Dibrugarh: To commemorate the 100th birth anniversary of renowned scholar and researcher, Dr. Amaresh Dutta, an event was organized by the DHSK College in association with India Club and Theatrical Institution, Dibrugarh on Sunday at DHSK College. The event started with the chanting of Guru Vandana by Karavi Sonowal, a student of DHSK College, which was followed by lighting of the lamp by dignitaries, including famed litterateur Dr. Nagen Saikia and Vice-Chancellor of Dibrugarh University, Dr. Ranjit Tamuli.
Speaking at the event, Dr Saikia recounted the many invaluable contributions made by Dr Dutta to English as well as Indian literature. He said that Dr Dutta, by earning the global distinction of being a specialist of Shakespearean English, had made Assam and the Assamese community immensely proud. Former Professor of English at DHSK College, Munin Sharma, in his speech, went back to a time when he was a student of Dr Dutta at Gauhati University. Holding Dr Dutta to be a teacher par excellence, he recalled how many students from streams other than English would attend his classes because of his extraordinary teaching abilities.
Ashimav Dutta, son of Dr Dutta and Professor of Moran College, opined that his father was not just a great teacher, but also a wonderful father. In his speech laden with meaning and wisdom, Dutta said that the present education system was competition-oriented, where everyone was acquiring knowledge just to outdo others. Holding this system flawed, he stated that true education was the one which could shape one’s personality for the better. The secretary of Sahitya Akademi, K. Srinivas Rao, who was also present on the occasion, lauded the contribution of Dr Dutta in his lecture. The event was attended by a host of dignitaries, including educationists, senior journalists and professors.