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TEZPUR: A three-day UGC sponsored programme on training of master trainers on Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR) was held under the aegis of Unnat Bharat Abhiyan 2.0 of the Union Ministry of Education at the North Eastern Regional Centre, Tezpur University. 36 teaching and research professionals from various colleges and universities from the region participated in the programme. The participants were drawn from the States of Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Tripura. One of the seven regional centres across India, Tezpur University conducted the programme as a host of the North-Eastern Zone. The objective of the programme was to introduce academicians and research professionals to Community Based Participatory Research and to train them to understand the processes and challenges in development and community-based communication. The master trainers will subsequently convey the acquired knowledge and expertise to the students according to the UGC-proposed two credit course on community engagement for UG and PG students to be introduced in accordance with the goals of the National Education Policy 2020. During this programme, the master trainers visited the nearby villages of the university, namely, Harigaon, Jharoni and Napaam, for hands on training on community based participatory communication and research. Dr. Rajesh Tandon, Founder-President, Society for Participatory Research in Asia (PRIA) and Pradyut Bhattacharjee, Co-Founder and Former Executive Director, Seven Sisters Development Assistance (SeSTA) graced the programme as resource persons.
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