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.
People have reposed faith on Gogoi government. This has forced Dispur to think of recruitment in the various departments. Education department is set to get the maximum score where over 30,000 teachers are set to be recruited. Same i t awaits the health department in the various hospitals. Chìef minister Tarun Gogoi has already instructed all ministers to fill up the vacancies if these have approval from the finance department.
The term ‘North-East’ is a form of geographical, linguistic and ethnic stereotyping that clubs together eight disparate states comprising of Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura, Manipur, Mizoram, and Sikkim, that happen to lie in the Northeastern periphery of the Indian union. The body of works by English-language writers from this regionrefers to the North-East Indian Writings in English. Some of the most interesting Indian writing in English today is coming from this region. Intense political conflict and complex issues of identity along with some of the psychological and social perplexities of the present provide much fodder for storylines. And the subsoil...
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The United Liberation Front of Assam has given a private petroleum 45 days ultimatum to quit Assam. In an e-mail statement, ULFA publicity wing leader Arunodoy Dohotia alleged that the Shivani Oil and Gas Exploration Services Private Limited must quit Assam by one and a half month. He alleged that the private oil exploration company has been exploiting Assam's fabulous natural resources safeguarded by the Union Government. Dohotia further threaten armed action against the private oil company if it fails to quit Assam.
Over the years, Guwahati has become a safe haven for a section of UNLF cadres. A hardcore leader of the Manipur-based banned insurgent outfit was arrested along with two others in Guwahati on Thursday. According to information, he was identified as Captain Joysing alias Suresh Singh was picked up by security forces from his rented house in Japorigog area.
A woman cadre was also apprehended along with Joysing. Another rebel was picked up from a private hospital where he was undergoing treatment. The trio were staying in the rented house for the last seven months for conducting subversive activities. Laptops, two mobile handsets and documents were recovered from the house.
The Apollo Clinic, Guwahati in association with Guwahati Press Club has organised a general health check-up and awareness camp for scribes on June 4 (Saturday). The camp will start at 10 am in the press club premises. The blood group, blood sugar and some other relevant parameter will be tested of the member-journalists. All the member-journalists of Guwahati Press Club are requested to attend the same.
Sanjoy Hazarika, Managing Trustee, C-NES has been appointed a member of the National Steering Committee on Health, under the auspices of the Planning Commission, Government of India. This follows the completion of six years of the successful Boat Clinics initiative in Assam that has won national and international recognition and which he has designed and led, for the island populations of trhe Brahmaputra in Assam. The effort has reached over 5 lakh persons in 13 districts, with 15 boat clinics and a staff that has grown from five in 2005 to 240 today.
Dr. Sayeda Hameed, member, Planning Commission, is the Chairperson of the Steering Committee.The other members include human rights...
Thoubal police commandos today arrested a cadre of banned Kangleipak Communist Party(KCP) from Wangoo Chairen, Thobal district, police said.
Mayanglambam Lokendro Meitei (25) of Wangoo Chairen of the same district was nabbed by the commandos at around 1:30 pm during a search operation.
In another development, a team of Bishnupur district police commandos and 4/8 Gurkha Regiment apprehended a sympathiser of proscribed RPF/PLA last night, police sources said today.
Ngangom Tomba(46), a resident of Yumnao Khunou Mayai Leikai, Bishnupur district was arrested by the combined force from Keinou Bazar. After receiving a tip.
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Chief minister Tarun Gogoi has expressed shock at the mishap and ordered a high level enquiry into it. Gogoi, further, has announced Rs.100,000 each to the bereaved families.
More trouble brews in AGP two weeks after the poll debacle. Four leaders have resigned as vice presidents owning moral responsibility for failing to put up a good show in the recent polls. They are Birendra Prasad Baishya, Hiten Goswami, Jagadish Bhuyan. All they put in their papers at the steering body meet on Sunday.
On the other hand, MP Joseph Toppo has resigned as the vice president of the party. He resigned a couple of days back. But the party leadership have not disclosed it. Chandra Mohan patowary was first to resign as party president for poll debacle. But only to be rejected.
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