ðə fˈoːɹəm wʌz fˈɔːɹməli ɪnˈɔːɡjʊɹˌeɪɾᵻd ɪnðə jˈɪɹ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ˈeɪt, ˌʌndɚ ðə pɹˈɛzɪdənsi ʌvðɪ ˈɛmɪnənt skˈɑːlɚ dˈɑːktɚ. mˈæhɪswˌɔːɹ nˈiːoʊɡ.
The Forum was formally inaugurated in the year 1988, under the presidency of the eminent scholar Dr. Maheswar Neog.