Guwahati, Nov. 2 -- Concerns over the growing commercialisation of education, weakening public education systems and the erosion of democratic spaces were highlighted at a memorial lecture in Guwahati on Monday, marking the 14th death anniversary of former Assam College Teachers' Association (ACTA) general secretary Apurba Kumar Das.

Organised by the Dr. Apurba Kumar Das Memorial Library at New Art Players, the programme featured a lecture titled "The Struggle to Save Public Education: From France to India".

Delivering the keynote address, Bhupen Sarmah, former director of the Omeo Kumar Das Institute of Social Change and Development (OKDISCD), discussed student and teachers' movements across several countries, linking them to concerns ...