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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On the other hand, worst-hit Dhemaji district continues to remain cut off for the 11 day as the NH-52 was submerged by waters of the Brahmaputra. Half of the 820 sq km area of Kaziranga, a World Heritage site and home to the endangered one-horned rhinoceros, was submerged. Meanwhile, forest department have built high platforms but there was large-scale exodus of animals to the hills of neighbouring Karbi Anglong district by crossing the adjoining National...
Assam’s first ever swine flu patient was released from hospital on Monday after a ten day long ‘successful’ treatment. According to the doctors at the Mohendra Mohan Chaudhury Hospital in Guwahati, Dhiraj Yadav, a student pursuing a low curse in Pune has improved much to the relief of the authorities and he has been released on Monday morning.
According to information, fiver other patients are also improving a lot and if this trend continues they would also be released very soon. Similarly, Manmit Gogoi undergoing treatment at the Assam Medical College Hospital in Dibrugarh. Gogoi is an employee with a call centre at Gurgaon near Delhi. The sample of two more persons...
An uneasy situation is prevailing at the Kushal Konwar Civil Hospital in Golaghat after a suspected swine flu patient was admitted on Sunday. According to our correspondent, the patient, an employee based in Pune and a local resident of Borsapara Kamargaon was admitted in the hospital on Sunday as he complaint of fever and cough two days after he arrived in Golaghat.
Other patients at the hospital came out of their wards fearing it to be a case of swine flu. But the doctors on Sunday midnight took out the patient and placed him at a general ward instead of an isolated ward. His samples have been sent for test at the Regional Medical Research Centre at Lahowal in Dibrugarh. It may be...
On the occasions of the 66th birth anniversary of Late Prime Minister of India Shri Rajiv Gandhiji , All India National Unity Conference on National Integration and Communal Harmony awarded the RAJIV GANDHI RASHTRIYA EKTA SAMMAN 2009 for outstanding contribution and performance in the field of education, entrepreneurship, social activities, science and technology and such other fields towards development of our society. The Function was held at India International Center, New Delhi on August 19.
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Respite for Syed Sibtey Razi. Its confirm--the Assam governor will complete his term.
The Congress leadership is unhappy with Razi but have allowed him to continue in Guwahati Raj Bhavan till October when his term ends.
Talking to reporters after his meeting with home minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday, Razu ruled out his resignation.
Notably, hours after media report came up that the Assam Governor was asked to quit, top ranked AICC leaders and PMO came out with the statement that it was baseless. Razi also called on home minister P Chidambaram.
An NDFB rebel was killed at an encounter in Kokrajhar district on Wednesday. The encounter took place at Taraibari under Kokrajhar police station early in the morning as a joint team of police and security forces was launching an operation in the area on a combing operation launched acting in a tip off that hardcore NDFB rebels were staying in the area. It heavy gun battle took place only in the morning on Wednesday where the the militant was killed. He was identified as Nikil Brahma--the self styled sergeant major of the anti-truce faction.
A 9mm pistol, 4 timer device made in China, 8 detenators, 14 nos of extortion notes in the name of some business men still plates, spoons were...
Assam confirms its third H1N1 virus infection case when a youth in
Dibrugarh tested positive on Tuesday. The patient is Manjot Gogoi, a
resident of Milon Nagar in Dibrugarh who is undergoing treatment at
the Assam Medical College Hospital in Dibruagrh. The confirmation came
from the Regional Medical Research Centre at Lahowal in Dibrugarh.
That too a few hours after an ex army jawan Raj Kumar Sinha tested
positive . Raj Kumar, who hail from Silchar in Assam is an employee
with Reliance in Mumbai. He came to Assam on Sunday and was admitted
at the Army base Hospital in Basistha after he complained of swine flu
symptoms.
Few kilometers from Jorhat Town, along the 37th National highway, Kaliapani Block is situated. Location wise the block has easy access to the modern amenities. Good road communication, above average literacy, better economic status by virtue of proximity to the Jorhat market, ever improving health services and many more advantages has manifested this Block Panchayat as a fortunate one.
Five years back, in the year 2004, elected women representatives of this block came together to form Block Elected Women Representative Forum (BEWRF) like 24 other blocks of the districts of Jorhat, Golaghat and Lakhimpur. The EWRs of Kaliapani block christened their BEWRF as ‘Udayan Panchayats Mahila...
Assam Association, Mumbai is organising Sri Sri Srimanta Sankardeva Tithi on August 22 at Assam Bhawan and August 23 at Goregaon. The event will include Naam Prasanga, Light Meal, etc. All are cordially invited to attend the function with family and friends. For any information, one may contact A K Das (9969221735).
Assam on Tuesday has confirms its second swine flu cases within a
period of four days. The confirmation came from the Regional Medical
Research Centre at Lahowal in Dibrugarh three days later an army
jawans was admitted at the Basistha based hospital in Guwahati.
He is identified as Raj Kumar Sinha, an army jawan. Immediately after
he was suspected to be a case of H1N1 virus infection, his sputum
samples were sent to RMCH for test.
Notably, Assam confirmed its first case of the kind on Saturday when a
21 year old boy from Pune Dhiraj Yadav tested positive after he came
to Guwahati. According to information, Dhiraj, who is undergoing
treatment at the MMC Hospital in...
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