Guwahati: The Gauhati University cultural team clinched the second prize and was declared the second-best among 98 universities in the All India Inter-University National Youth Festival held at Amity University from February 3 to 7.
Gauhati University students won 12 prizes in different disciplines. The second-best team award was achieved by the Fine Arts team comprising Surya Kumar Saikia, Nipamoni Deka, Saurav Saha, and Gyan Pratim Deva Sarma. They won the silver medals in the installation competition.
The Gauhati University team also won the gold medal in the folk orchestra, silver in the cultural rally, and bronze in the group song competition. The contingent was led by Ashwini Kumar Deka and Kuldeep Patgiri and the team included music secretary Silpika Madhukulya, Post Graduate Students’ Union cultural secretary Saurav Saha.
(Source: Assam Tribune)
