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.
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Eminent painter and Associate Professor of IIT Guwahati, Dr. Utpal Barua will interact with the media persons in the city tomorrow (September 18). During the hour-long programme, to be held in Guwahati Press Club at 11 am, Barua will reveal his experience about his participation in the Beijing Olympic Games last year. Mentionable that Utpal Barua was invited to Beijing by the Olympics Committee for display his painting 'A butterfly was passing by' in an exhibition of works of art from across the globe.
He is amongst he 300 international artists from 80 countries whose work has been selected for permanent display. His painting also selected under the Indian master" category by a panel of...
All sections of the Assamese society should come up in arms to stop government nuisance.
The State Government's dirty gameplan of evicting the indigenous Mising people living on the bank of the Brahmaputra in Sonitpur district in the name of sixth expansion of the Kaziranga National Park (KNP) is a calculated move to sustain and proliferate illegal immigrants from neighboring countries in the forest zone.
Agastyi Barua
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The name of the media fellows, selected for the fellowship programme to study the issues of climate change and disaster risk reduction has been declared. Sponsored by ActionAid (Northeast) and conducted by Guwahati Press Club the fellowships have been awarded to Manoranjan Bori (Dainik Janambhumi), Sudip Sharma (Sangbad Lahari) and Kanta Kaveri Sonowal (The Sentinel).
The fellows will receive a grant of Rs 10,000/- for the month long feloooship program, under which they will study and report about the impact of climate change in Northeast India and also probable ways for disaster risk reduction in the region.
In a meeting convened at Gormur high School presided over by Cheng Lung Bimal, all major Tai Ahom organizations of Assam resolved to maintain age-old peaceful relationship between the people of Assam and Nagaland and expressed grave concern at the recent developments at Assam-Nagaland border at Bihubor. They condemned the actions of some self-interested and reactionary forces trying to disrupt this friendly bond. They also urged both sides to maintain peace and refrain from activities that may accelerate tension between the people on both sides of the border.
Dr. Hemanta Kumar Gogoi, Secretary, Tai Ahom National Council, Assam.
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The salined Naga rebel cadre was identified as Pauramkualungbe Riame but local residents call it a fake encounter and that he was a vilager only . Two pistols along with a rifle were recovered from their possession.
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