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.
A major incident of blast was averted on Thursday when an improvised explosive devise was found near a polling station in Assam's Autonomous District (ST) Lok Sabha constituency.
Accoridng official sources, a police patrolling party found the IED at Disobai, under Bokolia police station of Karbi Anglong district early this morning prior to commencement of polling at 7 am.
Later police defused the bomb by disconnecting its wires, the sources said, adding, security was on high alert in the constituency comprising the twin hill districts of Karbi Anglong and North Cachar Hills district.
Assam also goes to poll in three Lok sabha seats from this morning along with other states. Brisk pollings have been reported from Silchar, Diphu and Karimganj where thousands of voters are lined up before polling booths to excercise their francise. The polling is reportedly by and large peaceful In Autonomous seat a presiding officer at a booth in Diphu constituency on Thursday allegedly attempted suicide by slitting his throat. But however, polling remained unaffected .
According to information, presiding officer Dinanath Basumatary was found with his throat slit in the bathroom of polling station 40 at Dokmoka, under Howraghat police station before the commencement of polling. He was...
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Students Mobilisation Initiatives for Learning through Exposure (SMILE) programme under Indo Global Social Service Society organised a one day programme on Youth and Democratic Governance at Pragati Sangha, Rangia on 10th April. The aim of the programme was to generate awareness amongst youth on the importance of democratic governance and how youth can take part in the good governance process in a country like India. Inaugurating the programme Mr. Pramod Boro, President of All Bodo Students Union appealed to the youths to work for building a just ad civil society where people can live in peace . Citing the example of poor governance in the Bodoland territorial Council he...
Journalists’ Forum, Assam has condemned the attitude of Himanta Biswa Sharma, the State health minister and the spokesman of Assam government, to malign the image of the media persons in Assam and asked him to identify the journalist, who had (as claimed by the minister himself) submitted the mobile call list of an individual to the minister (Sharma). The forum expressed anguish that the particular journalist (who supplied the call list of Hiranya Saikia to Sharma) has compromised all values of journalism to take such a shameful act. He or she must be condemned in the strongest words. Mentionable that Sharma addressed a press meet in Guwahati on April 11, which was telecast live by...
An eerie silence is prevailing in Karbi Anglong distirct a day after the Kamrup Express had a narrow escape when KLNLF militants targetted the passenger train with bombs.
This has forced the poll bound district to beef up security forces to foil any attack of the Karbi rebel outfit.
According to information, the first explosion took place around at 10.30 p.m. at Nilalong, at a stones throw distance from Diphu town when the Kamrup Express had a narrow escape. Minutes after it, the second one explosion rocked a few kilometres ahead of Nilalong.
Both the explosions rocked near the rail track. This has forced the railway authorities to cancel the trains till Monday. The Kamrup Express...
A mild tremor has jolted Guwahati and its adjoining areas on Sunday. The tremor was felt at 12-18 in the noon and there is no report of any casualty. The epicenter and intensity of the tremor has yet to be ascertained.
A KLNLF rebel and a civilian died at an encounter between militants and Army personnel near Dakomoka of Karbi Anglong district in Assam on Saturday morning. The incident took place an hour after the death of two policemen at an attack by DHD(J) militants in between Lumding to Badarpur.
According to information, a unit of Army personnel cornered a group of Karbi militants in Karbi Anglong district and one of the militants was killed in the cross fire while a civilian was also killed.
Meanwhile, the Karbi militant outfit has called for a 48 hour bndh in the hills districts on April 15 and 16 in protest against the kiling of its rebel in Saturday's encounter. The rebel outfit further has...
Police claimed to have foiled a major blast in Guwahati when they recovered two powerful bombs from Lakhra Chari ali in the city on Saturday morning. Both the bombs were kept in a deserted land of the area.
According to information, police recovered two powerful bombs at Forest Gate near Lokhra on Saturday morning. The bombs were kept in a heap of garbage and both the bombs weighed 10 kg and 3 kg respectively.
Later the bombs were diffused by bomb diffusal squad at a safe location. Police picked up one Babul Das for interrogation in this connection.
In yet another development, local residents said they filed an FIR before the Basistha police on April 6, 2009 just they came to see a...
Two policemen died when DHD(J) rebels sprayed a goods train with bullets in North Cachar hills district on Saturday. According to information, the incident took place at Langting at around 7-30 in the morning as the Silchar bound good train reached the area. The deceased were identified as Lalita Burahgohain and Bisheswar Bora. Caught in this situation, the North East Frontier railway authorities have cancelled all trains on this route.
It may be noted that the rebels, fighting for a separate Dimasaland have threatened to blow up railway bridges soon. The incident took place a day after the militants attacked a passenger train leaving one CRPF jawan dead near Wadringdisa.
Bongshar is a historical place situated in the Kamrup District of Assam. It is between the Silk village Sualkuchi & the holy place Hajo. Bongshar has a glorious passed history from the day of ‘Ramayana’ & ‘Mahabharata’. Sadao Bongshar Lakshi Sahitya Sabha, in the leadership of Sri Padma Ram Bharali as president & Sri Harsha Vardhan Kashyap as General Secretary had published a book namely ‘BONGSHAR DARPAN’ with the collection of its ancient...
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