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.
Dispur is waiting for a huge Central fund to dress the Kaziranga National Park afresh after it was ravaged in the time of flood. Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said on Sunday disclosed it after he made an aerial survey on the national park. He talked to forest and district administration officials and discussed the extent of flood damage.The park authorities have handed over the chief minister a total estimate of the ravaged infrascture of the world heritage site.
Police have captured the main culprit in the sensational molestation case in Guwahati that rattles the entire country. Identified as Amarjyoti Kalita, the suspended employee with Amtron was held from a hotel in Orissa on Sunday 48 hours after the dead lines was set by chief minister Tarun Gogoi. But top police officials are tight lipped of the entire development. He was identified from the video clippings got from the satellite channels that beamed the entire story.
Two more molesters have been arrested during the last 12 hours in connection with the Guwahati incident a day after a police officer with Dispur has been suspended alleging dereliction of duty. According to information, with this, the total number of arrested persons in Monday's molestation incident has gone up to 6.
The duo were identified as Diganta Basumatary and Navajyoti Deka. On the other hand, Sub-inspector Subhan Baruah of Dispur police station has been suspended. The action came after Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi gave direction to the police on Saturday to arrest the culprits within 48 hours.
In a bizarre incident that rattles Koinadhara, a policeman attached to chief minister’s security committed suicide on Saturday. The tragic incident took place at 10 at night on Saturday when 10th APBn jawan Bhaskar Baishya shot himself dead with his own service rifle. He died after sustaining serious injury on his head. The reason of the crime is still not known.
The National Commission for Women delegation on Saturday spotted cigarette burn injuries on her body when they met the molestation victim in Guwahati. Talking to reporters on Saturday, NCW member Alka Lamba said that they came to find some cigarette burn injuries on her body. She further said that they want the licence of the bar to be scrapped. The delegation is scheduled to chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Sunday and share the findings with him.
The victim in the molestation case in Guwahati said that she had gone to the pub to attend the birthday of a friend on Monday night. In her statement before the two member National Commission for Women, she said that she and one of her friends came down to go home where some youths tried to photograph them. When opposed, the unholy incident took place. According to her statement, she struggled for about 45 minutes with the youths in the absence of policemen.
Five days have passed since the molestation incident took place in the heart of the city of Guwahati. Police have identified 12 miscreants but only four have been arrested so far. Other accused including the main one Amarjyoti Kalita are still on the run. Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has set 48 hour deadline to nab all the miscreants. But there is no fresh arrest during the last 12 years. According to Nnational Commission for Women, these suggest utter lapse on the part of police. The 2 member NCW delegation held meeting with Kamrup (Metro) deputy commissioner, senior superintendent of police, DGP Jayanta Narayan Choudhury and the victim girl on Saturday.
The National Commission for Women on Saturday suggested Dispur a special court to ensure speedy trial of the molesters in Guwahati where a teen aged girl was stripped in public in the heart of the city. A NCW delegation comprising Wansuk Syiem and Alka Lamba conducted a thorough probe in the recent incident with help from the Assam State Commission for Women in Guwahati. The two member delegation will submit its report to NCW chairperson Mamata Sharma on Monday next. They would further recommend special fast track court to ensure justice for the victim. NCW will forward its recommendations to the central and state governments.
The Electronic Media Forum Assam (EMFA ) has appealed to the Government of Assam to initiate a high level impartial probe into the allegation leveled by an activist against a television journalist involved with the incident of molestation of a girl at GS Road of the city on July 9, 2012 evening.
In an emergency meeting held at Guwahati Press Club today, the forum also demanded the State chief minister Tarun Gogoi, also in charge of Home department, to initiate for a collective analysis of all the forage of the incident after forensic test.
The Krishak Mukti Sangram Samity (KMSS) ladder Akhil Gogoi had alleged in a press meet yesterday that Gaurav Jyoti Neog of News Live was involved...
Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni urged media to deal with the Guwahati molestation case with due sensitivity. Talking to reporters, Soni said that media should make people aware of such incidents, care should be taken not to hurt the feelings of the victims. She said that media should consider the sensitivities of the victims of such incidents.
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