Department of Communication and Journalism, Gauhati University

Department of Communication and Journalism, Gauhati University Department of Communication and Journalism, Gauhati University, Assam, India is one of the oldest media departments of India, established in 1967.

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Dr. Ankuran Dutta
Head, Dept of Communication & Journalism
Gauhati University
GB Nagar, Guwahati-781014, Assam, India

The Department of Communication and Journalism observed the birth centenary of Dr Bhupen Hazarika with songs, speeches, ...
08/09/2026

The Department of Communication and Journalism observed the birth centenary of Dr Bhupen Hazarika with songs, speeches, memoirs and a few personal memories shared by faculty members, research scholars and students.

Prof. Ankuran Dutta, HoD, Dileep Chandan, Distinguished Faculty, Dr Chandan Kumar Goswami and Dr Bharati Bharali, Assistant Professors, along with other faculty members, research scholars and students, joined the programme at the Department premises.

Some songs were sung, some stories were shared, and for a while, it felt like Bhupenda was right there with us.

#অসমৰগৌৰৱ #ভূপেনহাজৰিকা

ড° ভূপেন হাজৰিকাৰ গীত সমূহ কেৱল সুৰ আৰু শব্দৰ সমাহাৰ নাছিল। এই গীত সমূহ আছিল মানুহৰ ওচৰলৈ যোৱাৰ তেওঁৰ ভাষা। ৰেডিঅ’ৰ পৰা ...
08/09/2026

ড° ভূপেন হাজৰিকাৰ গীত সমূহ কেৱল সুৰ আৰু শব্দৰ সমাহাৰ নাছিল। এই গীত সমূহ আছিল মানুহৰ ওচৰলৈ যোৱাৰ তেওঁৰ ভাষা। ৰেডিঅ’ৰ পৰা মঞ্চলৈ, গীতৰ পৰা চলচ্চিত্ৰলৈ, তেওঁ যি মাধ্যমেই হাতত লৈছিল, তাৰ মাজেৰে সাধাৰণ মানুহৰ কথা কৈছিল। যিসকলৰ কথা বহুসময়ত ক’তো শুনা নাযায়, তেওঁলোকৰ জীৱন, দুখ, সাহস আৰু সপোন তেওঁৰ কণ্ঠত ঠাই পাইছিল।

সেইবাবেই ড° ভূপেন হাজৰিকাক কেৱল এগৰাকী শিল্পী বুলি ক’লে তেওঁৰ যাত্ৰাটো অসম্পূৰ্ণ হৈ ৰয়। তেওঁ মানুহক শুনিছিল, মানুহৰ ভাষাত কথা কৈছিল আৰু সেই কথাই লাখ লাখ মানুহৰ হৃদয়লৈ লৈ গৈছিল। এয়াই আছিল তেওঁৰ গণসংযোগৰ শক্তি। তেওঁৰ গীত মানুহক কেৱল মনোৰঞ্জন দিয়া নাছিল, মানুহক ভাবিবলৈ, প্ৰশ্ন কৰিবলৈ আৰু নিজৰ কথা ক’বলৈ সাহস দিছিল।

On his birth centenary, the Department of Communication and Journalism, Gauhati University, pays tribute to Dr. Bhupen Hazarika, the mass communicator who made communication deeply human. He showed us that the most powerful message is one in which people recognise their own lives, their struggles and their hope. His voice did not merely reach the masses. It became their voice.

“দুৰ্বল মানুহে যদি, জীৱনৰ কোবাল নদীত, পাৰ হয় তোমাৰে সাহত, তুমি হেৰুৱাবানো কি ?”

A proud moment for the Department of Communication and Journalism, Gauhati University, as the Hon’ble Vice President of ...
07/09/2026

A proud moment for the Department of Communication and Journalism, Gauhati University, as the Hon’ble Vice President of India inaugurated Bhupen Hazarika: Hundred Years of a Wandering Song.

Edited by Prof. Ankuran Dutta, Head, Department of Communication and Journalism, and Prof. Nani Gopal Mahanta, Vice Chancellor of Gauhati University, the volume brings together scholarly contributions from across five countries on the life, work and enduring legacy of Dr Bhupen Hazarika.

The volume also features “Dr Bhupen Hazarika and the Long Road to the Classical Recognition of Sattriya Nritya”, co-authored by Ajay Sarkar, Research Scholar, and Dr Bharati Bharali, Assistant Professor, Department of Communication and Journalism.

The occasion was graced by the Hon’ble Governor of Assam Shri Lakshman Prasad Acharya, Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma, Education Minister Dr Ranoj Pegu and Chief Secretary Dr Ravi Kota, IAS.

A proud contribution from the Department towards documenting and understanding the enduring legacy of Dr Bhupen Hazarika.

06/09/2026

“চৰ্দাৰ বʼলে কাম কাম
বাবু বʼলে ধৰি আন
চাহেব বʼলে লিব পিঠেৰ ছাম
অʼ বিদেশী শ্যাম
ফাঁকি দিয়ে আনিল আসাম।”

The last few lines hit differently when you know the story behind them.

“অসম দেশৰ বাগিচাৰে ছোৱালী” sounds playful. There is ঝুমুৰ, there is মাদল, there is Chameli. But underneath all that is the story of a community that came to Assam, worked in its tea gardens, and slowly made Assam their own.

The song brought their language, folk traditions and everyday life into popular music at a time when their voices were rarely heard beyond the tea gardens.

In this episode of “Dr Bhupen Hazarika as a Community Communicator,” Ms Dhrupadi Bezbarua, FYIMP 7th Semester, 2026, looks at this song and the community behind it.

A song can make you dance.
Sometimes, it also makes you stop and listen.

05/09/2026

A proud moment for Gauhati University and Assam.

Prof. Ankuran Dutta, Head of the Department of Communication and Journalism, Gauhati University, received the National Teachers’ Award from Smt. Droupadi Murmu, Hon’ble President of India, at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi, on 5 September, on the occasion of Teachers’ Day.

A well-deserved recognition of his contribution to teaching, research and journalism education. A moment of immense pride for his students, colleagues, the university and Assam.

Heartiest congratulations !



President of India PMO India Narendra Modi CMO Assam Himanta Biswa Sarma Gauhati University

05/09/2026

We are all in the same boat.

“আমি একেখন নাৱৰে যাত্ৰী” is Bhupen Hazarika’s simple yet powerful reminder that, despite all our differences, we share the same sky, the same earth and the same journey.

And if one end of the boat is shaken, none of us remains untouched.

In this episode of “Dr Bhupen Hazarika as a Community Communicator,” Mr Nishanta Sharma, Teaching Associate, Department of Communication and Journalism, reflects on a song that speaks about coexistence, conflict and our shared responsibility as human beings.

Different eyes. Different lives. One boat.

On Teachers’ Day , we remember Dr. S. Radhakrishnan, whose life reminded us that teaching is not simply about giving kno...
05/09/2026

On Teachers’ Day , we remember Dr. S. Radhakrishnan, whose life reminded us that teaching is not simply about giving knowledge, but about helping others discover their own minds.

As a department that believes in the power of questions, conversations and critical thinking, we offer our Guru Vandana to all those teachers who have encouraged us to question, listen, think deeper and see the world a little differently.

To every teacher who made a difference, often without even knowing it, thank you.

Happy Teachers’ Day.

04/09/2026

Not every story finds its way into the history books.

“অতীতৰ বুৰঞ্জী লিখকে লিখিছিল” reminds us of the stories that are often left behind.

From the farmers of the Nile and the workers of Mississippi to the people of the Brahmaputra, Bhupen Hazarika brings their pain, struggles and dreams into one powerful human story.

In this episode of “Dr Bhupen Hazarika as a Community Communicator,” Mr. Ajay Sarkar, PhD Research Scholar, Department of Communication and Journalism, Gauhati University, explores the song through comparative analysis and ethnomusicology.

A song that makes us pause and remember those whose voices may never have reached the pages of history.

Because people’s stories are history too.

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