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.
One stray rhino of Kaziranga National Park killed a woman Subheswari Ghatowar of Rajabari recently at her residence. Later the rhino was taken back to the park. Another two rhinos of KNP are presently taking shelter in Rohita Chapari of Dergaon. The Forest Department, on the other hand are strictly following the rhinos for protection. It was reported that rhinos go out of the park to mate with other rhinos.
Three KLNLF cadres were killed in three separate encounters with army in Bokolialghat in Karbi Anglong district on Wednesday. According to information, two camps of the Karbi rebels outfits have been busted in the district during the on going operation. We in the our earlier report had that A KLNLF cadre died at an encounter with army at Bokolialghat in Karbi Anglong district on Wednesday wee hours. According to information, the deceased was identified as Ritwik Hensik. Army have further recovered a nine mm pistol made in America with 12 round of live ammunition from the encounter site.as identified as Ritwik Hensi.
Mohini Rabha, wife of Kalaguru Bishnuprasad Rabha dies on Wednesday. She was 79. She breathed her life at her own residence in Tezpur at around 4:30 in the morning.
The Opposition Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) is holding a brainstorming session in the party headquertars to discuss the poll preparations for the upcoming Lok sabha elections. According to information, the meeting is set to go more tough with Nurul Hussain who is mired in a controversy after he visited a few suspected ISI agents inside the Guwahati central jail.
There is report of simmering tension in Jalpaiguri district early on Tuesday morning as supporters of Gorkha Janamukti Morcha and anti-Gorkhaland group clashed with the Akhil Bhartiya Adivasi Vikas Parishad (ABAVP) activists. According to information, the incident took place after GJM supporters raided and ransacked the house of a ABAVP leader, John Barla, in Lalkipara tea estate area.Irked by the ransacking of their leader's house, ABAVP activists torched three houses of GJM supporters in the area.
A major tragedy has been averted in Guwahati on Tuesday morning when police recovered a powerful bomb at Fancy Bazar area. According to informaiton, the bomb was fopund at around 11.00 in the morning beside the Mohendra Mohan Chaudhury Hospital. Seniot police officials rushed to the spot. Details awaited.
Troops fired at a gang of smugglers and seized 64 cattle at Bogdor in Dhubri ealy in the morning on Monday. In yet another incident, Border Security Force jawans posted along the Indo-Bangla border in Meghalaya have siezed more than ten kilogram ganja from Borsora area on Monday night.
Journalist’s Forum , Assam has organized a Citizen’s Meet to discuss the security aspects of general populace in India , more precisely in Assam , in the aftermath of the last terror attacks carried out by the terrorists.The virtual capital of Northeast, Guwahati has been targeted three times since October 30 by the terrorists and it is apprehended that the situation may aggravate as the Republic Day (Jan 26) is approaching. The meet will also discuss and debate about the public participation in the ongoing counter-terrorism activities in the region.Everyone is invited for the meet to be held at Guwahati Press Club on January 21 which will begin at 2 pm.
The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) on Monday has made it clear that none of its top leaders have been using the soil of Bangladesh as its base. In a statement ULFA president Arabinda Rajkhowa said it’s a conspiracy to malign their image. Rajkhowa said there is no question of using the soil of Bangladesh while they are continuing the struggle for an end to the colonial rule of new Delhi. He alleged that the government has ignored any steps for a dignified political settlement of the conflict.He further alleged that the government has been blaming it all on the ULFA after successfully making a series of explosions in public place.
Operations against ULFA rebels gets intensified throughout the state with a few days left for Republic Day. According to information, police have some inputs that the banned outfit have smuggled consignments of arms and ammunition into Assam to foment more trouble in the run-up to the Republic Day.Director General of Police G.M. Srivastava said huge quantities of arms and ammunition recently seized from upper Assam's Tinsukia district and that these had been procured by ULFA's 28th battalion and did not belong to the battalion's 'a' and 'c' company whose cadres are currently on an unilateral ceasefire.He said most of the weapons were of Chinese make but a probe is on to determine the route...
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