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GUWAHATI, March 21: The Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) of Kakojan College, in collaboration with the Assam Kaziranga University, Jorhat, organised a two-day ICSSR sponsored national seminar on the theme, ‘Environment, Sustainable Development & Gender in North East India: Issues and Challenges’ on March 14 & 15, 2024 at Kakojan College.
The inaugural session of this two-day seminar was chaired by Dr Rashmi Rekha Saikia, principal of Kakojan College. The inaugural speech was delivered by Dr Manjit Gogoi, principal of Jhanji Hemnath Sarma College, Sivasagar. This inaugural session was graced by Rajib Kr Kalita, senior scientist at the Rain Forest Research Institute (ICFRE), Jorhat, Dr Rakesh Rai, professor & dean, School of Social Sciences, Assam Kaziranga University, Assam, and Dr Golak Bihari Patra, associate professor & associate dean, School of Social Sciences, Assam Kaziranga University, Assam. The keynote speech of the seminar was delivered virtually by Prof B Kilangla Jamir, professor and head, department of Economics, Nagaland University, Lumami, Nagaland. Prof Jamir, in her speech, considered the critical issues of environment, sustainable development, and gender equality in the context of North East India, and reasoned that these are not isolated concerns but interconnected facets crucial for the holistic development of the region.
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The inaugural session was followed by four technical sessions on the first day. The resource persons for these sessions were Rajib Kr Kalita, Dr Golak Bihari Patra, Dr Ruprekha Bordoloi (retired principal, Kakojan College and professor and research supervisor at Srimanta Sankardev University, Nagaon), and Dr Lakhipriya Gogoi (assistant professor, department of English, Dibrugarh University), respectively. The second day of the seminar also had four technical sessions chaired by Dr Archana Bhattacharjee (retired head & associate professor, department of English, Kakojan College), Dr Rakesh Rai, Dr Sumbit Chaliha (principal, Bahona College, Jorhat), and Dr Kshirod Saikia (assistant professor, department of Political Science, Kakojan College), respectively. Over the course of these two days, a total of 65 research papers were presented by 109 participants from various educational institutions.
The second day of the seminar concluded with a valedictory session initiated by Dr Sikhamoni Gogoi, convener of the national seminar. It was chaired by the principal of Kakojan College, Dr Rashmi Rekha Saikia, and dignified by Dr Sumbit Chaliha, principal, Bahona College, Jorhat, as the chief guest. The glory of the valedictory session was enhanced by the presence of Dr Rakesh Rai, professor & dean, School of Social Sciences, Assam Kaziranga University, Assam, and Dr Golak Bihari Patra, associate professor & associate dean, School of Social Sciences, Assam Kaziranga University, Assam. The valedictory speech of Dr Chaliha was followed by the distribution of certificates to the participants. The session came to a close with the vote of thanks offered by Dhurbajyoti Saikia, coordinator, IQAC, Kakojan College.
