GUWAHATI, Nov 25 � The All Assam Students� Union today described late Dr Bhupen Hazarika as �Soul of Assam�, and emphasized that the memorial to be created in the Gauhati University campus should reflect his spirit, ideals, and creations. It should be aesthetically appealing and dignified and reveal the humanism Dr Hazarika�s work exhibit.
Significantly, the AASU also urged the State government to arrange for a time capsule that would help protect his creations over a long period of time. The specialized container would preserve his creations so that future generations would be able to become acquainted with his life as well as his creations.
The location in which the time capsule is placed should be properly developed and its permanency ensured, a press note signed by AASU president Sankar Prasad Ray, general secretary Tapan Kumar Gogoi, and adviser Dr Samujjal Bhattacharya mentioned.
They demanded adequate information about Dr Hazarika in school and college curriculum. Apart from having a textbook on the artiste for Class IX students, his works should find a place in college curriculum.
The need to have Chairs in the name of Dr Bhupen Hazarika was also underlined by the students� body. According to AASU, the State Government should try to create Chairs in all the universities of Assam.
