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.
Utter insecurity still persists in Guwahati these days. Despite heavy presence of security forces, suspected Ulfa militants killed an engineer after he was kidnapped on the way back to his home on Thursday. The incident took place when agriculture department engineer Manik Baishya called up his wife at 7.30 evening that he was forcibly towards Jalukbari. Later at 9.30 pm his body was recovered near APRO office. It was learnt that Baishya received a number of phone calls demanding money. He also took up it with city police.
Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi says the government finds it a convenient time to sit in talk with Ulfa and other insurgent outfits as most of them have come forward. Addressing a pressmeet in Delhi on Thursday,h e said,'we are trying to bring Paresh Barua to the process." Gogoi said safe passage is ready for elusive Barua if he drops sovereignty. Replying to a question, Gogoi said the court will decide on Ulfa leaders' release.
Police have arrested a hardcore Ulfa cadre in Guwahati on Thursday. The Ulfaman is being identified as Binoy Baishya from 709 battalion. He was arrested from Hengrabari area in the city.
An uneasy situation prevails in Guwahati following the murder of a youth. Mihir Deb, a security guard was killed by a gang of dacoits as he was manning a store at Beltola survey area on Wednesday night. Invetigation is going on.
A heavy downpour has disrupted normal life in Guwahati besides fueling the risk of floodwaters in the city. The rains which lashed the for nearly one and a half hour forcing traffic jam on the streets. Meanwhile, several low laying areas in Chandmari, Lachit Nagar, Zoo road, Anil Nagar and Nabin Nagar have been submerged by the rainwaters.
A CBI special court on Wednesday remanded Amjad Khan to CBI custody for 5 days a day after a whopping Rs 13.45 crore was recovered during a raid in Guwahati.
The entire amount is understood to have been kept by his brother in law of R H Khan, the accused in the multi crore scam in the North Cachar Hills district. Khan, the deputy director of the social welfare district attached to this hills district has been absconding after procuring bail.
He was chargesheeted by CBI as it was probing the case few months back. The deputy director along with a circle of his colleagues and contractors has siphoned off a huge amount meant for development of the hills district.
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Preparation for ULFA-Govt talk gathers momentum on Wednesday. Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi met Union Home Minister P Chidambaram in Delhi. Sources told Assam Times that Gogoi met the home minister at 3 in the afternoon who assured him of all help required to ensure talk with ULFA. Gogoi formally urged Chidambaram to appoint former IB director PC Halder as the government interlocutor in the talk with ULFA. Halder has been interlocuting in the centre's talk with NSCN-IM.
Former intelligence bureau director P C Halder is likely to be appointed as the government interlocutor to hold talk with ULFA.
According to reliable sources, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Tuesday called on Halder and expressed his desire to get him in the post. If everything remains intact, Halder will be the interlocutor for talk with this banned outfit.
In yet another development, noted Assam intellectual Dr Hiren Gohain has faxed his letter afresh on Tuesday seeking an appointment with prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh, who on Tuesday said he would be happy to meet Dr Gohain. Dr Gohain along with several other prominent citizens have been trying to break the deadlock in...
CBI recovered Rs.12 crores on Tuesday from the residence of RH Khan, the former Deputy Director of the State Social Welfare Department. Khan is one of accused in the 1000 crore rupees terror-funding scam in NC Hills district of Assam.
3 died and 10 have been injured when a winger collided its head on a truck in Darrang district on Tuesday. The incident took place at Dolgaon where 3 persons died on the spot. Injured people have been rushed to hospital.
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