Guwahati, Aug. 10 -- Arani S. Hazarika, a 21-year-old resident of Bamunimaidam, Guwahati, has carved her name into history by becoming the first Assamese student to earn a Bachelor's degree in Sanskrit and Classical Hindi from the prestigious Oxford University.

She received her degree at a formal ceremony held on Saturday, August 9, at Oxford's iconic Sheldonian Theatre, in the presence of the university's Vice-Chancellor and an audience of distinguished global scholars and researchers. Her academic achievement has brought widespread pride to the Assamese community and highlights Assam's growing presence on the international academic stage.

Arani studied at Balliol College, one of Oxford's oldest institutions (established in 1263), unde...