Karmashree Hiteswar Saikia College, Guwahati

About Karmashree Hiteswar Saikia College, Guwahati

Karmashree Hiteswar Saikia College is a fast growing co-educational institution located in the south-eastern part of the city of Guwahati near Sixmile on the Panjabari Road, Guwahati, Assam. Originally established in the year 1988 by Late Tholok Gogoi, the college shifted to its present permanent location under the active patronage of Late Hiteswar Saikia, the then Chief Minister of Assam in whose fond memory the college was aptly renamed in 2004. The college is today is an active hub of education with modern infrastructural facilities amidst a quiet and serene atmosphere conducive to educational pursuits.

With the shift of the capital of Assam from Shillong to Dispur, the city of Guwahati witnessed tremendous growth of population and expansions. But the facilities for higher education still remained virtually limited as the existing colleges in the City failed to cater to the need to accommodate a proportionately large number of students and as a result, many students found their doors closed to their aspirations of getting higher education.

The realisation of this fact and the deep understanding of the situation convinced late Tholok Gogoi of the prospects of founding a college in 1988. He was the General Secretary of the All Assam Other Backward Classes Association, the Mantri of the Assam Rastrabhasa Prachar Samittee and a devoted social worker all throughout his life. Politically a devoted socialist, socially a Christ to the people, Late Gogoi made his boldest ever attempt to start the College at the OBC Complex Dispur.

But his dream child was ailing from its very birth due to dire financial constraints and it could just make its bare existence till 1992 without the basic infrastructures of the land and building. Then like a saviour a man behind the scene appeared. He was non other than Late Hiteswar Saikia, the then Chief Minister of Assam. A man of the masses, Late Saikia was a versatile person and being an educationist himself in his early career as a Vice-Principal of Gargaon College, could realise the necessity of establishing a college in the south eastern part of the city. And therefore, he promptly alloted a plot of land to the college at Sixmile during his tenure as Chief Minister of Assam.

Subsequently a new Governing body was formed under the Presidentship of Dr. Hemo Prava Saikia, an educationist and a former Minister of Assam and presenfly the Chairperson of Assam Tourism Dev. Corporation. Under her able guidance, the college has been progressing fast. The College, as on today, has its own building, a library, an auditorium. Now a multistoried building is constructed in its own land with the help of MP LADs fund granted by the Honble Member of Rajya Sabha and present Prime Minister of lndia Dr Manmohan Singh. And a large plot of land to accommodate other buildings for opening Science and Commerce Stream in the near future.

While the college has been marching with glory and pride, the family of Late Uma Charan Bania, Former Joint Commissioner, Sales Tax & Member APSC, came forward with the proposal of building a state-of-art Library in his memory. Now the college can take the pride of having a well-equiped modern library named after him.

The college is renamed as Karmashree Hiteswar Saikia College, in the fond memory of the founder patron of the college and former Chief Minister of Assam Late Hiteswer Saikia, in a public meeting held on 4th Jan 2004, with eminent scholars, educationist, social workers, politicians etc of greater Guwahati.

The college is, thus a fast growing co-educational institution located at an ideal place near Sixmile on the Panjabari Road, Guwahati-22. The atmosphere here is quiet and presents a serene educational environment.