Now Sati Sadhini University in Assam

GUWAHATI: The stage is set for the setting up of another State university in Assam, now at Golaghat. The name of the University is Birangana Sati Sadhini Rajyik Vishwavidyalaya.

Passing the Birangana Sati Sadhini Rajyik Vishwavidyalaya Bill, 2020 State Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said, "There had been murmurings during the inauguration the Bogibeel Bridge that the bridge over the Brahmaputra should have been named after Birangana Sati Sadhini. After that we had some rounds of talks with various organizations of the Chutia community. Birangana Sati Sadhini Rajyik Vishwavidyalaya will have multi-disciplinary curricula in accordance with the New Education Policy (NEP), 2020."

After the passage of the Bill, Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said, "It will be a great honour for Birangana Sati Sadhini." Sati Sadhini was the last queen of the Chutia dynasty.

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