GUWAHATI, July 2 - Acting on a series of complaints on the language of the thesis in the subjects like Hindi, Bengali and Sanskrit, Governor Professor Jagdish Mukhi, by virtue of being the Chancellor of Gauhati University, has made it compulsory for the research scholars to submit their final theses in the respective language, that is Hindi, Bengali and Sanskrit, other than English.
Mukhi has received complaints from the research scholars of different linguistic departments expressing their reluctance to write research papers in English. They, however, contended that research theses, in languages like Hindi, Bengali and Sanskrit, should be allowed to be written in respective languages. They also said that such theses will be helpful in unearthing newer information in a better way.
The Chancellor has asked the VC of Gauhati University Professor Mridul Hazarika to look into the matter and come out with a firm decision. The Academy Council of Gauhati University, in its meeting held on June 29, approved the matter of thesis writing in the departments of Hindi, Bengali and Sanskrit in the respective languages.
