Hardly a year after Assam invited a hail of controversy over the Namami Brahmaputra festival, the government is now preparing to hold the Barak Cultural and Tourism festival in November.
Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said on Wednesday the festival aims at promoting the potential of the river. “Let us discover the Barak to stimulate development in the valley,” said Sonowal.
Sonowal, who chaired the first organizing committee meeting said,” it would help us create an environment for reconnecting the people with their roots and rejuvenate the Barak valley civilization."
He directed the organizing committee to prepare a plan to successfully highlight the valley's rich culture, history, traditional cuisine, sports and its potential to emerge as an important economic hub.
The Bodo community, including the Bodo Sahitya Sabha (BSS) and All Bodo Students Union (ABSU), celebrated the 61st Bodo Bijwng San (Bodo Medium Day) across the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) on Saturday.
The day marks the introduction of the Bodo language as a medium of instruction in Lower Primary schools in Assam. This year's celebrations highlighted the 61-year journey of Bodo medium education and its success in promoting mother-tongue based learning.
Central Celebration in Kokrajhar
A joint program was held at the Simbargaon HS School playground in Kokrajhar, organized by the district units of Bodo Sahitya Sabha and ABSU. Bijel Kumar Basumatary, president of the Kokrajhar...
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