When was Gauhati University established? [#777]

Gauhati University (GU) was established on January 26, 1948, and is the oldest university in Northeast India. The university was incorporated by an Act of 1947 and began functioning in temporary buildings in Guwahati. The university's first Vice-Chancellor was Prof Krishna Kanta Handique, a Sanskrit scholar. In 1959, the university departments moved to the newly constructed buildings of the present University Campus at Jalukbari.

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Gauhati University (GU) was established on January 26, 1948, and is the oldest university in Northeast India. The university was incorporated by an Act of 1947 and began functioning in temporary buildings in Guwahati. The university's first Vice-Chancellor was Prof Krishna Kanta Handique, a Sanskrit scholar. In 1959, the university departments moved to the newly constructed buildings of the present University Campus at Jalukbari.

Sutamla aka Jayadhwaj Singha, a king of the Ahom dynasty, was called Bhagania Roja due to his flight from the Mughal invader Mir Jumla.

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Sutamla aka Jayadhwaj Singha, a king of the Ahom dynasty, was called Bhagania Roja due to his flight from the Mughal invader Mir Jumla.

Bharat Singha

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Bharat Singha

Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar aka BR Ambedkar

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Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar aka BR Ambedkar

March 1942

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March 1942

Gopinath Bordoloi

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Gopinath Bordoloi

Mahatma Gandhi called off the Non-Cooperation Movement on February 12, 1922. Gandhi appealed to the public to end all resistance, went on a fast, and called off the movement.

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Mahatma Gandhi called off the Non-Cooperation Movement on February 12, 1922. Gandhi appealed to the public to end all resistance, went on a fast, and called off the movement.

Bhaskarvarman was the most illustrious king of the dynasty of Pushyavarman (Varman dynasty) and must have raised the importance of Pragjyotisha-Kamrupa in North Indian politics. His father Susthitavarman had two sons, Supratisthitavarman and Bhaskarvarman.

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Bhaskarvarman was the most illustrious king of the dynasty of Pushyavarman (Varman dynasty) and must have raised the importance of Pragjyotisha-Kamrupa in North Indian politics. His father Susthitavarman had two sons, Supratisthitavarman and Bhaskarvarman.

They came and disturbed me when I was preparing my lessons.

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They came and disturbed me when I was preparing my lessons.

Kuranganayani was a Manipuri princess who married the Ahom King Rajeswar Singha. After his death, she was forcibly married by the Moamoria rebel leader, Raghab Borbarua. She played a key role in Raghab's assassination and the subsequent restoration of Lakshmi Singha to the Ahom throne. Her story is intertwined with the turbulent period of the Moamoria rebellion in Assam.

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Kuranganayani was a Manipuri princess who married the Ahom King Rajeswar Singha. After his death, she was forcibly married by the Moamoria rebel leader, Raghab Borbarua. She played a key role in Raghab's assassination and the subsequent restoration of Lakshmi Singha to the Ahom throne. Her story is intertwined with the turbulent period of the Moamoria rebellion in Assam.

1874

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1874