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KOKRAJHAR: A delegation of the Bharatiya Gorkha Yuva Parisangh (BGYP), the national federation of Gorkha youths and students of India, met the Vice-Chancellor of Bodoland University (BU), Prof. LaishramLadu Singh on Monday and demanded the introduction of Nepali literature department in the Bodoland University campus.
Nanda KiratiDewan, president of BharatiyaGorkhaYuvaParisangh, said, "Assam is considered as the largest state/federal unit in the Indian Union to host the indigenous Gorkha community and the Bodoland University (BU) is in the centre of this phenomenon." He added that Bodoland University was at the closest reach of students of other States of the north-eastern region, northern part of West Bengal as well as Bhutan and Nepal who nurture the aspiration of having academic authority in Nepali literature. By opening a full-fledged department of Nepali literature inside its campus, Bodoland University can truly fulfil the aspirations and dreams of students of the BTR, entire Assam, north-eastern states as well as attract the students of neighbouring countries, said Dewan.
Prof. Singh elaborately discussed the prospects and possibilities of the matter with great interest and communicated in Nepali language also. He demonstrated his will and assured of recommending the same to accord necessary approval from the Government of Assam and advised BGYP to follow up with the government. There are 34 colleges affiliated to Bodoland University that have taken initiatives to offer Major, Regular and MIL course in Nepali. "The BU is growing as the largest university in India in regard of the enrolment of Gorkhas and Nepali-speaking students with the affiliation of all the colleges of BTR to it," he said.
The delegation was led by Nanda KiratDewan, the national president of BGYP. The delegation also thanked the Vice-Chancellor for preparation of Nepali literature syllabus for the undergraduate courses to be taught in affiliated colleges from this academic session. After meeting, the Vice-Chancellor expressed optimism before the delegation that soon there would be a full-fledged department of Nepali.