Minoti Khaund: The evergreen violinist of 70's musical world of Assam, she is undoubtedly one of the most popular violinist today and can equally be placed among the best. With her disarming smile and charming manner, the bespectacled Minoti Khaund exudes a comfortable air: music, she says takes her closet to divinity and accords her peace and tranquility. It is an invigorating experience which exalts her spirits.
Born in a well to do Phukan paribar of Jorhat. Her father Manik Chandra Phukan and mother Nalini Debi. She was raised in a culturally rich atmosphere. Her maternal grandfather: Bisheswar Sharma, well-known Tea planter and a culturally gharana of Jorhat. Being a connoisseur of the fine arts himself encouraged Minoti and bought her a violin. So, she started to play at a tender age of 10.
Minoti had her early training in violin from Shri Indreswar Sarma of Jorhat, in the music school of late Darpanath Sarma. She performed in several concerts and festivals and the turning point in her life came when she was performing at the All Assam Music Conference in 1972 and violin maestro Pt. V.G.Jog heard her on stage and offered to impart his art to Minoti. Her husband Kabindra Ram Khaund and the daughter in law of Deputy Commissioner Rabindra Ram Khaund a traditional family of Assam supported her and started her apprenticeship under Pt .Jog. Thereafter started the traditional Gururshisya Parampara between Minoti and Padmavibhusahan Pt Jog.
The Rising Talent Conference at Kalamandir Calcutta in 1978 introduced Minoti as a talented artiste. There has been no looking back since then. The Amir Khan Music Conference at Rabindra Sadan Calcutta, Benaras, Burdwan, Cuttack, Bhubaneshwar, Tatanagar, Rabindra Natya Mandir mumbai, India International Center Delhi, Mehta Memorial Hall Allahabad, IIT Festival, Shankardev Kalakshetra Guwahati, National Gallery of Modern Art Mumbai, India Habitat Centre Delhi, Women's International Forum Goa, Madhusudhan Manch Kolkatta etc were the platforms that Minoti performed in and enthralled the audience and press alike. She became the foremost violinist of Assam. She was conferred the title of Sangeet Jyoti.
Minoti started her parallel studies in the field of music and attained Sangeet Nipune from Prayag Sangeet Samitti, Allahabad, in 1986, bagging a gold medal for her Sangeet Visharad. During this period she also got associated with vocalist Pt. A.T, Kanan of the Sangeet Research Academy, Kolkatta and imbibed the "gayaki ang" in her style. She also underwent music studies in the field of raga improvisations and rhythmic patterns of "tala" from sarod maestro and musicologist Pt. Buddhadev Dasgupta.
Sunita Bhuyan is a violinist of the Hindustani style and has carved a niche for herself as an upcoming musician of India. Recepient of the Indira Gandhi Priyadarshini award for Music. She was initiated into musicat a tender age by her mother Minoti Khaund. The mother daughter duo of Minoti and Sunita have performed duets all over the country and abroad, regaling the audience and the press alike with their "jugalbandi". What makes her great is: selection of her tune, her style of presentation and she stried to give a semi-classical touch which has a blend of folk western classical.
Sunita has attained a master's degree in Hindustani Music from Prayag Sangeet Samitte, with a distinction and has also studied advanced music under the apprenticeship of violin maestro Padmabibhushan Late Pt V.G. Jog.
Minoti Khaund, the award winning violin master whose musical career spanning 50 years. She has been awarded the prestigious Silpi Bata this year by Govt. of Assam.
A violin recital by Minoti Khaund and her daughter Sunita Bhuyan are on an exclusive UK tour at the prestigious Nehru Centre (the Cultural wing of Indian High Commission) on 26th June and other British cities: Manchester: Kalapremi mandal, Birmingham and Nottingham organized by Rini Kakati, NRI Co-ordinator for UK.
Also the Glasgow concert is organized by Mrs. Anima Sharma, an active member of Lancashire Hindu Association.
Five members of All Assam Shramik Krishak Parishad were prevented from meeting Irom Chanu Sharmila on Wednesday as they were not given official permission. The five-member-team of the organisation include Pradeep kalita, State Chief Secretary, State Advisor, Surendranath Vaishya, Kamarup district Secretary, Suren Nazari, Women Cell Advisor, Ganga Boro and Secretary, Women Cell,Karabi Barua. Suren Nazari told media persons that they would meet Sharmila, who has been fasting for one decadeto repeal repeal AFSPA, 1958 from Manipur, on June 1 after taking proper permission from the state authorities.
The state of implementation of PMGSY in Goalpara district is very poor, particularly in and around Dudhnoi. Earthen roads are seen in most of the cases, which become muddy even in a single rain. The photo shows a road constructed under PMGSY in 2010.
National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), Nagaon in collaboration Assam Mahila Samata Society (AMSS) Nagaon Unit officially launched the Film Screening Programme for School students. In this connection an inauguration meeting organized at Haiborgaon High School Nagaon on May 10. Almost 350 students, 35 teachers, officials of NRHM and AMSS participated in the programme. Addressing in the meeting as chief guest Maruf Alom, District Media Expert NRHM informed that initially 200 nos of Schools of Nagaon will be covered under this programme and the main objectives of the programme is to create health awareness among the students community. He further informed that for this programme special...
To celebrate the 150th Birth Anniversary of Gurudev Rabindra Nath Tagore at Rangaloo, Nagaon in a befitting manner, Jana Sikshan Sansthan, Nagaon in association with its parent organisation Gram Vikas Parishad organized a day long programme at Rangaloo on May 7. The day long Programme started with the national anthem ‘Jana Gana Mana performed ‘ by the Anganwadi Trainees and staff at 8:00am in the morning. Drawing competition, Rabindra Sangeet and recitation of Tagore’s poem competition was also held in this occasion. An open session was also arranged in the G.V.P 's auditorium where eminent and senior social activists Eliza Ahmed, Suraiya Begum, Laily Hussain...
People from Assam, who have made Kuwait their second home, are all set to celebrate Rongali Bihu this year with even more fanfare than ever before, under the aegis of Asom Association Kuwait, which was established and registered with the Indian Embassy, Kuwait, in 2009. This Organization formalized the celebration of Bihu in the State of Kuwait, and became instrumental in showcasing the rich culture...
For the first time in Manipur,with an aim to promote production of fodder, for the first time in the state, Health And Family Welfare Minister, L Jayentakumar today inaugurated a fodder factory at Changangei Uchekon in Imphal West.
He said he was really happy to know that setting up of such industrial unit would provide employment opportunities with an object to solve economic problems in the state. The banks in the state were reluctant to provide financial loan to the general public as there were no markets to sell industrial products. At this juncture, establishment of industry should be encouraged and promote, and any kind of disturbances should not be given to it.
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The Chief Minister of Assam State, India, H.E. Tarun Gogoi, today told administration officials at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) in Bangkok, Thailand, that his government remains interested in tackling unemployment, alleviating poverty, and mitigating and managing natural disasters. Also high on the minister’s agenda is improving professional capacity of people through skills upgrading and training development programmes.
“These issues must be solved through a focus on improved education that stresses science and technology, and capacity building,” Minister Gogoi told AIT President Prof. Said Irandoust, while meeting with senior faculty and staff of the...
A 43-year-old man has been found dead early morning inside his own car at Canchipur under Singjamei police station in Imphal West, police said. Irom Haimo of Chanam Pukhri Mapan Ahongsangbam leikai, Imphal West left his home around 11a.m. yesterday in his car along with an ATM card to withdraw money from a bank. His body was found inside the back seat of his car near Catholic school located at Canchipur.Besides some injury marks seen on different parts of his body, a gold chain and the ATM card were found missing from his possession, they said. Though the police are clueless about the nature of his death, it has been suggested that he might have died due to drug overdosed but his...
A woman committed suicide by consuming pesticide after a petty quarrel with her husband on Monday at Wabagai Kadajit under Kakching police station in Thoubal district, police here said today.
Maibam Memcha(22) wife of Maibam Deepak had a quarrel with her husband last afternoon over taking money from her maternal home ,police sources said. She refused to go and ask money from her parents when Deepak insisted on it, resulting in a feud.
She took pesticide inside a latrine around 2p.m. before she was brought to RIMS where doctors declared her dead at 6:45a.m., they said.A case has been registered at Kakching police in connection with the incident.
In another incident, a man has...
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