BGP welcomes Bodoland University's move to introduce Nepali language

GUWAHATI: The Bharatiya Gorkha Parisangh (BGP) has welcomed Bodoland University's (BU) move to introduce the Nepali language in the university.

On Thursday Bodoland University (BU) constituted a nine-member committee to frame Nepali subject (major/honours) syllabus at degree level in various colleges under the university. The committee is head by Prof. Ladu Singh, Vice Chancellor of BU as its chairman and Prof. P K Patra i/c Academic Registrar as convener and Prof Indira Boro, Dean of Languages as member along with faculty members from Gorkha community teaching the Nepali language in colleges and members of the Assam Nepali Sahitya Sabha.

BGP's Assam State president Prakash Dahal said, "The the BGP, the national social organization of Indian Gorkhas, welcomes the decision of Bodoland University to form the Nepali subject syllabus committee. It has been a long-pending demand of Gorkhas of Assam to be able to study their own constitutionally recognized language for two decades now. We are happy that BU has formally decided to introduce Nepali in colleges affiliated under it. Gorkhas of Assam thank Prof. L Singh, VC of BU and Academic Council for this decision which is a remarkable step in the educational system of Assam."

Nanda Kirati Dewan, president of the Bharatiya Gorkha Yuva Parisangh (BhaGoYuP) said, "We have raised the demand of introduction of a full-fledged Nepali Department in any one university of Assam which has around 25 lakhs Nepali speaking population. Gorkhas in Bodoland Territorial Region is the second highest population of the region, so Bodoland University is in a perfect position to introduce the Nepali department. We're happy to have received communication along with its notification from BU about the formation of the syllabus committee of Nepali subject in BU under the chairmanship of the VC."

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