Noted litterateur Rong Bong Terang has been elected the new president of Asom Sahitya Sabha on Sunday. The announcement to this effect was made by the state’s largest literary body came up at the Bhgawati Prasad Baruah Bhawan in Guwahati after the counting of votes sent by the district bodies ended. Kanak Chandra Sarma will be vice president while Dr Paramananda Rajbanshi has been elected as the secretary of the literary body. Terang is a litterateur whose epoch Rong Milir Hanhi sent him into the acme of glory. Contemporary social life in the state is very much there in his literary works . Jak Heruwa Pakhi is all about the ethnic frenzy between Karbis and the Kukis. The Assam agitation is what dominates his Krantikalor Oshru….During that time, he was attracted by the prose works of Hem Barooah’s Hagor Dekhisa not to speak of Banikanta Kakoti’s Sahitya Aaru Prem. Besides, he wrote a lot for Karbi language and literature. Mention may be made of Karbi Lamkuru, Karbi Kala Aaditag. Besides, some of his notable works in Assamese literature are Rong Milir Hanhi, Karbi Sahitya-Sanskritit Abhumuki, Nila Orchid, Smritir Papori and what not. It was Terang who for the first time used the word Karbi Anglong in his lyric.
PermalinkSubmitted by T DIPU SINGH on Sat, 09/05/2009 - 11:49
Rongbong Terang is a great writer and a well-known personality of Diphu, Karbi Anglong in Assam. His work is really appreciable and unique. Assam Sahitya Sabha will go a long way under his presidentship. We wish him all the good luck and prayers for future.
PermalinkSubmitted by rituraj boruah on Mon, 26/10/2009 - 14:36
Respected Sir,
Myself as a magazine secy. of Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat needs a article from you.so please advice me how can I get your article. I will be remain grateful if you respond my request.
PermalinkSubmitted by Dr Ramani Barman on Mon, 09/11/2009 - 10:59
Asam Sahity Sabha since its inception selecting the person as its President who hiself is an institution. This time Rongbong Terang has been selected to Chair the glorious organisation of the people of Assam. Hope, he will be able to lead the present complex situation for better cause of Assam and the North East with selfless design.
PermalinkSubmitted by Tapan Kumar Bor... on Tue, 16/03/2010 - 19:50
"You are the best choice as the President of our respected Asom Sahitya Sabha. We hope that you can make our Assom peaceful And "Samannayar Shetu" between the pahar & Bhoyam. You make us (our Sahitya Sabha) proud to be an Assamese."
PermalinkSubmitted by Nayan Dutta on Sat, 15/05/2010 - 19:42
'sir i think that finally the eyes of assamese people open as they elect a person like you to save our assamese culture from sure destruction.'i wish a very good health of you.
Forest cover in Northeast is declining compared to 2009 assesment, according to the India State of Forest Report released today by Environment Ministry. Decline in Forest cover of the region is particularly due to prevailing practice of shifting cultivation in this region.
"In comparison to the 2009 assessment, after taking into account the interpretational changes, there is a decrease of 367 square km in country’s forest cover. 15 states have registered aggregate increase of 5000sqkm in their forest cover with Punjab leading with increase of 100sqkm.," secretary in Ministry of Environment...
Assam Government has requested the Central Government to revive the Brahmaputra Board to prevent floods and erosion. Chief minister Tarun Gogoi today met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Railway minister Dinesh Prasad Trivedi and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi in this regard.
Gogoi met Prime Minister for 20 minutes at the North Block office on Tuesday and asked him for additional funds for the State.
"There are several plans. I have asked the Prime Minister for Duranto Train from Guwahati to Mumbai and Guwahati to Chennai in the next Rail Budget. We have also asked for moderisation of Guwahati, Jorhat, Dibrugarh and Bongaingaon railway stations," he said after meeting the Prime Minister...
Electronic Media Forum Assam (EMFA) has condemned the unprovoked attack by a section of students of Cotton College on some journalists on duty today (Monday) in Panbazar locality. The EMFA urges the authorities (both the Cotton College and Assam Police) to take legal actions against those guilty students at the earliest. Mentionable that photo journalist Anupam Nath, who represents Associated Press, had some arguments with two Cottonians at noon as he was riding his vehicle in front of RKB Hostel of Cotton College. The incident turned ugly as the two students started abusing the photo journalist with slang languages. Later another group of students (around 25/30) rushed to the spot and...
Three persons of a family were burnt to death following a gas cylinder explosion in Sonitpur district on Sunday. The gas cylinder exploded on Sunday afternoon at Darwanpatty area in Tezpur town killing a woman, a 15-month-old girl child and a youth while the owner of the house, Ashutosh Ghosh, was severely burnt.
Ghosh's wife Archana Ghosh, daughter and another relative Bapon Ghosh died in the fire while he was admitted to Kanaklata Civil Hospital. Moreover, 6houses were gutted in the fire.
A husband killed his wife before surrendering at a sub divisional magistrate’s court on Saturday.The incident took place in Hojai at around 12 noon when Bhuban Das beheaded his wife Phulmoti Das with a sharp dao inside a tea stall in the court premises. He later surrendered before the court. Both Bhuban and Phulmoti came to the court a few days after Phulmoti registered a case against her husband.
Altogether eight people were killed and several others have been injured at a tragic a road mishap in Nagaon district on Saturday.
The mishap took place when a Tata magic carrying a group of youth Congress activist lost control when the vehicle arrived in Chakarigaon in the district at around 12 noon. Five died on the spot while three succumbed to injuries on the way to hospital. The injured activists have been rushed to the hospital.
Central excise department seized a huge amount of Saras from the Luhit Express in Guwahati on Saturday.
The narcotic materials worth Rs 25 lakh were brought to Guwahati from an undisclosed place for sale. Nobody has so far been arrested.
Ningrula Harmony Ground turns breaks into a sea of humanity as the Asom Sahitya Sabha is holding it 7th Special Annual Session at Ledo. The second and third day also drew large crowds of visitors and literary enthusiasts.
Book fair, exhibition, poet summit and seminars pulled no less crowd from morning to evening not to speak of the glittering cultural functions at night.
NE PPC director Deben Basumatari, Rong Bong Terang, Yesse Dorje Thongse, Kangkonese litterateur Damodar Mouz and Bengali litterateur Suchandra Bhattachajee are prominent among the guests who attended the session.
PHOTOS (c): UB Photos
The entire Surajkund Mela turns into a mini Assam where the state’s rich cultural heritage is on display.
The event this time focuses Assam to establish its beautiful potential to uplift the tourism sector. The state seems to have tapped the opportunity as this fair is visited by a large number of visitors from different parts of India and the world. Meira Kumar on Tuesday appreciated Assam’s culture when she was visiting the function with Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi.
Stages are set to hoist the Guwahati International Film Festival from Sunday in Guwahati. The event is set to end on February 11. It is expected to provide movie lovers an opportunity to watch critically-acclaimed films from across the globe.
Organizers in Guwahati said that the films from France, Italy, Switzerland, Poland, Canada, Norway, Germany, South Africa, Taiwan, Turkey and Iran would be screened in the festival being organized in association with the Assam State Film (Finance and Development) Corporation.
The screening would take place at Rabindra Bhawan, Gauhati University, IIT-Guwahati.
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