View: Hostel Room No. 20 and Himanta Biswa Sarma SECTIONS Last Updated: May 15, 2021, 08:07 PM IST Share Synopsis Sarma took oath as 15th Chief Minister of Assam, and seventh alumnus from Cotton College to occupy that chair. Reams of writings and hundreds of TV hours are accessible to understand the man — Bharatiya Janata Party’s principal strategist for the Northeast. Editor, ET It was 1987. Location: Room No. 20, first floor, DS hostel, Cotton College, Guwahati. DS means double story, a building that stood out amid Assam type vernacular architecture in the campus. The British era college, built in 1901, had nine hostels — seven for boys and two CGs, meaning Cotton Girls.