First Assamese Graduate in Sanskrit from Oxford
21-year-old Assamese girl, Arani S. Hazarika, has become the first Assamese to graduate from the University of Oxford in Sanskrit and Classical Hindi. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree on August 9 at the Sheldonian Theatre, the ceremonial hall of Oxford University.
Arani studied at Balliol College under the Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies. Her program included a combination of Sanskrit and Classical Hindi, focusing on linguistic structure, literature, and historical texts.
According to her family, university records confirm that she is the first Assamese student to graduate in Sanskrit from Oxford. Her father, Partha Pratim Hazarika, a senior journalist based in Guwahati, confirmed this achievement and stated, "According to available records, this is the first time an Assamese has graduated in Sanskrit from Oxford."