Archive · 7 Sep 2026
Radhakrishnan urges research for inclusive development at Gauhati University
Vice President C P Radhakrishnan visited Gauhati University in Assam.
He told students and researchers to study problems faced by local communities.
He said research should help people and make development fairer for everyone.
He explained that universities should teach more than job skills.
They should also encourage good values, new ideas and responsibility toward society.
He opened the foundation work for a large university improvement project costing Rs 110 crore.
The project will add buildings, hostels and other facilities.
He praised the university’s work on climate change, languages, women’s studies and regional knowledge.
He also asked students to avoid drugs, use social media carefully and respect their parents and teachers.
Vice President C P Radhakrishnan urged scholars to research community problems and support inclusive development.
He said universities should promote critical thinking, ethical values, innovation and social responsibility, not merely employment.
Radhakrishnan laid the foundation stone for a Rs 110 crore infrastructure development project at Gauhati University.
The project includes academic facilities, hostels, library and auditorium upgrades, and staff residential quarters.
He highlighted women’s academic achievements, Assamese as a classical language, and the university’s research on regional challenges.
- Who
- Vice President C P Radhakrishnan, along with Assam Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and other officials.
- What
- Radhakrishnan urged community-focused research and laid the foundation stone for a Rs 110 crore infrastructure development project at Gauhati University.
- When
- On the final day of his two-day visit to Assam; the report is dated September 7.
- Where
- Gauhati University in Guwahati, Assam.
- Why
- To promote research, innovation, inclusive development and improved higher-education infrastructure.
- Speaker
- Vice President C P Radhakrishnan
- Institution
- Gauhati University
- Project cost
- Rs 110 crore
- Project facilities
- Academic building, boys’ hostel, modern mess, international students’ hostel, library-seminar hall renovation, auditorium upgrade and staff quarters
- Research priorities
- Himalayan studies, Brahmaputra basin climate change, environmental sustainability, women’s studies, endangered languages and Indigenous Knowledge System
- Library resources
- Nearly 3 lakh volumes, rare manuscripts, digital archives and special collections
- Books released
- Dr Bhupen Hazarika: 100 years of a Wandering Song and the fifth edition of Chandrakanta Abhidan