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.
The government and ULFA are hammering out a slew of strategies to ensure the first ever round of peace talk by the next two months. This is what the message which came during the 2day long visit of government interlocutor PC Halder. The former intelligence bureau director held a closed door meet chief minister Tarun Gogoi at the latter's residence on Tuesday. Halder is understood to have discussed the modalities to hold the talk.
Earlier in the morning he visited ULFA boss Arabinda Rajkhowa inside the Guwahati central jail. The duo are believed to have discussed the recent development and the possible impact thereof. Halder land in Guwahati 2days after 18 ULFA top leaders along with...
PCG member Mukul Mahanta charges ULFA Chief Arabind Rajkhowa of accepting a huge amount of money as bribe from the government to start the peace talk.Talking to a private satellite news channel on Tuesday, Mahanta said Rajkhowa received Rs 5000 crore for stage managing arrests of ULFA top guns to enact a drama on peace talk.Mahanta was one of those who were appointed by ULFA to broker peace with the government.
Centre's interlocutor PC Halder held a crucial meet with ULFA chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa inside the Guwahati Central Jail premises on Tuesday.Halder,the retired intelligence bureau chief is understood to have reviewed ULFA'S preparedness for talk with the government on Tuesday.Halder's talk with Rajkhowa assumes significance in view of the presence of a few top rung ULFA leaders in Nalbari and Barama for joining Rajkhowa's peace procuring bid.Halder visited Rajkhowa on Monday.
The Garo Food Festival was held at Meghalaya House Lawns, New Delhi on 26th September 2010. A pleasant afternoon saw Chief Minister Dr. Mukul M Sangma. He also sang melodious Garo oldies the crowd was amazed to his voice and requested him again he gain big applause from the people for his talent, John Manner Marak, MLA also attended the event. The visitors to the food festival included of people from the media, government, students, Chef from prominent restaurant etc., smacking their lips and licking their fingers. Due to unexpected turnout of visitors in huge numbers, the food portion of the festival had to be close earlier as the stock of food ran out. The event continued with the gigs,...
At least 175 students fell ill after they consumed meal served in school in Dibrugarh district on Monday. The incident took place at No 3 Line LP School in Borbaruah Tea Estate at around 1PM after they consumed mid day meal provided by the school. According to information,half an hour after after they consumed the meal the students,mostly complained stomach pain,some others started vomitting inside the classrooms while aa few of them fell unconscious. Local residents rushed these students to the nearest hospital while 5of them have been shifted to the AMCH where they are battling for life. Meanwhile, the district administration has ordered an enquiry in to it.The school authorities are...
Altogether 19 top ULFAmen who are supposed to have been arrested in Bangladesh before being handed over to Assam police have been brought to Guwahati. According top police sources,these ULFAmen would not be produced in court as they have surrendered before the authority. In yet another development,vULFA has appointed Arunodoi Dohotiya in the central publicity wing. This was disclosed by ULFA C-in-C Paresh Baruah at an e-mail statement sent to media.
At least 10 top ULFA leaders have been captured in Bangladesh. According to information,they have been handed over to Indian government on Friday. All these leaders are in Assam police custody. They include Anu Buragohain, Bhaity Barua, Pradyut Gohain, Anu Buragohain, Biju Deka are also among these ULFA leaders. Ulfa C-in-C Paresh Barua has called it a blatent surrender before the colonial forces.
Assam Sahitya Sabha, UK 's forthcoming program, Birth Anniversary of Mahapurush Srimanta Sankardev, is making a mixed response. The schedule for the program is on October 9, which will before the actual date of Birth Anniversary of our Guru. Usually UK NRI-Assamese are normally celebrate the Birth Anniversary of our Guru's as per their convenient time (next week end which is fall after the date of actual Anniversary). That also followed in all over the world by Assamese community. This time, Assam Sahitya Sabha UK's program schedule is before the actual date and it is offended lots of Assamese NRI's. They feel hurt due to it.
Anjan Das, London
AICC general secretary Rahul Gandhi on Thursday visited Dibrugarh university. But only to be received with black flags.As soon as the icon of the country's youth Congress landed at the varsity campus DUPGSU activists flashed black flags and demonsrated protest against the entry of political figures.But Gandhi shared his views with a section of students inside the Rong ghar auditorium. Before leaving the varsity campus, he talked to the angry students.Then he left for IIT-Guwahati and interacted with the students. Media was not allowed to go inside the campus.Around at 7 inthe evening he left for Delhi.
Earlier, the Congress leader landed in Silchar and straightly left for Assam...
Caught in an immense pressure from Assam, the Nagaland government on Thursday has suspended an armed personnel citing his involvement in the recent Golaghat incident. According to information from Kohima, NAP(IR) Battalion co-commadent has been suspended in this connection.A team of NSF is understood have held a round of talks with distrcit AASU leaders in Golaghat to discuss the rlockade AASU slammed on Nagaland in different parts of the state demanding action against the culprits.
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