Eulogy for Prasanta from a friend

Prasanta and I met for the first time at the campus of Assam Veterinary College, Khanapara. We both were pre-vet students in the class of 1967 and graduated with a veterinary doctorate degree in September 1972.

Although Prasanta’s high school education (at St.Edmund’s School and St. Anthony’s School) was a little different than mine, we started bounding from the very first day, and our friendship grew till he left us all for another world on April 25, 2023.

My friend Dr. Prasanta Kumar Sarma, Associate Professor of Assam Agriculture University, was known as a brilliant scientist, veterinarian, great humanist, and prolific writer. His academic achievements include a Ph.D. in 1994 from the College of Veterinary Science, an AAU master’s degree in 1981 from the College of Veterinary Science, and various articles for professional journals. His expertise in Bodo, Khasi, Nepali, and other local languages with fluent speaking capabilities makes listeners speechless. His playing of musical instruments and singing made our college and later working lives unforgettable.

Prasanta: I will miss you; we all miss you. May God bless your soul. Goodbye, my param bandhu, “Prasanta.”

- Goutam Kumar Bordoloi

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