Sanbor unveils bust of renowned social worker
Shillong, Oct 29: Keeping in tune with the 50th year of statehood, Arts and Culture Minister Sanbor Shullai unveiled the bust of Dhyanada Charan Sharma, popularly known as Bah Dhan among the indigenous people, on Saturday, recognising the social workerโs contributions to the society.
The bust was unveiled in front of Sharmaโs house at Kenchโs Trace.
Some of the prominent speakers who recollected Sharmaโs contributions were retired Air Commander Iqubal Hussain Hazarika, Dr VK Mishra, ICAR director, Shantanu Pujari, AIDC chairman, Krishna Dasgupta from AIR Shillong and Jayanta Sharma.
Shullai emphasised on the real moto of secularism and mentioned how Sharma not only preached but practiced it in true sense. He also mentioned how Sharma was involved with all communities in Shillong.