Assam Academy for Cultural Relations
Fostering integrity and unity through culture since 1960
Who We Are
Among the many reasons and factors behind the establishment of ‘ASSAM ACADEMY for CULTURAL RELATIONS ’ unity and integration amongst all the ethnic people in particular and all the people in general was one of them. The main objective of ‘ASSAM ACADEMY’ was to unite the society by following the path of culture (social history in a sense) and literature. When due to some political or sociological issues a society or a state gets divided or bifurcated, what surety will be there in the minds of the common people to hold on to keep their unity unaffected? To follow the path of culture and literature is the only way to keep the unity amongst people alive. The great modern mind of Assam, the scholar- Dr. Birinchi Kumar Barua took that step six decades ago from now, i.e. in 1960. Now it is the time for us to follow the path of the legendary Mr. Barua.
In that critical period ( the time of Assamese Language Movement in 1960) of mutual suspicion and ill feeling between the Assamese and other major communities residing in composite Assam, Dr. Birinchi Kumar Barua conceived the idea of a harmonizing institution which, without meddling in political affairs, would try to smoothen the path of integration and allay mutual suspicion by cultivating cultural contacts with different communities. The formation of such a type of institution was a great desideratum in an atmosphere of mutual suspicion and supposed or real aggrieved feelings. The main objective of the newly organized institution was to cement the rift by evoking the sense of Indianans and to bring about a harmonious relation among different language speaking communities of Assam.
Dr. Barua with the help of LakshmiprasadDatta of Dibrugarh managed to get a donation of five thousand rupees from the H.B.Kanoi of Dibrugarh. This amount, though meager, helped in laying the foundation of the institution. The founding members of the Assam Academy were Birinchi Kumar Boarua, Dr. S.K. Bhyun, Devakanta Barua, Aswini Kanta Barkakoti, Mrs. Rajabala Das, Bichitra Narayan DuttaBarua, Rohini Kanta Barua, Praphulla data Goswami, Satyendra Nath Sarma, Navakanta Barua and a few others. Birinchi Kumar Barua naturally headed the institution as the first president, and Praphulla data Goswami and Satyendra Nath Sarma as Secretary and Joint-Secretary respectively. Sri Biswanarayan Sastri was nominated as the treasurer. With such stalwarts, the Academy started its journey and today it is embarking upon many more ventures relevant to our times.
Aims and Objectives
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To strive for emotional and intellectual integration of the people of Assam and India and to contribute towards the development of a progressive and creative cultural life in Assam.
অসম আৰু ভাৰতৰ জনসাধাৰণৰ আৱেগিক আৰু বৌদ্ধিক একত্ৰীকৰণৰ বাবে চেষ্টা কৰা আৰু অসমত এক প্ৰগতিশীল আৰু সৃজনশীল সাংস্কৃতিক জীৱনৰ বিকাশত অৰিহণা যোগোৱা ।
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To work for the promotion of national ideals and for the defence of fundamental human values through literary and other cultural activities and also for strengthening cultural relations and mutual understanding among various communities of the people in India.
ৰাষ্ট্ৰীয় আদৰ্শৰ প্ৰচাৰ, সাহিত্যিক আৰু অন্যান্য সাংস্কৃতিক কাৰ্যকলাপৰ জৰিয়তে মৌলিক মানৱীয় মূল্যবোধৰ ৰক্ষাৰ বাবে আৰু লগতে ভাৰতৰ বিভিন্ন সম্প্ৰদায়ৰ মাজত সাংস্কৃতিক সম্পৰ্ক আৰু পাৰস্পৰিক বুজাবুজি শক্তিশালী কৰাৰ বাবে কাম কৰা।
Years since inception
Members across North East India
Initiatives taken
Founder Members
Late Bimala Prasad Chaliha
Former Chief Minister of Assam
Late (Dr.) Birinchi Kumar Baruah
Eminent scholar and linguist
Late (Dr.) Suryya Kumar Bhuyan
Eminent scholar, historian, essayist and poet
Late Dev Kanta Barooah
Eminent poet and politician
Late (Prof.) Navakanta Barua
Eminent teacher, poet, novelist and story writer
Late (Dr.) Bhuban Mohan Das
Eminent Anthropologist
Late (Dr.) Satyendra Nath Sarma
Eminent educationist and renowned scholar of Assamese literature
Late (Dr.) Biswanarayan Shastri
Renowned Indologist and Sanskrit scholar
Late (Dr.) Prafulladutta Goswami
Eminent scholar and exponent of Assamese folk culture
Late (Dr.) Rohini Kanta Barua
Eminent teacher and educationist
Late Bichitra Narayan Dutta Barua
Eminent publisher
Late Raja Bala Das
Eminent Gandhian and Social worker
Present General Activities
Book reviews
Sankaradev Vaisnava Saint of Assam (English) Dr.Birinchi Kumar Barua First Published: December, 1960, Pages 138, Price-8/- This book with a foreword of Dr.Rajendra Prasad, the president of India, serves a noble purpose in introducing the great Vaisnava saint of Assam...
List of books published by Assam Academy
১/ শান্তি যুদ্ধত অহিংসা/ মোহনদাস কৰমচাঁদ গান্ধী/ ১৯৬৯/ ২৫টকা ২/ বিবিধ মানৱ/ ভুবনমোহন দাস/১৯৬৮/ ৪.৫০টকা ৩/ ভাৰতীয় চাৰুকলাৰ চিনাকি/ : নৱকান্ত বৰুৱা/১৯৬৮/১৫টকা ৪/ Modern Assamese Life and culture/ Editors: Dr.Birendranth Dutta, Amarjyoti Choudhury/ 1985 5/ Traditional...
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