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.
Top ULFA leader Raja Bora is likely to be produced before the Chief Judicial Magistrate’s court in Dibrugarh as day after chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa, military spokesman Raju Baruah were sent to jail. Bora, the security guard for Rajkhowa would be produced in connection with a case pending with Jaipur police station.
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Guwahati has been a safe haven for a section of ULFA rebels for the last couple of months who are waiting to strike the city with huge explosions. The city police have arrested a suspected ULFA militant and recovered explosives from him on Saturday night. Police came to see an ULFA militant at around 9.30 p.m. near the IOC refinery Noonmati as a joint team of police and CRPF was on routine patrolling. The youth was seen walking along the railway line near the sector 3 area of refinery complex. When asked to halt, he tried to run away, but was caught. Police further seized one kilogram RDX, half kilogram cycle iron balls and half kilogram screws from the arrested militant identified as...
ULFA chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa and his military sopkesman Raju Baruah have been remanded to judicial custody after they were produced before the camp court inside the Guwahati Central jail on Saturday.
Rajkhowa's security guard Raja Borah who was also produced in the camp court would be taken to Dibrugarh in connection with a pending case against him. Rajkhowa and two others were remanded to 9 day police custody in connection with serial explosion in the Guwahati city on January 1 this year.
Meanwhile, a set of leaflets are being distributed among the journalists by an unknown circle urging both government and ULFA for holding a meaningful dialogue immediately.
The Arrested ULFA top guns Arabinda Rajkhowa, his military sopkesman Raju baruah and security man Raja Borah would be porduced before the court of Kamrup Chief Judicial Magistrate on Saturday as the period for police custody ends. According to information, the trio would be produced at the camp court inside the Guwahati Central jail where the journalists would not be allowed to go. They are likely to be remanded to judicial custody which will help them talk to other senior ULFA leaders including vice chairman Pradeep Gogoi, publicity secretary Mithinga Daimary, acting generral secretary Chitraban Hazarika and foreign secretary Sashadhar Chaudhury. With this only ULFA adviser and central...
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A 9 mm pistol, along with 8 rounds of live ammunition, a 7.65 mm Chinese pistol, 5 rounds of live ammunitions were recovered from the rebels. The bodies have yet to be identified. The encounter took place during an operation was launched jointly by army and police. Before that two other NDFB cadres were killed at an encounter with police...
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The Bollywood city Mumbai will host the next SAFMA (South Asia Free Media Association) meeting on Saturday (December 5). Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan will inaugurate the meet, where the journalists from various south Asian countries will participate and express their views on various media related issues. The key note address of the first session will be delivered by Ravi Shankar Prasad, former central IB minister and the discussion will witness the participation of veteran journalists P. Sainath (The Hindu), Vinod Sharma (Hindustan Times), Kumar Ketkar (Loksatta) with others.
The minister of State for external affairs, Shashi Tharoor will deliver the key note address of the...
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