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.
An ULFA delegation arrived in Delhi on Friday to hold a crucial round of talks with the Centre on Saturday. Comprising the outfit’s finance secretary Chitraban Hazarika and deputy commander in chief Raju Baruah, the delegation is set to urge the Union home ministry to suspend army offensive aginast the outfit in view of the on going peace process. According to our Guwahati correspondent, before leaving for New Delhi at the Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport, Hazarika refused to divulge the details of the Delhi trip.
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The Centre for North East Studies and Policy Research and the Heinrich Böll Foundation have pleasure in inviting you to a series of events to be held in a number of cities in India through September to October 2011. The events showcase the Research Report, Film and a Photo Exhibition conducted by C-nes and supported by HBF, under the project titled “Reviewing the Impact of Conflict on Women in Assam and Nagaland”, to a wide ranging audience and thereby, aim to generate awareness, understanding and discussion on the issues of concern.
The research, filming and photography for the project, ‘Impact of Conflict on Women in Assam and Nagaland’ were conducted by...
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Prof. Dr. Lal Dena (Dept. of History, Manipur University) will grace the annual conference as the Chief Guest and DNW Momin, Director, Dept. of Agriculture, Govt of Meghalaya will be the Guest of Honour. There will be introduction of freshers, distribution of meritorious awards, musical events from various Hmar artistes and various units under the HSA, Jt. Hqrs., Shillong will give...
To felicitate the new students of Haflong Govt College and the successful candidates of HSLC and HS, the Bengali Students’ Union of Haflong Government College organized ‘Nabin Baran Fest’ on August 27th, 2011 at Cultural Institute Hall with daylong programme.
Anup Biswas, Journalist, attended the function as the Chief Guest while Pankaj Kumar Deb, Journalist, as the Guest of Honour.
Inaugurating the day’s programme, Sri Biswas while appreciating the organizers for their endeavor appealed to the Bengali students’ community in particular to materialize the theme ‘our culture is our pride’ and to maintain cordial relation with each and every...
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Lalremlien Neitham, Shillong
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Notably, Gogoi and his supporters from Assam have been supporting Gandhian activist Anna Hazare who is staging fast at the Ramlila Moidan demanding the fresh introduction of the Jan Lokpal Bill in Parliament.
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Addressing a press conference in Guwahati on Thursday, party president Chanadra Mohan Patowary said his party wants the prime minister and chief minister under the ambit of the Lokpal which will help the country escape corruption.
Assam Association, Mumbai is Organizing ‘An Evening of Get together & Cultural Function on the occasiion Of Eid ul-Fitr on Saturday, September 3.
The details as follows:
Date: Saturday 3rd September 2011
Time: 7pm to 10pm
Venue: Assam Bhavan, Vashi, Navi Mumbai
Cultural Function: Music, One Act Play
Dinner: Biriyani
Deepen Rajkonwar, General Secretary(Mobile: 9892114116)
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