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.
More and more serious allegations seemed to have surfaced against MLA Jiten Gogoi. The independent MLA from Bokakhat allegedly unleashed terror at the residence of an AGP leader on Friday. According to information, the surrendered ULFA rebel went to the yard of AGP leader Girin Gogoi on Friday evening and warned that he would shoot him dead. Not only that an angry Gogoi unleashed terror with blank-firing before leaving the spot. The reason is yet to be ascertained. The incident took place a day after police registered a case against Gogoi charging him with assaulting a woman who undergoing treatment at a local hospital.
Meanwhile, Bokakhat police station on Friday evening have...
The Host Committee of Assam Convention 2011 is delighted to invite you all to the 32nd Assam Convention to be held at Chicago, Illinois from July 1-3, 2011. We, the residents of Chicago, are looking forward to your wholesome participation. Come prepared to have a great time. With your dance, music and applause we strive to create the ambience of Assam’s traditions in joyous expressions of song, skit and dance. As we roll out the red carpet, we invite not only the Assamese diaspora in North America, Europe and beyond, but our honored and loved ones visiting this country during that time.
We are planning an entrancing agenda for you. Renowned performers, Zubeen Garg and Zublee...
The District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) Golaghat organized a self help group mela at the New Jail Market, Golaghat. As many as 30 nos. of SHGs of different development blocks of the district took part in the event. The main object of the mela was to promote the Assamese traditional items made by different SHG groups during the festival time.
Thirteen activists of two underground organizations of Assam have formally laid down arms to Manipur Chief Minister O. Ibobi Singh at the Mantripukhri head-quarters of IGAR (South) on Wednesday. The surrender ceremony was held in the presence of DGP Y. Joykumar Singh and IGAR (S) Maj Gen C.A. Krishnan.
The weapons handed over to the security officers included Lathod gun one, three pistols, 9mm smc one from the five DHD(J) cadres and the FGN cadres handed over G 3 rifle one, AK 47 rifle one, Lathod gun four and 9 mm smc one. The surrender ceremony was organised by Inspecter General, Assam Rifle (South).
Bihu Expert Ranjit Gogoi and his group performing Bihu dance, on the eve of greatest festival for the Assamese People “RANGALI BIHU”.at Tetelia near Sonapur on on Apirl 13.
PHOTO: UBPHOTOS
14th April/Thursday [6 pm onwards]* : Srimanta Sankardeva Bhawan, A 14 B, Satsang Vihar Marg, Opp JNU East Gate, New Delhi 110067
- Egg fight
- Bihu songs by Nabamallika Bhagawati
- Prize money *Bihuwa/Bihuwoti* Competition
* 24th April/Sunday*: Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts [IGNCA], Rajendra Prasad Road, Near Le Meridien Hotel, New Delhi 110001
Programme:
- Childrens' bihu
- Artists: Devanga Pallav Saikia, Mimun Das
- Sattriya by Mridusmita Das
- Bihu [Bihu Group comprised of Assamese Youths in Delhi]
- Guest artist from Axom: Simanta Shekhar[ dikhou noi......]
- Hawain guitar by Bhaskar De
- Mukoli Bihu
Condemning alleged high-handedness of the 11 Assam rifles, All Zeliangrong Students’ Union (Assam, Manipur and Nagaland ) has decided to call a 48- hour total bandh in all the Zeliarong inhabited areas in Manipur with effect from midnight of April 17 to midnight of April 19 to pressurize the Government to translate its demands into actions.
In a statement, the AZU said the demands of the union include immediate withdrawal of AFSPA, 1958 from North East regions, immediate transfer of 11 Assam Rifles from Zeliangrong inhabited areas, removal of all Indian Army check posts/ gates from along the Highwas and district highwas and taking up punitive action against Col. Chonkar of 11 Assam...
From May this year, India’s first Don Bosco University (DBU) is launching Ph.D. programmes in 24 thrust areas covering seven major streams including Electrical...
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