Sankaradeva fest in Mumbai
Sankaradeva Movement festival at was held in Mumbai on Sunday in collaboration with National Center for Performing Art. The event included discussion, cultural performances, fashion show, etc.
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The much-hyped efforts for preservation of ancient monuments seems to have failed to reach a section of people. A section of these must-see monuments is languishing in dying agony. That too in the heart of Guwahati city. The example may be made of the Ugratara temple and the Jorpukhuri beside it. The things have reached such a paralyzing extent that a circle of conscious citizens in Guwahati has to write to the district authorities for intervention. Here is an excerpt of a letter written to Deputy Commissioner by Dr Satyakam Phukan demanding immediate intervention to preserve the age old temple and twin tanks teeming with turtles.
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Information Forum, umbrella organization of RTI activists of Assam, staged protest in front of the Morigaon district Deputy Commissioner office on Saturday, demanding arrest of the killer of Atikur Rahman, an RTI activist of Lahorighat locality of Morgaon district. Rahman’s body with injure marks on head was recovered on January 15 in a remote road side area of Lahorighat. His family alleged that some influential people were behind his murder as he continued fight against corruption of local PRI system. The was stated in a press release.
A five-day event “Festival of Tibetan Art and Culture” will be held at the Kalakshetra Guwahati from February 2-6, 2014. His Holiness the Dalai Lama will be present on the occasion. Visitors can witness Tibetan traditional thangka paintings being drawn by Tibetan artists, enjoy Tibetan cuisine, watch monks create Sand Mandala and butter sculpture, see Tibetan woodcarving art and also buy traditional Tibetan handicraft products made by Tibetan refugees. Photo exhibition, documentary films, dances, talks & seminars on Buddhism, Tibetan culture and various other topics will be held during theh event.
Pongyong Tekchai, a collection of articles, written by noted writer Rajiv Ahmed and published by Sampriti Prakashan, was released on Mondy at a function organised in Guwahati Press club. The book was inaugurated by senior journalist Hyder Hussain and the meeting was presided over by veteran journalist Dhirendranath Chakarvorty. Inagurating the book journalist Hussain hoped that the book will able to feed up the needs of voracious readers’ community of Assamese language. Veteran journalist Chakorvorty opined that it is high to practise literary culture in the state. Dr. Jayanta Madhab, noted economist was also present in the ceremony including some other dignitaries....
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The 3rd Triennial conference ‘Limboo Mahasabha’ of All Assam Limboo Mahasabha (AALM) is scheduled to held on December 17 and 18, 2013 at bahadur Chariyali, Tinsukia of upper Assam and its now confirmed that Birth Anniversary of Tyeongsi Sirijunga and Chasok Tongnam will too be celebrated in the Conference.
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