the first session of the assam association was held at golaghat in 1905.
the first session of the assam association was held at golaghat in 1905.
where was the first session of the assam association held in1905?
golaghat
the first public demand was made at the annual session of the assam association held at sivasagar in 1917. in 1940 the government appointed s. k. bhuyan as special officer with the task of collecting relevant information on the selection of site and related matters. the university was established by an act of the state legislature: the gauhati university act 1947 (assam act, xvi of 1947) of the government of assam in 1948. the first court meeting of the university was held on 26 january 1948, which is considered the foundation day, at the old sudmerson hall of cotton college, guwahati. it started functioning as an affiliating, teaching and residential university in a few temporary buildings in guwahati, with k.k handique as the first vice-chancellor, phanidhar dutta, sailandhar rajkhowa and sarat kumar dutta were selected as the registrar, treasurer and secretary of university classes respectively. the emblem of the university, selected from among many submitted, was designed by t. mukherjee, a textile designer of ahmedabad. two sanskrit words inscribed on it – vidyaya sadhayeta (meaning achievement through learning) – indicate the motto of the university. it had 17 affiliated colleges and eight post graduate departments on its establishment.
gauhati university
chobilal upadhyaya









































chobilal upadhyaya, popularly known as chabilal babu was a prominent leader of the indian freedom movement from assam. he was the first president of the assam pradesh congress committee. he presided the historic meeting of the assam association held at jorhat on 18 april 1921 which decided to convert itself to assam pradesh congress committee. he played an important role in the education of the indigenous gorkha community of assam to which he belonged to by establishing many schools and libraries.
chobilal upadhyaya