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Guwahati boy Somnath Batabyal’s debut novel, The Price You Pay, published by HarperCollins, was launched on Saurday evening (July 27) in the city. Eminent Assamese writer Mitra Phukan and Dhruba Hazarika introduced the novel to an engrossed audience.Set in Delhi, the book is a scintillating exposé of corruption and the nexus that exists between the police, politicians and the press. Though offering a relevant social critique of the high and mighty, Batabyal’s genius as a storyteller ensures the plot never slackens. Delhi, as a reviewer states, is painted with “loving care and pitiless precision.” Noted historian William Dalrymple has termed the novel “pacy and addictive,” stating that The...

The 7th Annual Brajanath Sarma Memorial Drama Festival will be held in September with participation of theatre groups from across Assam and outside. The festival, which was supported by Government of India’s Ministry of Culture last year, will be held for seven days from September 9 to September 15, 2013, at Rabindra Bhawan in Guwahati.Interested groups will be invited to perform at the festival depending upon the quality of the plays and standard of performance. Please mail the script of the play along with CD/DVD of its latest performance on or before July 25 to:Dr Sitanath LahkarSecretary, Samahar Natya Gosthee1/857 Brajanath Sarma Bye LaneDr Zakir Hussain...

Happy Child School, Rehabari and  Maharshi Vidya Mandir, Silpukhuri become final winners in Group  A and B respectively in the People’s Friend Foundation’s  All Assam Open school ENVIRO QUIZ competition held on the occasion of World Environment Day on Wednesday at the District Library, Guwahati. Pranat Kashyp and probit Jyoti Kalita of MVM, Silpukhuri and Saurav dutta and Saurav Deka of Happy Child showed their extra ordinary talents and begged prize money of five thousand each alongwith many gift hampers and certificates.  Neelav Barman and Jupitara Das of MVM, Silpukhuri  begged second prize in the Group A.In the group B, hrishikesh Bordoloi and Dipjyoti...

Journalism and anthropolgy have lots of similarities as both sectors demand field study.This was opined by eminent anthropolgist of the country Dr. Annadacharan Bhagawati while he was participating today in a monthly programme of the Guwahati press club called “Guest of the Month”. Expressing concern about trivilaity displayed by electronic media journalists in presentation of some news items he called upon them not to do so as it influences the young and minor mind to a great extent. “Electronic media should keep restraint”, he added. Dr. Bhagwati also stressed upon investigative journalism opining that it could bring out to light the  actual fact of a happening and for this owener of...