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..
Women narratives in the north eastern region, particularly in Assam have been successful in depicting the contemporary socio-economic problems confronting the region for the last few decades. Prolific women writers at a discussion on women narratives at the second day of the Guwahati Lit Fest on Sunday focused some other universal problems of the region which they claimed to have given due importance in their writings and novels. But they agreed that they have yet to explore many issues. Mention they made of is the Nellie massacre of during the Assam Movement which did not confined to a few news papers and magazines. The gory incident finds place in a great deal of the women narratives....
Apart from a strong social commitment, the poets require a gaze. These hold the key for the successful poets. This is more or less of what the veteran poets said at a session in the Guwahati Lit Fest on Sunday.Moderated by poet Hiren Dutta, the promising poets stressed a crying need of a strong social commitment. Ganga Mohan Mili, Bijoy Shankar Barman, Kamal Kumar Tanti participated in the conversation.
Rampant corruption in the public life dominated a considerable portion of conversation between Mark Tully and John Elliot on the second day of the Guwahati Lit Fest on Sunday.Elliot said that a section self serving police top guns and bureaucrats have been resorting to corruption that emerges a big threat to be dealt with the country’s public life.He said corruption should be firmly dealt with to help the country boost development on all fronts. He further said that the a circle of the administrators is more or less arrogant.
India is not prepared to go for a sea change on all fronts. The country has yet to fully achieve its desired goals. This was what eminent journalist John Elliot said when he held an exclusive conversation with Mark Tully on the second day of the Guwahati Li Fest on Sunday.Former BBC Mark Tully contradicted Elliot saying that the country was progressing on the vital fronts. He talked of the country’s election process which has undergone a huge change at the instance of the Election Commission.
Guwahati Li Fest is holding an exclusive interaction Mark Tully and John Elliot on its second day at NEDFi House in Dispur. Both the eminent journalists are concentrating on several issues the have been confronting the north east for the last few decades. This would be followed by an session on women narrative, Urbashi Butalia, Tilottama Mishar, Arupa Patangia Kalita and Nandana Dutta are participating in the session.
NDFB has expelled one of its leaders from the outfit alleging violation of the Constitution. The outfit’s publicity secretary B Naijab said on Saturday that spokesman N Mwnthai has been frequently visiting a woman at Kushi Lodge in West Bengal which is against the outfit’s Constitution.The outfit further condemned the Adivasi carnage in Kokrajhar and Sonitpur districts and appealed to all to exercise restraint.
Army Chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag on Saturday asked field commanders in Assam to firmly deal with NDFB-S militants who killed at least 75 people in Kokrajahr and Sonitpur districts on Tuesday. General Suhag reviewed the deployment of army in the combing operation against the militant outfit and asked them to go all out against NDFB-S. In a series of meeting with his field commanders, the army boss reviewed the current status of operations and various measures taken to improve the security scenario in the state. He further assured the authority of additional support to deal with the militants. He would closely monitor the operation.General...
Noted litterateurs on Saturday outlined the scopes available for giving the folktales a fresh of life when they held an illuminating discussion at the Guwahati Lit Fest on Saturday.Moderated by folklore expert and former Asom Sahitya Sabha president Dr Birendra Nath Dutta, the experts said that the folk tales need to be dressed afresh in view of the emerging trends in the various spheres of life with in the light of the myth and society.Participating in the discussion, Neelesh Misra, Kynpham Sing Nongkynrih and Imran Hussain dwelt at length the various aspects of the myth, society and story telling.
The emerging trends in fiction came up for a livelier discussion at a session of the Guwahati Lit Fest in the city on Saturday.Chaired by Jerry Pinto, the session dwelt at length the new trends that attract the readers in the north eastern region. The experts including Pahnindra Kumar Dev Chaudhury, Ankush Saikia, Janice Pariat, Anjali Joseph and Pankaj Govinda Medhi agreed that the emerging trend has several aspects to be dealt with.
What wrong goes with NE people? Why the trouble torn region fails to get focus even after witnessing so much happenings? Arnab Goswami has the straight answer. The veteran journalist and Times Now boss observed that the people in power in the distant Delhi are least bothered about the region and its people.In an exclusive session of the Guwahati Lit Fest on Saturday, Goswami said that beyond West Bengal there is nothing to be focus. “Had the carnage been taken place in J&K it would have been a national uproar. West Bengal gets media girl these days because Mamata Banerjee has tussle with Amrit Shah. But Tarun Gogoi’s tussle with Narendra Modi has nothing to do with the national media,”...
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