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Noted scholar Bhuban Konwar passed away

Noted scholar and SEBA ex-Secretery Bhuban Konwar passed away on April 30 at Guwahati. He was suffering from kidney trouble in the last few days. He was born at Demow Konwar Dehingia Goan, Sivasagar in 1947 in a farmer family. He was son of late Phanidhar Konwar and Harumai Konwar. He studied in Demow Dehijan L.P. School and Demow High school. After his matriculation in 1965 he joined DSHK college, Dibrugarh and later he completed M.Sc. in chemesty from Dibrugarh University. Then he joined in AMC Dibrugarh as Demonstrator and retiered as Secretery of SEBA in 2005. He has done many work for devlopment of science education in entire North East India.

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