President Dr. Ashwani Lochan Aggarwal plants 21 gooseberries in the fields of AUS offered by Bhiku Pannasara Ji.

Namsai, 2020: Bhiku Pannasara Ji visited Arunachal University of Studies on third of December 2020. President Dr. Ashwani Lochan Aggarwal presented him with a Thai Lahi Sack. In return, of the offerings, Bhiku Pannasara Ji gave 21 gooseberries as a holy offering to the President and the campus.

On 04/12/2020, Bhiku Pannasara Ji planted the offerings along with other members of Arunachal University of Studies. On this occasion, Dr Ashwani Lochan narrated the audience present during the ceremony the importance of gooseberry donation in Buddhism.

He narrated – “The third queen of Emperor Ashoka, Tishirakshita, had gotten the eyes of his crown prince Kunal torn. Due to this, the great emperor Ashoka was filled with rage and sentenced her to death. Subsequently, he also decided to donate 100 crores of currency (which was more than the economy of the nation) to the Buddhist Sangha. Out of this, he donated 96 crore currency to the Sangh and made his grandson Pratistha the crown prince. The minsters of the court stopped the donation of the remaining four crores as the nation’s economy had collapsed. When the emperor heard the news, he was savouring gooseberries and had only half the fruit left. Therefore, he decided to donate half of the gooseberry to the Buddhist Sangha. Looking at the gesture, the Sangha considered the half gooseberry an equal offering to the 100 crores.”

The 21 gooseberries were planted on the fields of Arunachal University of Studies in the presence of Vice Chancellor, O.P. Sharma and other eminent members of the AUS family.

Son of Soil, Chairman Dr. Ashwani Lochan Aggarwal farming at AUS lands.

President Dr Ashwani Agarwal Lochan, Motherland’s dearest son, inspecting the fields assigned for the Faculty of Agricultural Science at Namsai today. Hailing from the agricultural farms of Khatauli himself, Chairman has always considered agriculture and farming very close to his culture and heart.

To him, the introduction of the Agriculture Department was not just a passionate ordeal rather a rightful offering to the state of Arunachal Pradesh. With tremendous potential in the field of agriculture, Dr Ashwani Agarwal Lochan wishes to revolutionize the Agricultural Sciences in the state through the high-end pedagogy of Arunachal University of Studies.

President Dr Ashwani Lochan Aggarwal expresses immense pride as Arunachal University of Studies gets featured in Siliconindia magazine for being the 10 most promising campuses in India for research and innovation 2020.

Dr Ashwani Lochan Agarwal, Chairman AUS on this achievement quotes – “AUS has always been extending its limits to be the best campus in the field of research and innovation. I am very much honoured by this feature and I am so very thrilled to work harder along with my colleagues towards more success benefitting the students and the cultural heritage of Arunachal Pradesh”