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 eminent Bengali writer and literary translator Shaktimoy Das will attend the Guest of the Month programme of Guwahati Press Club on October 17 (Friday). The programme will begin at 12 noon.It may be mentioned here that Mr. Das, a resident of West Bengal, has already translated some outstanding literary works of Assam into Bengali language. Those includes Burhi Aair Sadhu (by Lakshminath Bezbaruah) and Kirtan Ghosa (by Srimanta Sankardev).Member-journalists are requested to participate in the programme at the press club auditorium.
Under the banner of Indian Society of Anaesthesiologists (Guwahati city branch) the World Anaesthesia Day-2008 will be celebrated in the city on 16th October. Although the Anaesthesia day was celebrated in Guwahati for many years but this year's celebrations carry special importance as the ISA had already recognized the Guwahati city branch.Addressing media persons at Guwahati Press Club today, the office bearers of ISA (Guwahati city branch) declared, "This day is a very auspicious day for all the members of anaesthesiology fraternity as it is considered to be the birthday of Anaesthesia. On this day in the year 1846 the possibility of performance of painless surgery was accepted by...
It can't but be a breaking news. Never did ULFA say its wants Bangladeshi immigrants should quit Assam at the height of the riot in Darrang and Udalguri.According to information, ULFA is still simple and clear it wants Indians to go before the immigrants. The controversy erupts after zee News beamed a story that ULFA backs the battle against the Bangladeshi immigrants. Quoting ULFA chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa as saying, a private satellite TV news channel says its not true. According to Rajkhowa, the Indians are also outsiders and must quit Assam.
Its a big big day for regional politics in Assam. Despite stiff resistance the main Opposition Asom Gana Parishad on Tuesday announced its unification of regional forces with former Chief Minister Prafulla Kumar Mahanta, Pulakesh Baruah, Atul Bora, Pabindra Deka et al. The epoch-making moment came up when the regional party was holding its function to mark its foundation day in Golaghat where the party was born in 1985.AGP president Chandra Mohan Patowary announced unification of AGP(P) led by Mahanta, Trinamool Gana Parishad led under the leadership of Pulakesh Baruah and Atul Bora. All they shaked their hands with smiling faces mending all differences in the crowded function.On the other...
Its Himanta Biswa Sarma vs Anjali Daimary. The former is a powerful minister in the Tarun Gogoi cabinet while the latter is no less popular in the state.The Bodo Women Justice Forum president Anjali Daimary is caught a grim war of words with Assam government spokesperson Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma. The war centres around the recent orgy of violence in Udalguri and Darrang districts.The BWJF chief on Monday asked Dr Sarma further not to meddle in the internal affairs of the Bodo people. Addressing a press conference on Monday, the Bodo Women Justice Forum president hold Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma responsible for the recent carnage in Udalguri and Darrang districts.According to her, Dr Sarma’s...
At least 26 people, mostly labourers engaged in brick kiln, were killed, 45 others have been injured, some of them seriously when a bus collided its head on a stranded truck at Beltoli Chariali under Golokganj police station in Dhubri district on Monday midnight.According to information, accident took place when a bus Usha bearing No AS17/7152 bound for Singimari in Hajo collided its head on a stranded tuck No AS21/5027 on the National Highway 31. Fifteen people including 6 children died on the spot while eight others succumbed to injuries on the way to hospital.Immediately after the incident local residents and police came to the rescue of the injured people and rushed them to the nearest...
Assamese people who are living in the camp Bhakatpara relief Camp Boro women in the Relief Camp Children in the Camp Children in the Relief Camp House of Rameswar Mushahary,which was completly burnt Music in the Camp. This garo boy bought the guitar when he came to the Bhakatpara relief camp. People from Kalitapara who are in the relief Camp View of the Camp Photo by Ranjan K Baruah
A few days after an end to the communal clash, political leaders from Delhi are flying to in Udalguri and Darrang districts of Assam to woo the voters in view of the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.A 3-member AICC delegation has visited the violence-hit areas in Udalguri and Darrang districts on Sunday and assessed the situation. Led by former Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Mukut Mithi, the delegation further announced Rs 1 lakh compensation from the party to the families of those killed in the carnage.The delegation comprising former Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Mukut Mithi, union minister of state for home Sakeel Ahmed and MP H S Khan on Sunday visited the relief camps in Bhakatpara,...
Two Assam cricketers have been selected to the Indian Premier League’s Sharukh Khan’s Knight Riders in its second season. Both the cricketers will attend the training camp from Tuesday led by former Indian skipper Saurabh Ganguly.According to information, Dhiraj Goswami and Krishna Das, both from Assam would join the Sahrukh Khan’s Knight Riders led by former Indian skipper Saurabha Ganguly. They would attend the training camp from Tuesday in Ahmedabad to ensure good performance. The Assam Cricket Association sources have confirmed it and said it’s a good news.
An Arunachal Pradesh legislator has left been injujred his two PSOs and the driver died at a tragic road accident in Dibrugarh on Sunday night.According to information, the MLA from Changlang in Arunachal Pradesh Wangnia Pongte was injured at a road accident in Dibrugarh. But his two PSOs namely Padon Mying, M Wangsa and the driver Akhilesh Kumar Singh died on the spot.The seriously injured MLA was immediately rushed to the Assam Medical College Hospital in Dibrugarh. After surgery he is being kept at the intensive care unit of the hospital.
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