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.
ULFA top leader Bhimkanta Burahgohain, popularly konwn as Mama demands probe into the sensational revelations of Kamal Nath who alleged that the top ranked ULFA leaders captured in 2005 during Operation All Clear in Bhutan were killed in Shillong after being handed over to India at the instance of Himanta Biswa Sarma and Mani Kumar Subba. mama was brought to the court to be produced before it.
The cake controversy takes an interesting turn when the Kamrup Chief Judicial magistrate on Wednesday ordered CID to probe the allegations of disregarding the national tricolour by cutting and consuming a cake made in its shape by Chief Minister, his wife at a function at the Raj Bhawan.
The CJM court issued the order as it was hearing a petition moved in the court by lawyer and AIUDF HRA Chaudhury recently. It may be noted that Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, his wife Dolly Gogoi and Governor J B Patnaik cut the cake and consumed at a function on the Republic day at the Raj Bhawan which invited sharp reactions in several quarters.
Jailed SULFA member Kamal Nath drops another bombshell against the Tarun Gogoi government. Targetting Assam health minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma, Kamal, an accused in the Danial Topno murder case, told reporters on Wednesday at the sessions court premises that Dr Sarma helped him get the bail as he was lodged in the Nagaon jail in 2005. The Surrendered ULFA man took centrestage recently with his revelations that 12 top ULFA men captured on the soil of Bhutan during the Operation AllClear was murdered in Shillong after being handed over and that it was a blueprint prepared by then Congress MP Mani KUmar Subba and Himanta Biswa Sarma.
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...
A hardcore ULFA cadre was arested in Guwahati on Monday. According to information, identified as Kamal Boro the 709 battalion cadre was apprehended from Jalukbari area in thge wee hours during a joint operation by police and CRPF. He is said to be a resident of Udalguri.
ULFA on Saturday rejects any chance of talk with the government. Disclosing this, ULFA Chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa said that the atmosphere is not fresh and conducive for a meaningful talk. Rajkhowa talked to the reporters as he was taken to Regional dental College at Bhangagarh, Guwahati.
The body of Saheer Ahmed, was recovered on Saturday 6 days after he met watery grave on the river Brahmaputra. The body was spotted at around 9 in the morning at Uzanbazar by the local fishermen who called up police and relatives. Saheer, the Class IX student of the Gurukul Grammer Senior Secondary School in Guwahati was feared drown as he along with 6 other climates were holidaying at Sunsali on the mighty river. Same it happened to Simanta Saurav Gayan whose body was fisjed out on Friday.
The relatives of Saheer and Gayan called it a cold blooded murder but policemen investigating the case are still tightlipped. Five other boys, picked up after the incident were already released.
Jailed ULFA leader Sasha Chaudhury was brought to the Guwahat Medical College Hospital for check up on Saturday. Officials sources told Assam Times, it a routine health check up. The foreign secretary of the banned outfit was picked up in Bangladesh a few months back before being lodged to the Guwahati Central Jail.
ULFA Commander in Chief Paresh Baruah is trying to stymie the ongoing peace process if Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi is to be believed. Talking to reporters on Saturday in Guwahati, Gogoi said the beleaguered Baruah is in a bid to regroup the shattered outfit and is scrambling to reunite the cadres. Notably, the ULFA is not responding to the government’s clarion call for coming over ground.
In a tragic incident that sends shockwave across the country at least 12 school children died, several others injured when a private hostel in Arunachal Pradesh cought fire on Wednesday.
According to information, the devastating fire fire broke out around midnight at a hostel built with bamboo and hay at Palin in Kurung Kummpy district, 260 km north of Itanagar. The authorites have already evacuated 8 severally injured school boys before being airlifted to hospitals in Itanagar. Twelve bodies were found.
The privately hostel had 62 students of a local branch of the Don Bosco school. Reason has yet to be ascertained. But initial report suggested it an accidental fire as students were...
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