioner in India Peter Sutherland in AU and since then,
the Canadian studies centre of AU has been organising various seminars,
workshops and other programmes for the benefit of faculty members, scholars,
students and others.
RSS meet: RSS national general secretary Mohanrao Bhagwat recently called upon
the Hindus to wake up forgetting all differences and come forward to become an
indomitable Hindushakti to lead the world. Addressing a mammoth gathering of
Hindus in Silchar he said formation of an Akhand Bharat was the dream
cherished by every Hindu and to make this dream comes true every Hindu should
be prepared to repulse the challenge or counterblow that might come in the way.
Nightmare may come when one is asleep.
But when he awakes all the distressing dreams go out, Bhagwat said invoking all
Hindus in the country to rise from deep sleep and unite for reaching out to
cherished goal.
The Vishal Hindu Sammelan at Silchar was organised to mark the valedictory
function of the yearlong celebration of Gurujee birth centenary by the south
Assam zone to centenary celebration committee, which was largely attended by
the various Hindu organisations.
Referring to the life and ideology of Gurujee (late Madhabrao Sadashibrao
Golwalkar), the RSS leader Bhagwat said every Hindu must try and strive for
building a united Hindu nation for which Gurujee had dreamt for the Hindus of
this country are facing multiferous problems today. Terrorism, conversion,
infiltration etc. are major problems which are bringing a great danger and ugly
consequences of 85 per cent Hindu people of this country. But Hindus never lose
courage. That is why after remaining under foreign rule for as long as seven
hundred years Hindus could not be obliterated by any force, he said.
Bhagwat said Sanatan Dharma which Hindus believe in, teaches to respect other
religious and shows right path to live in. Our Dharma has taught us to respect
other religions and live peacefully. But when any annehillation comes on us we
have the strength to repulse, he said.
In his address, the chief guest of the rally Swami Raghabacharya Bedanti of
Rabashadhampeeth in Sikar, Rajasthan strongly criticised those politicians who
were insulting the country by their acts of indulging in narrow votebank
politics.
Referring to the large scale infiltration in border areas and conversion of
Hindus in many parts of the country, he said once Hindus stood united, all
these move to weaken the nation could be resisted.
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