The students of Assam of the Indian Institute of Technology (I.I.T.) Guwahati performed Bihu Husori in a function ‘Bohagor Duwardolit’ (a get-together of the student of Assam at IIT Guwahati) in their campus on April 5, 2009.
PermalinkSubmitted by Surabhi on Fri, 10/04/2009 - 10:52
I'm an Assamese staying in Andhra. Its nice to see Bihu being organized out there in IIT Guwahati. I hope I'll be admissioned in this campus after i pass out of school.
PermalinkSubmitted by milk talukdar on Sun, 12/04/2009 - 10:04
dear brothers well done, really well done. the future of asom is in your hand. without bihu asomiya is just an word. we all are with you, never forget our cultural heritage. we must keep it continue.
PermalinkSubmitted by Kriti S Das on Tue, 14/04/2009 - 05:32
Congrats to all the organisers, to carry forward the initiative and with larger scales.
I miss it too.
Cheers and Happy Bihu to all of IITG community.
Kriti, Noida
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