Guwahati, April 29 -- Reported by Roopak Goswami

Guwahati: In a significant move aligned with the objectives of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, Gauhati University has introduced a six-month certificate course in Tai-Ahom language and medieval manuscriptology under the Centre for South East Asian Studies.

The initiative seeks to promote the historic Tai-Ahom language through academic engagement while strengthening efforts toward research, documentation, and preservation of the region's rich linguistic and cultural heritage.

Speaking as the chief guest at the inaugural programme, eminent historian and former Gauhati University professor, Padma Shri Jogendra Nath Phukan, underscored the close link between the Tai-Ahom language a...