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.
The Assam government will set up a state vigilance commission to deal with the corruption cases. The decision to set up this panel in the line of the Central Vigilance Commission was taken at a cabinet meeting on Tuesday evening. The cabinet meeting further approved a cooperative varsity in Sivasagar district of Assam.
The National Investigation Agency probing the terror funding case in Dima Hasao gets remand of DHD-J military chief Niranjan Hojai for 7 days after he was produced before a special court in Guwahati on Monday. Earlier in the afternoon he was taken to Guwahati two days after he was captured in Nepal. CBI also is set to approach the court seeking his remand.
Normal life in Assam is partially affected following the 12 hour countrywide Bharat bandh which has began in the morning. Barring government buses others are remaining off from the state. A section of business establishments is opening in some places. There is no report of any untoward incident so far. All government, semi government and private offices are functioning with skeletion staff. Flight and train services are normal. Police have arrested hundreds of bandh supporters during this period. They include BJP president Ranjit Dutta and BJP leader in Dibrugarh Prasanta Phukan.
The National Investigation Agency is all set to produce DHD-J military chief Niranjan Hojai before a special court in Guwahati on Monday. A team of NIA has already arrived in Guwahati along with Hojai 2 days after the dreaded Dimasa insurgent leader was arrested from an airport in Nepal. NIA has been seeking him to probe the terror funding case in Dima Hasao district. On the other hand, the rebel outfit which came over ground threatened to resume arms struggle if Niranjan Hojai and chairman Jewel Garlora are not released. On Sunday, some of the cadres set on fire their designated camp at Jatinga even as an indefinite bandh disrupts normal life in the hills district.
At least 150 people have been taken ill after they had consumed botched gram and pulse in Sivasagar district on Sunday. The incident took place near Sonari in Charaideo subdivision a day after they consumed prasad of gram and pulse served at a religious function. They were rushed to the hospital as soon as they started vomitting and complained of severe stomach pain. The seriously ailing persons have been referred to the Sivasagar civil hospital while others are undergoing treatment at the Nazira subdivisional hospital.
A string of sporadic incidents have marked the Dima Hasao district bandh that begun on Sunday. Called by the DHD(J), the indefinite bandh is total. But only to be marked by a string of sporadic incident. A group of DHD-J cadres set on fire a designated camp at Jatinga on Sunday. The Dimasa rebel called for the bandh demanding release of Jewel Garlosa and Niranjan Hojai.
Atleast 3 people have been injured when a passenger bus slipped into a deep gorge on Saturday night near Guwahati. According to information, the mishap took place at around 11.30 night when the Jorhat bound bus fell into a deep ditch in Jorabat. The injured passengers have been rushed to the hospital.
Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi says his government has no control over the autonomous bodies set up under the Sixth Schedule. Talking to reporters in Dispur on Saturday, Gogoi questioned the Opposition parties' allegations of his involvement in the Rs 1,000 crore scam in Dima Hasao district. Gogoi said if the opposition parties comes out with evidence he would quit the office.
The Assam government will provide all assistance to the jailed ULFA leaders if they come forward for talks. Announcing this Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said on Saturday that these facilities would be within provisions of law to enable them to take a formal decision.
Gogoi said the government has received a letter so far from an ULFA leader showing interest to hold talk. "But we Paresh Barua to come to the table," said the Chief Minister.
The National Investigation Agency has at last captured the elusive DHD(J) chief Niranjan Hojai in Nepal. According to information, the dreaded terrorist has been captured in Nepal on Friday midnight. The country's premier investigation agency has ben seeking him in connection with the nefarious terror funding cases in Dima Hasao district of Assam. Hojai, the most wanted Dimasa rebel outfit leader was captured at the Kathmandu Airport as soon as he landed from Singapore.
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