Lecture on Srimanta Sankaradeva at Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA
A special event of 2021 was my online lecture at Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA. It was held on 28th September 2021. Preparation for it was started from six months earlier. Title of my lecture was “Srimanta Sankaradeva, the Polymath from India.” It was organised by the South Asian Studies Program (SASP) at Rutgers University and was co-sponsored by the Naamghar Association of America (NAAM). Dr. Julia Stephens, Interim Director of SASP welcomed me and the audience at the outset. Dr. Sanjib Bhuyan, an Executive Committee member of SASP and a faculty member at Rutgers University gave a brief introduction about me. I began my lecture with an idea about the social reform brought about by Srimanta Sankardeva. I elaborated how the caste differences and class differences were done away with by the saint. I highlighted the educational activities, especially the works in the area of adult education and non-formal education. I spoke about the thrust given by the saint on education of women