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 uneasy situation is prevailing in the Cottion College campus when a girl student commit suicide on Monday. Talking to newsmen at the college campus magistrate Chinmoy Phukan confirmed that Sahanaz Rahman, a degree student in the stream of science committed suicide by hanging at a newly constructed building in the campus after she reached there to appear in the examination. Shahanaz hails from Machkhowa area. Later her body was taken for post mortem in presence of magistrate. Meanwhile a pall of gloom is descending in the entire campus following the incident. It took place hardly a month after a student committed suicide near girl hostel in the Gauhati university campus.
A health check-up camp for scribes has been organized at Guwahati Press Club on April 3 (Saturday). Organized with the support from NEMCARE hospital, the camp will start at 10 am (to continue till 12.30 noon). Member-journalists are requested to attend the same.
A simmering political mercury over the recent Rajya Sabha polls has forced the adjournment of the House twice in 30 minutes on Monday. it All these began when the opposition party MLAs disrupted the proceedings as soon as the House started its question hour. Raising banners and festoons, the Opposition parties alleged murder of democracy in the Rajya Sabha polls. The Opposition parties demanded point of order in view of the serious allegations of horse trading in the poll. Speaker Tanka Bahadur Rai refused to accede to the demand. The Opposition party MLAs said they would not allow the House to function unless point of order is allowed. Amid an unruly scene, the Speaker adjourned the House...
Assam Association, Gurgaon is going to celebrate 'Rongali Bihu 2010' on April 17 (Saturday) at DLF Phase-I Community Centre, Gurgaon. The highlights of this years Rongali Bihu is that for the first time in Delhi region, a prize money bihu dance competition is being organised. The competition is only open to women. Interested participants are requested to contact the organizer immediately: Mridul Bhuyan, president, mobile: 09910378040.
Violence erupts again in Goalpara district of lower Assam on Saturday as the supporters of the on going 48 hour Rabha Hasong bandh set on fire some vehicles in the morning. A section of supporters tried to restrict the movement of vehicle by road blockade in Dhupdhara where policemen resorted to blankfire to disperse the supporters. The authorities have beefed up security to bring the situation. Notably, the bandhcall was given in protest against the move to hold the panchayat elections in the Rabha hasong autonomous council areas.
Internationally acclaimed Kokborok film YARWNG (Roots) won the first national film award for Tripura at 56th National Film Awards (2008) held at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, 19 March, 2010. The President of India Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil handed over the medal and certificate to Don Bosco priests Joseph Kizhakechennadu (producer) and Fr. Joseph Pulinthanath (director) for their second feature film.
Pulinthanath dressed in white cassock and Kizhakechennadu in his preferred saffron lungi and half-sleeved white kurta were among 52 film award winners of 2008, including high-profile Bollywood actor Priyanka Chopra and the doyen of Indian Cinematography V.K. Murthy who was awarded country...
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BJP’s four MLAs including Dr Rumi Nath, Abhijeet Hazarika along the 2 from AIUDF and one from AGP came to the rescue of the Congress besides the three independent candidates. Meanwhile, the BJP has suspended all the four MLAs for refusing to toe on the party line a day after AGP axed Abdul Aziz and AUDF sacked 2 MLAs.
Amid a high voltage drama the voting for two Rajya Sabha seats is underway in Dispur. The opposition consensus candidate Jayanta Barua finds it quite Harculean task to ensure victory when 5 MLAs from AGP, AIUDF, BJP and ASDC promised votes for Congress.
Three two-wheeler riders from Kerala will arrive at Guwahati Press Club tomorrow (Friday) at 9 am. The team has taken the mission under 'Desh Suraksha Sandesh Yatra' against terrorism. Led by NP Satheesan Menon, the team will cover nearly 15,000 km in 45 days crossing almost all States of the country to spread awareness for a terror free India.
They had started their journey on February 19 from the front of Kochi Refineries Limited, Kerala. The mission will be culminated in Kerala.
Hectic political activities have reached all time high a day before the Rajya Sabha polls for 2 seats from Assam on Thursday. The ruling Congress is all set to win the first one seat where the party fields Najneen Farooq. The party's second preference and sititng Rajya Sabha MP Silvous Condpan is facing a keen contest as the Opposition camp has fielded media baron Jayanta Baruah.
Both the ruling and the Opposition camps are in a last ditch effort to woo the MLAs barring party lines. The ruling Congress will fall short of some votes to ensure the victory of its second preference candidate. But efforts are on to ensure votes from the Opposiotion camps taking the advangate of the simmering...
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