Doomdooma, Dec 12: Assam’s challenges cannot be addressed merely by obtaining degrees; what the state needs today is a generation equipped with technical and vocational skills, observed noted writer and academic Dr Sashikanta Saikia.

He was delivering the keynote address on Thursday on the third day of the golden jubilee closing ceremony and 24th biennial conference of the Tinsukia District Journalists’ Association (TDJA), under way at the Doomdooma Town Field from December 9 to 13.

Dr Saikia, who is also the convenor of the Inter-State and International Friendship Sub-Committee of Asam Sahitya Sabha and principal of Dibrugarh Hanumanbux Surajmal Kanoi (Autonomous) College, warned that no nation lacking education, wisdom and technological competence can aspire to become a global leader.

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