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Assam Couple Gives Away Rs 1 Crore Life Savings To Help Students Research Ancient Knowledge

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Retired professors Dr. Pannalal Goswami and Dr. Nandita Bhattacharya Goswami donated their entire Rs 1 crore (approximately USD 120,000) life savings to Kumar Bhaskar Varma Sanskrit and Ancient Studies University in Nalbari, Assam, on 17 July 2026. The donation, one of the university's largest individual gifts, supports Sanskrit and ancient studies research after the couple spent four decades teaching at Cotton University.

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