National Inter-University Debating Competition organized at Gauhati University

GUWAHATI: A National Inter-University Debating Competition was organized by Gauhati University (GU) in association with Post Graduate Students Union of GU recently.

According to a press release, the programme started with the GU anthem and lighting of the ceremonial lamp by the dignitaries present. Prof PJ Handique, Vice Chancellor of GU, inaugurated the programme open and said that it is a matter great pleasure that a national level debate competition is being organized in the university as a part of the ongoing year-long Platinum Jubilee celebrations of the university.

Prof Handique further said that there is a need to raise the issue of climate change especially amongst the student community and let everyone think that they are an integral part of the system and work on climate crisis. Dr HK Nath, Registrar of GU was also present at the inaugural programme. Dr Arup Kr Misra, Chairman, Pollution Control Board, Assam was Speaker of the Debate. PJ Baruah, Executive Editor, The Assam Tribune, Diganta Biswa Sarma, social worker and renowned debater and Dr Meghna Dutta, Assistant Professor, IIT, Patna acted as judges of the debate competition.

Students from various universities of Assam and outside the State participated in the national level debate competition. Kasturi Chutia of Gauhati University was adjudged as Best Debater, Archita Kashyap of Gauhati Medical College and Tridib Bhagabati of Cotton University were declared as 1st Runner's Up and 2nd runner's Up respectively. Ashish Borua and Kasturi Chutia of Gauhati University were declared as Best Team; Tridib Bhagabati and Sudarsan Sharma of Cotton University were declared as 1st Runner's Up, and Nilanjana Parashar and Niskamana Asomiya of Assam Royal Global University were declared as 2nd Runner's Up.

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