This music institute created quite a buzz in Bangalore in 2009, by being the groundbreaking “First Registered Music Institute to be commenced by an Assamese”. With the festive spirits still vivacious, Eastern Fare Music Foundation had more than one reason to celebrate. Thanks to the trailblazing initiative by Jim Ankan, a music composer from Assam, the institute has not only completed a year but has done extremely well in the Trinity Guild Hall Exam for music. The students of Eastern Fare scored record percentages in the whole of Bangalore City (Shreya Krishnaswamy 98%).
The anniversary celebrations were conducted on 12th February at the Furtados Music Showroom in Koramangala. The event "Euphony - a winter nocturne" also marked the launch of the official website of institute www.easternfare.com. The show took off with some quick and crispy piano recitals by the beginners; while the intermediate students did some covers like “Heal the world” by MJ and “To be with you” by Mr Big. The institute’s band Eastern Fare really got the temperatures rising with some original tracks like “Personally Your’s” and “Least Liked Best”. Vocalist Siddharth Tanti and Faheeda Fahad made the crowd groove to some equally nifty covers like “Friday”, “Wild World”, “Heart Shaped Box”, “Give Me Some Water” and “Animal Instinct”. However it was the featured performance by Chief Guest Suchetan Rangaswamy with his fusion band “Veenar”, whose melodious phonation touched some meticulous Carnatic notes leaving the crowd awe struck. Mr. Rangaswamy also felicitated the top performers of the institute. Parmita Borah anchored the show with her usual panache.
Eastern Fare Music Foundation is a full-fledged music institute and is recognized by the Trinity School of Music. The courses offered are purely western classical, but the management has decided to foray into Carnatic and Hindustani classical music towards the second half of this year. The foundation also has a club, Eastern Fare Music Club, where the members are provided with facilities like jamming room, studio and library. The members of the club have been associated with charitable causes like ‘blood donation’, ‘helping the poor’ and ‘teaching the under priviledged’. The director of the institute Jim Ankan has composed music for many albums, films and south Indian television serials. He has also been featured in Radio Channels like Radio Indigo (Bangalore) and Gupshup FM (Guwahati).
Down Town Hospital in association with Guwahati Press Club has organized a health check-up camp for the scribes on June 30 (Thursday) next. During the camp, starting on 10 am, blood sugar &diabetic test, lipid profile and ECG will be conducted. Member-journalists are requested to attend the same.
In a bid to isolate Akhil Gogoi a day after the gory police firing in Dispur, the Assam government announced that it will directly talk to the indigenous people in protest for land rights.
Addressing a joint press conference in Dispur on Thursday, Assam government spokesman Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma and forest minister Rockybul Hussain said that the government won’t involve any organization in this process.
Hussain said the government would soon set a huge hill protection force. They made it clear that the government will never allow anybody to grab forest properties.
Meanwhile, the government announced a high level panel to study the land right process. The government announcement...
The Assam government has ordered a probe into the Wednesday’s police firing in Dispur where 3 people including a minor boy died. According to information, additional chief secretary Surajit Mitra into the clash between the Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti activists and the police on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, the toll has gone up to three with one person succumbing to injuries in hospital. He died in the Guwahati Medical College Hospital in the wee hours today, while 59 injured are also being treated in the hospital.
Abductors on Thursday freed Joy Narayan Bansal, a businessman from Tinsukia district in Assam was abducted by four persons from Doom Dooma area of the district on June 17 and taken to Arunachal Pradesh. A joint police team of Arunachal Pradesh and Assam rescued Bansal from Chongkhan area of Lohit district.
Five persons died including two minor boys and atleast 35 others have been injured when policemen fired upon a group of protesters in Dispur on Wednesday. The incident took place at around 1 pm when policemen unleashed terror by resorting to firing and lobbing teargas shells to disperse the protesters. The injured persons have been rushed to the Downtown hospital, GNRC and GMCH. Later the angry protesters in large numbers went on rampage and damaged atleast 20 vehicles on the GS road. The entire city is being covered with smokescreen. The district administration has issued shoot at sight order in the city. RTI activist Akhil Gogoi strongly blames the government for the shocking incident...
A protest rally lead by Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) turned violent while attempted to enter Assam Secreteriat breaking police barricades Wednesday. Police resorted to lathicharge and fired tear-gas shells to disperse the protesters. The agitators were protesting against the mass eviction of unauthorized occupants from government forest lands in and around Guwahati city.
A home for destitute adults has been inaugurated Friday by All Manipur Senior Citizens’ Welfare Association at Mongshangei in Imphal West.The home christened as “ Old Age Building” was formally inaugurated by Rajya Shaba MP, Rishang Keishing.
The inaugural ceremony of the newly constructed building was also attended by All Manipur Senior Citizens’ Association President, L Kiranina, Lok Shaba MP, Th Meinya,state Health Minister L Jayantakumar, MLA RK Anand and AK Imobi, donor of the land where the building was constructed. MP Rishang Keishing said that people should help the needy adults, adding that the Mother Teresa Trust in West Bengal provides food and...
Executive body meeting of Eastern Beats Music Society held at India Club on Wdnesday. The meeting was chaired by Assam Chief Information Commissioner, former DGP and Eastern Beats Music Society chairman DN Dutt. Ace violinist Minoti and Sunita Khaund, veteran guitarist Utpal Barsaikia, Amlandeep Das, tablist Pawan Bordoloi, writer-activist and EBMS secretary Aiyushman Dutta, Peter Alex Todd and Mizi Kro, Indraneel Choudhury, Rupam Bora, amongst others were present in the meeting.
Eastern Beats Music Society is the first registered music society of the State dedicated towards harnessing the healing powers of music. It has successfully tested the healing powers of music in strife-torn parts...
A four-day Summer Camp for development of talents for Students will be held from July 15-18 at Prag Academy in Guwahati. The Summer Camp has been organized by People’sfriend Foundation, a socio-cultural organization of the state in association with Prag Academy, a premier educational institute of the region.
The camp is open to Students of Class I to VIII and is divided into two groups. It will commence at 9am and will continue till 2pm everyday. The camp will cover up Art, Music, Yoga, Meditation, Personality Development, GK and Parenting Skills (for Parents). Reputed personalities from different fields will attend the camp as resource persons. There will be competitions in each...
ASSAM 2011, an annual get-together of Assmese Community in North America, will be held on July 3 at Hyatt Regency, 102 Carnegie Vetre, Princeton, New Jersey. Interested people may join the event with family and friends. The event needs some volunteers. Please indicate in your registration form if you or any of your family members would like to participate in the cultural program.
Dhruba Das (dhrubadas @ aol.com)Chairman Assam 2011
ASSAM 2011 REGISTRATION FORM
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