Assam inks pact with JNU for Srimanta Sankardeva ‘Chair’The Assam government joined hands with Jawaharlal Nehru University to establish a ‘Chair’, named after medieval saint Srimanta Sankardeva at the varsity. The ‘Chair’ will be created at the School of Sanskrit and Indic Studies of the university, based in New Delhi. To effect this, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed in the presence of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and JNU Vice Chancellor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit

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The MoU aims to promote discussion and research on the of Mahapurush Srimanta Sankardeva in national and international contexts. It will also promote the study on the enduring relevance of the great saint-philosopher and his Vaishnavite movement in contemporary Society“>Indian Society.