It was a homely meeting organized at Guwahati Press Club that witnessed the release of a travel fiction titled Ontarior Seuj Dalisat (Over Green Carpet of Ontario) and penned by Dr Jagadindra Raychoudhury in presence of several senior journalists. Inaugurating the book, Swapnaneel Barua, a scholar and also a senior bureaucrat of Assam, pointed out that the writer not only documented various events related to his visit to Canada, but also painted a humanist reminiscence with his created characters.
The function, held on 1 July 2015, was also addressed by senior journalists like Hiten Mahanta, Rupam Barua, PJ Barua, Mukul Kalita, Ranen Kumar Goswami, Nava Thakuria and Pramod Kalita. Moderated by journalist Sabita Lahkar, the meeting was graced by acclaimed story writer Jyotish Sikder, professors Anup Talukder & Nirmali Medhi, singers Anindita Choudhury & Kishor Giri and Bitopan & Sneha. A prolific writer, Dr Raychoudhury is an associate professor of B Barua College, Guwahati and contributor to various Assam based newspapers and magazines. A smiling personality Dr Raychoudhury is also a regular participant in various radio programs and television talk shows. Published by Basundhara publication of Hatigaon in Guwahati, the book has 192 pages with a nice cover designed by prominent artist Padma Singha. It is priced at Rs 250/- per copy.
PermalinkSubmitted by Bitopan Ray Cho... on Thu, 02/07/2015 - 20:32
we know or have read many travel related books but "Ontario'r heuj dolisat" is not only a travel experience but is a travel fiction..A great experience as you keep on reading this book and gain new knowledge & issues..we expect many new books from him and wish him success..
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi is all set to appear before a lower court in Guwahati on Thursday in connection with a defamation case pending against him. The Nehru-Gandhi scion will be appearing before the court at 11 in the morning to defend his statement holding RSS responsible for killing of MK Gandhi.
The closing ceremony of the golden jubilee celebrations of the science stream of B. Borooah College was celebrated at the College premises on September 24. Tezpur University’s Vice Chancellor, Prof. Mihir Kanti Chaudhuri was the chief guest for the program. Prof. Chaudhuri enlightened the audience with his enthralling speech in which he congratulated B. Borooah College for being awarded ‘A’ grade by NAAC and also urged the students and the faculties to inculcate the feeling of Patriotism and accountability amongst themselves. The general meeting was presided over by the Principal of the College Dr. Satyendra Nath Barman. Dr. Rekha Deka, ex Principal of B. Borooah College and Dr. Jagadindra...
An exhibition of portraits of many distinguished personalities in water colour at State Art Gallery Guwahati attracted the attention of art connoisseurs on Sunday. Organized by Tinsukia Durgabari Music College, the show included 114 artworks of energetic portrait painter Sankarshan Parua. Eminent artist Noni Borpuzari inaugurated the exhibition titled Tulikar Parasat Jiwanta Dapon, where painters Manoj Roy, Champak Borbora, Rajen Khound, Bankim Chandra Gogoi, singer Rumi Goswami, journalist Nava Thakuria were also present.
The north Guwahati based Narayana Super-Specialty Hospital will support the tomorrow ‘Evening with a Doctor’ program at Guwahati Press Club (GPC) on 24 September 2016. Dr Nazmul Haque (Medicine) will be available for free healthcare consultations in the evening OPD, where the GPC member-journalists along with their close relatives will also get the opportunity to check their blood pressure & sugar too. The last evening OPD was conducted by Dr Rajib Das (Cardiology) and Dr Bikash Rai Das (Heart Surgeon) from GNRC Group of hospitals. The physicians were assisted by health workers namely Sister Iva, Guna Kataky with Mrinal Ali Hazarika and Mamoni Goswami from the prestigious healthcare...
The city based Dispur Hospitals plan to observe the World Heart Day on 29 September with various programs. The popular private hospital of northeast India decides to take out a walkathon on Thursday morning in the city streets for enhancing awareness about various heart ailments. Mentionable is that the heart day is observed every year across the globe with an aim to raise awareness about cardiovascular diseases, which emerge as the number one killer of human beings worldwide. The statistics reveal that various heart disease & strokes claim 17.3 million lives every year around the world. However, 80% of those premature deaths can be avoided with necessary precautions. Geneva based...
The All Bodo Students Union(ABSU) strongly protested government’s step-motherly attitude towards indigenous tribal educational aspects across the state as indigenous tribal students deprives from getting admission into MBBS/BDS courses in the state.The students union activists burnt copies of Medical Colleges of Assam and Regional Dental College,Guwahati(Regulation of Admission into First year MBBS/BDS courses) Rules,2015 at Kokrajhar along RNB Road in Kokrajhar today. Students union activists slammed the education department for anti-tribal policy as tribal students are deprived from getting doctorial admission in higher studies across the state.Students union activists and citizens...
Appeal to withdraw the proposed Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016. From: Dr. Kamal Kumar Tanti <kamaltanti@gmail.com>Date: Thu, Sep 22, 2016 at 12:44 PMSubject: Request for Withdrawal of proposed Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016To: jccab-lss@sansad.nic.in To, Satyapal Singh, MP Chairman Select Committee on Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 Lok Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi Subject: Views and Suggestions on Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 Sir, As citizens of this country we register our deep anxiety and distress at the proposed amendment of the Citizenship Act under consideration of the Joint Select Committee of Parliament. Whatever humanitarian consideration prompted...
In yet another incident that strike statewide shock and sensation a couple and their son and daughter were believed inside a Guwahati-based hotel where the family checked in on Tuesday. The incident took place at Hotel Suncity where their bodies were recovered on Wednesday. Police investigation is going on.
Rich tributes were paid to the martyrs for their supreme sacrifice in 1942 Quit India Movement on 20 September at Guwahati Press Club. The contributions of freedom fighters from Gohpur and Dhekiajuli were remembered in a meeting, organized by the Assam chapter of All India Patriotic Forum. Presided over by journalist Rupam Baruah, the meeting recalled the sacrifice of Kanaklata Baruah, Mukunda Kakoti, Monbar Nath, Moniram Kachari, Ratan Kachari, Mangal Kurku, Sarunath Sutia, Kumali Devi, Khahuli Devi, Lerela Kachari, Dayal Das Panika, Tileswari Baruah, Mahiram Koch etc. The meeting was also attended by columnist-social worker Manoranjan Goswami, senior journalist Dhirendra Nath...
The Delhi government has endorsed the office bearers of Indian Federation of Working Journalists (IFWJ) headed by president K Vikram Rao, as the legal and representative body of the working journalists across the country. The government in the national capital of India took the decision after five months of intensive scrutiny, as a dispute was raised by IFWJ’s former secretary general Parmanand Pandey. It may be noted that Pandey, a practicing lawyer in the Supreme Court, claimed before the Registrar of Trade Unions that he was leading the journalists’ body, founded on 28 October 1950 and registered in 1992 under the country’s trade union act, replacing Rao. However, the Registrar UK Sinha...
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