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..
21 meritorious performers at various HSLC & HS Board examinations conducted by both CBSE & SEBA were felicitated by the Minority Welfare Society (MWS) at a function held at the Murshidul Alam Memorial Hall at Nabamilan Path Dispur in Guwahati on Sunday. It may be mentioned here that MWS is a social organisation of minority community people who trace their origin to the Barak Valley but are now settled in Guwahati on account of professional or vocational reasons. MWS connects more than 4,000 people through over 350 families who are its members.At the outset, Mukhtar Hussain Ahmed Choudhury, President of MWS and former Jt Commissioner of Taxes, Govt of Assam welcomed all the...
A human chain comprising of around a 100 children raising slogans against child labour was today organized on the occasion of Anti Child Labour Day, by the Centre of Development Initiative (CDI) jointly with the Ferrando Domestic Workers Alliance and National Domestic Workers Movement (NDWM) near Dighali Pukhuri Guwahati on Sunday. The children mostly belonged to the marginalized families , were school going children, some school drop outs and some children of the domestic workers who were members of the 1000 strong, Children’s parliament and Child Friendly Guwahati (CFG) centres spread across the state. “The human chain has been orgainsed to attract attention from the people of the city...
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday in New Delhi a day after he reached the capital. CMO sources told Assam Times that Sonowal apprised Modi of the state’s grim financial health and sought immediate help in the form of fund to concentrate on development. He further apprised Modi of the slew of his government’s initiative for overall development. During the 20 minute long meeting, Sonowal handed over to the Prime Minister the white paper on the state’s financial condition justifying his help to salvage the chapter. Same subject dominated his discussion with Union finance minister Arun Jaitley who assured him of help to end the logjam....
Journalist Nand Kishor Gupta (46), breathed his last yesterday in Mumbai was laid to rest today (10 June) after necessary rituals. Mortal remains of Gupta were taken to Guwahati by a morning flight and he was paid last tribute by the members of Guwahati Press Club on way to his city residence. The soft spoken journalist was suffering from gallbladder cancer and referred to Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai for his treatment. He went there on 3 June last. Gupta, who worked with various Hindi dailies including Hindi Sentinel, Pratah Khabar and Purvanchal Prahari left behind his mother, wife, a daughter, a minor son besides a host of relatives. Till the time of his death, Gupta was associated...
Senior journalist Nand Kishor Gupta (46) breathed his last at the Mumbai airport around 3.10 pm today (9 June 2016) on his way back to Guwahati. A member of Guwahati Press Club, Gupta was suffering from gallbladder cancer and was referred to the Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai for his treatment. He left for Mumbai on June 3 last. Gupta, who worked with various Hindi dailies including Hindi Sentinel, Pratah Khabar and Purvanchal Prahari, leaves behind his wife, a daughter, a minor son besides a host of relatives. Till the time of his death, Gupta was associated with Purvanchal Prahari as a senior sub editor. Guwahati Press Club, which appealed for aids to Gupta’s treatment, expressed shock...
Senior city-based journalist Nand Kishor Gupta is presently undergoing treatments for serious ailments at Tata Memorial Hospital Mumbai. Associated with Hindi daily Purvanchal Prahari, Gupta (46), who is also a member of Guwahati Press Club, was diagnosed with the gallbladder cancer. As the treatment entails substantial costs and his family finds it very difficult to meet the growing medical expenditure, the press club urges the new government at Dispur for extending financial supports to the middle class family at this time of crisis. The well wishers of Gupta may also contribute for his treatment and deposit the amount in his bank account (Nand Kishor Gupta, Union Bank of India,...
Popular Assam film actor Nripon Goswami is still undergoing treatment at the Guhati Medical College Hospital. Goswami, who have played vital roles in many Assamese films was rushed to the hospital last week. His fans, many of whom visited him at the GMCH, have wished his early recovery.
After a brief lull, poaching starts riddling Kaziranga again. Poachers killed a rhino and took away the horn from the national park on Wednesday hours after Pramila Rani Brahma got tougher with the officials. The incident took place at the Agoratoli range of the world heritage site in the wee hours where the forest guards got to hear the sound of gun firing near the Demow camp. They rushed to the spot and spotted the dehorned carcass of the animal. Forest minister Pramila Rani Brahma visited the park and pledged to stop the rhino poaching incidents and indicated a probe into the allegations of missing horns of rhinos who died natural death. This is the first rhino poaching...
Taranga, a Citizen Action Network was launched on the occasion of World Environment Day, at B Borooah College, Guwahati on Sunday. Taranga will facilitate the creation of a compassionate and responsible citizenry which demonstrates collective citizen action at the local level and impacts the overall region in a sustainable manner. This is an initiative of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) has collaborated with National Water Mission (NWM).Taranga will enable citizen organisations to augment water and environmental issues. It will include all the stakeholders united by a joint vision to – ‘manage water sustainably for all in the ecosystem’. This platform intends to support action...
Akhil Gogoi is back in business with a huge protest rally outlining a few old demands in Guwahati on Monday a couple of days after the change of guards in Dispur. Flanked by prominent intellectual Dr Hiren Gohain, Gogoi vowed to go hammer and tongue against the anti people policies of the governments both in Delhi and Dispur. Addressing the fellow protesters, the duo threatened to launch a massive stir if the government refuses to listen to the voice of protest. More than ten thousand people stood up in support of the KMSS protest and vowed to vehemently oppose the land acquisition by the power grid. They further reiterated the land patta demands apart from hiking the daily wage amounts.
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