Memorial Lecture

Bhabananda Deka Memorial Lecture is being organised annually at Pragjyotish College, Guwahati, since 2007. Late Deka, who was the former Head of the Department and the Third Principal of Pragjyotish College (1987-1992), was a pioneer in writing books on Economics and Political Science in Assamese for the convenience of students who pursued higher studies in Economics through vernacular medium.

Besides being an economist he was also a Vaishnaivate Scholar. He also had a short stint in the Union Public Service Commisson, New Delhi. To commemorate his hallowed memory the Department under the aegis of the Economic Planning Forum began organising an Annual Lecture inviting reputed scholars from prestigious institutes.

The first lecture was jointly organised with Pragjyotish College Teachers' Unit (PCTU) on Late Dekas' first Death Anniversary.

DATE OF LECTURE	LECTURE DELIVERED BY	TOPIC
1st (4th December, 2007)	Prof. Madhurjya Prasad Bezbaruah of Economics, Gauhati University	"Look East Policy and North East"
2nd (8th December, 2008)	Prof. Dilip Kr. Baruah, Ex-Principal, Cotton College, Guwahati	"Global Financial Crisis and Its Impact on Indian Economy"
3rd (5th December, 2009)	Sri Shanti Kam Hazarika, Director ,Assam Institute of Management, Guwahati	"The Subject of Economics in Higher Education"
4th (18th December, 2010)	Dr. Amiya Sharma, ED, RGVN, Guwahati	"Inclusive Growth: Role of Micro Finance"
5th (23rd December, 2011)	Prof. Saundarjya Borbora, Deptt. Of Humanities & Social Sciences, IIT, Guwahati	"Inclusive Finance and the North East"
6th (25th April, 2015)	Prof (Retd.) Dilip Kr Barua, Ex-Principal, Cotton College, Guwahati	"NITI AAYOG, Co-operative Federalism and the Economy of Assam"
7th (26th April, 2016)	Dr. Arup Jyoti Choudhury, Dean Academic, KKHSOU, Guwahati	"Evolving a philosophy of development for North East India"