New Delhi/Guwahati, July 23 -- With the aim of glorifying the classical status accorded to the Assamese language, the Srimanta Sankardev Kalakshetra Society handed over a collection of five ancient sanchipat manuscripts to Rashtrapati Bhavan library for preservation and display on Tuesday.
In a solemn ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan, the Secretary of Kalakshetra, Sudarshan Thakur, handed over the invaluable sanchipat manuscripts to the Secretary of Rashtrapati Bhavan, Dipti Umashankar, in the presence of senior officials from Assam Bhavan, New Delhi, and representatives from the Government of Assam and the Government of India.
It may be mentioned that under the guidance and patronage of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, and on the i...