Skip to content Skip to navigation

Scribes remember Dipak Mahanta

By AT News |

City based scribes and well wishers of Dipak Mahanta, who had recently died in a road mishap, paid homage to him in a function organized at Guwahati Press Club on Saturday. The attending journalists, while mourning Mahanta’s untimely death, emphasized on preservation of his creations for the benefit of future generation. Mahanta, who was a dedicated theatre activist and a journalist penned, designed and directed a number of plays including ‘Ulanga Roja’, ‘Malati Mem’, ‘Holi’, ‘Pinhole Camera’, ‘Gajapuria’, ‘Bhotaram Totaram’, ‘Aadipath’, ‘Dhaniramor Theatre’, ‘Kurma Avatar’, ‘Tejimola’, ‘Dhodar Alir Tender’, ‘Jadughar’ etc.

He also prepared scripts for hundreds of documentaries relating to various socio-cultural issues. Graduated from Biswanath College in 1979, Mahanta was partially involved with the profession of journalism during his productive days through different newspapers like ‘Mohajati’, ‘Agnigarh’, ‘Boodhbar’, ‘Natun Dainik, ‘Dainik Pratibimba’ and ‘Asomiya Pratidin’. He joined NewsTimeAssam as a producer and started television journalism career. Lately Mahanta was involved with AssamTalks as a senior producer.

The speakers including Manas Kumar Mahanta, Raman Bora, Sanjib Phukan, Mrinal Bora, Rupam Barua, Jagadindra Raichoudhiry, Nava Thakuria, Jesim Raja etc highlighted the simplicity of Mahanta, even though he had to fight all along for survival and creations.

Meanwhile, Mahanta’s family members have performed the rituals at his Tezpur residence with Adyashraddha today and Matsyasparsha scheduled for Monday next.

  • 13651 reads

Add new comment

Other Contents by Author

Tribal rights to remain: Hagrama

Kokrajhar: Amid simmering protest over land rights issue of the non Boro people in BTAD areas, an executive BTC body meeting in Kokrajhar agreed said that the general caste cant procure the land rights of the tribals anywhere in the area.   BTAD chief Hagrama Mohilary who chaired te meting said a plot of land is transferable only within the general category people.“The tribal can buy and transfer land from general category. But the general category people can't buy or transfer of tribal plot,” said Mohilary.   .

Unwanted protest in BTAD over land rights

Kokrajhar: Amid simmering protest over land rights issue of the non Boro people in BTAD areas, former Rajya Sabha MP and president of United Peoples Party(Liberal) Urkhao Gwra Brahma have seen a conspiracy to fuel unrest in the region.   In an exclusive interview with Assam Times, Brahma said that there is no need to stage protest or agitation over the land issue which has been mentioned in the 1886 Land and Revenue Regulation Act as tribal belt and block for the tribals in the state. He accused a section of the leaders of trying to create unrest to take advantage thereof where the non Bodos would clash with the Bodos. He has alleged that Lok Sabha MP Naba Kumar Sarania and some...

Explosion at Nagaland voting booth

KOHIMA: A BJP worker sustained serious injury when miscreants exploded a grenade at a polling booth in Nagaland minutes before the commencement of voting in the north eastern state.The explosion took place at 6.30 in the morning at a booth in Tizit, half an hour ahead of polling where the BJP worker who was preparing to represent the party candidate near the booth sustained injury.He was rushed to the hospital and the security forces deployed at the booth premises are still clueless on the miscreants.

EVM malfunctioning disrupts M'laya voting

TURA: Even after the sign of a huge turn out of voters EVM malfunctioning have disrupted polling in dozens of voting booths in Meghalaya on Tuesday. Reports of EVM malfunctioning are coming from 51 South Tura, Babura booth, James School and Gorkha School where the voters in the queue have threatened to leave the place. Many EVMs stopped functioning even after the commencement of voting while some others showed the same trouble from 8 in the morning. Voting begin a try 3083 constituencies out of 60 from seven in the morning to elect 59 legislators in 60 member assembly. Counting will take place on March 3 simultaneously along with Nagaland and Tripura.

No end of our road: GNLA

SHILLONG: GNLA vows to carry forward its struggle for the cause of the Garo people in Meghalaya setting at rest the speculation of an end of the road for the dreaded rebel outfit in the north eastern state.In a statement issued two days after the elimination of the rebel head Sohan D Shira, the rebels remained firm on their own identity, ideologies. “The captain knows the direction whether to go in the same direction or in opposite direction. GNLAis firm in its stand and its own constitution and the leaders and caders derive their power fröm the Constitution of GNLA,” the outfit said. Responding to the speculation of the crises within the outfit, the rebels said,” We know our own powers...

Brisk polling in Meghalaya

SHILLONG: Amid a massive security blanket voting begins in Meghalaya to elect 59 legislators in the 60 member assembly on Tuesday. Altogether 18.4 lakh voters are exercising their franchise at 3085 booths to decide on the fate of 361 contestants who include chief minister Mukul Sangma, BJP president Shibun Lyngdoh. Voters in large number are waiting in serpentine queue in front of many booths to exercise their franchise as soon as voting commenced at 7 in the morning to conclude at 4 in the afternoon. Security forces are fanning in the nook and corner of the sensitive and hypersensitive areas to ensure free and fair pollsVoting in William Nagar constituency has been countermanded...

Nagaland polling begins on dull note

  MARCUS KANYAKKOHIMA: Amid a mammoth security arrangement voting begins in Nagaland to elect 59 assembly legislators on Tuesday. Voting started at 7 in the morning where 11,70,548 electorates are exercising their franchise till 4 in the afternoon to elect 59 legislators in the 60 member assembly. Of them, 5,91,440 are male while 5,79,108 others are female who are waiting in queue to vote  at 2156 booths to decide on the fate of 195 candidates. Polling began on a dull note in many booths in the semi urban areas. But most of the voters are expected to come out after 10 in the morning.  Security forces are fanning in Lonkhum, Chungtia, Changtongya, Tuli, Ungma and Aliba...

Stage set for assembly voting in M'laya

SHILLONG: Amid watertight security arrangement, Meghalaya is all set to go to the polls to elect 59 legislators in the 60 member assembly on Tuesday. Altogether 1.8 million voters are gearing up to exercise their franchise to decide on the fate of 370 candidates who include 32 women at 3083 booths across the north eastern state.  Polling officials have already reached their assigned booths with EVMs and other materials to conduct the voting from 7 in the morning to 4 in the afternoon. Security forces are stepping up strict vigil in the nook and corner of the poll bound state to keep any poll related incidents of violence at bay.  A three-cornered battle is in place in the state...

APSC scam: Trouble for more officers

GUWAHATI: More stunning facts and figures seem to have surfaced on the job for cash scam in APSC during the term of Rakesh Paul forcing the police team to step up the investigation. The special operation unit of Dibrugarh police set up to deal with the nefarious scam is believed to have been preparing to arrest nearly two dozen ACS, APS and allied service officers for resorting to forgery to ensure section at the instance of Paul who have been languishing in jail along with 26 officers. Reliable sources told www.assamtimes.org that the forensic reports suggest a blatant forgery in the answer scripts of these candidates who were selected in 2016 before being recruited in various capacities...

Nagaland ready for polls

MARCUS KANYAK KOHIMA: A mammoth security arrangement is in place in Nagaland as the north eastern state is going to the assembly polls on Tuesday. Polling officials, mostly, have reached their assigned booths by Monday noon with EVMs and other materials. Altogether 11,70,548 electorates are exercising their franchise to elect 59 legislators in the 60 member assembly. Of them, 5,91,440 are male while 5,79,108 others are female who are voting at 2156 booths to decide on the fate of 195 candidates across the state.  The authorities have clamped 144 CrPc in Mokokchung from Sunday evening deploying 31 companies of CAPF and 10 state IR and NAP companies to ensure peaceful, free and fair...