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).
Despite hectic political confabulation, the ruling Congress and the opposition parties have yet to finalise candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls for 2 seats from Assam. The last date for filing of nomination falls on Tuesday for the poll slated for March 26. The opposition lacks consensus on candidate. AGP seeks BJP support to field it's own candidate. The saffron party pins hope on AGP support citing an old pact. The impasse would be over by Monday.
Altogether 10 persons died as the bus carrying them collided it's head on a truck in Tinsukia district of upperAssam on Sunday. The incident took place at around 3 in the afternoon at the busy NH 37 in Digboi. Four persons died on the spot while 5 others died at the OIL Hospital. Besides, 20 others have been rushed to the hospital immeditely after the accident.
The opposition AGP and BJP leaders are holding a brainstorming meet to arrive at a consensus candidate for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls slated for March 26. Both the parties are not ready to let each other to field their candidates.
The Centre for Science and Environment, a New Delhi-based research and advocacy organisation, has announced a month-long course on environment management in India. The course starting on June 1 will be conducted by CSE’s education and training unit – the Anil Agarwal Green Centre or AAGC – and has been titled ‘Agenda for survival: A certificate course on the policies and practices of environmental management in India’.
Thirty young professionals and college students from any stream will be selected for the course, stated in a CSE statement. The aim of this course is to build up and nurture interest and awareness in the area of environment and its management...
Social activist Akhil Gogoi on Saturday daredChief Minister Tarun Gogoi to prove his alleged link with ULFA or Maoists. Talking to reporters in Guwahat,i Gogoi, who is spearheading the movement of the farming community said very recently he came to know the notorious blueprint to kill him alleging his role with the Maoists. He said the blueprint was prepared in between October and November. He said the chief minister clear his stand as he is holding the home portfolio. The serious allegation came a day after independent MLA Bhuban Pegu revealed a blueprint to kill him and the social activist branding as Huji and Maoists respectively. Gogoi further said that the Chief Minister and his...
A moderate tremor struck Assam and it's neighbouring states unleashing panic among the people on Friday. The quake took place at 4:53 in the wee hours when a section of the people came out to the streets in fear. The intensity of the tremor is still not known. There is, however, no report of any lose and casualty.
According to the US Geological survey, the tremor had 5.4 magnitude in the Rickhter scale and the epicentre was along the Indo-Myanmar border.
Two NDFB rebels were killed during an encounter with police and army in Chirang district of Assam on Friday a day after the Centre gave hint of a declining militant activities in the north eastern region. According to information, the incident took place at Dadangiri village in the lower Assam district in the afternoon.
Acting on a tip off, security forces conducted a raid at a house in the remote village where the encounter took place. Two rebels of the group are believed to have fled from the spot. Police further claim to have recovered a huge cache of weapons and explosives, including two pistols, detonators, and grenades were recovered from their possession. It may be recalled that...
Amid a simmering political temperature Opposition Asom Gana Parishad walked out of the House in the Ninth-day of the Assam Assembly’s budget session on Friday.
An acrimonious situation was what prevailing on the floor as soon as the false allegations against independent MLA Bhuban Pegu came up after the question hour. The independent MLA from Jonai dropped a bombshell against the government on Thursday that police is in a process to implicate him along with social activist Akhil Gogoi citing link with Huji and Maoists. The AGP MLAs demand a statement. Talking to a private news channel in the sidelines of the session, Pegu dared the government to arrest him on the basis of the...
A major incident was averted when security forces recovered a huge quantity of explosive materials from a passenger bus in Bokajan on Wednesday. According to information, acting on a tip off security forces halted the bus bearing No NL07B- 0179 on it's way to Dimapur from Shillong and seized 1200 detonators along with 3kg fuse wires,600 gelatin sticks. Two youths have been arrested in this connection.
Top industrial leaders and bankers are evincing keen interest for big ticket investment in Assam. The assurance came up[ on Tuesday as they were participating at an investment advisory summit in Guwahati.
These corporate leaders will explore opportunities for business in agriculture, tourism and rural infrastructure and setting up of power plants and IT sector. Talking to journalists, Ratan Tata, said the potentials in Assam are enormous. He said it after laying the foundation stone of a Rs. 250-crore five-star Taj Hotel in the city.
Chaired by Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, the Assam Investment Advisory Board meet began in the city aiming at evaluating and approving an investment...
Comments
Pages
Add new comment