Guwahati: Koch Rajbanshi scholar and social worker Nalini Ranjan Ray has joined as the new Director(honorary) of Centre for Koch Rajbanshi Studies and Development (CKRSD), a Guwahati based Institute, which work among the Koch Rajbanshi community with the primary objective to ‘preserve’ and ‘promote’ their rich culture, history, language, belief system and socio-political rights. Ray took over the charge from former Director Arup Jyoti Das on July 22, 2018 at CKRSD office in the presence of Vikram Rajkhowa, Chairperson of CKRSD. Mr. Ray is an Ex-Service Officer from Indian Army and at present associated with Public Sector Bank in North East Circle (India) in Senior Management Grade. He is a native of Darjeeling District of West Bengal and currently lives in Guwahati, Assam. Ray is the author of Koch Rajbanshi and Kamatapuri the truth unveiled . His recent publication work Merger of Erstwhile Cooch Behar is a compilation of important documents and correspondences related to merger this princely state with Indian dominion of India
In order to bring about positive change among the traditional Koch-Rajbanshi people, including other marginalized community members, CKRSD has initiated computer education and skill development programs in rural areas by supporting local entrepreneurs to set-up home-based Computer Centre’s and also establishing CKRSD’s own Computer Study Center with the support of local stakeholders. Through such Computer and Study Centre’s, CKRSD and its collaborating partners aim to provide free as well as low cost computer education to students and job seekers coming from marginalized section of the society. Even Computer Training camps are held to give basic computer training to women and school going children. At present a computer study center has been established in Gauripur and a computer institute is being supported in Futkibari, in the border district of Dhubri in Assam.
Centre for Koch (Rajbanshi) Studies and Development 