My mind towards Assamese Literature was literally like an Axanto Electron. (The electron is a subatomic particle carrying a negative electric charge. It has no known components or substructure. Therefore, the electron is generally thought to be an elementary particle.) Coming from an English medium school I hadn’t read anything Assamese apart from my course work all my life. SKC is responsible for turning it around. Quite late in life, I asked my friend Aporaj to suggest me an Assamese book to read. Prompt came the answer. Suran Medhi’s work. I was like... Who? And why would you suggest reading his books.
Now Aporaj being a calm and composed poet friend as well as an avid reader not to mention, a huge fan of SKC gave me a “prolonged summary” of his work and narrated some of SKC’s book scenes to me. I decided to give it a go. The first story I read was Gulam. My mum, my biggest critique and rock in life after Deuta, saw me reading SKC’s book. A sarcastic smile followed by her saying... Make sure you finish the book. Reading a signboard and completing a book are two different things. Yes it was hard in the beginning and it took me twice the time to read a page in Assamese but then... language is practice. The more you speak and read, the easier it becomes. Maa is also an avid reader of Assamese Literature and I often felt left out when she discussed about her books with her friends. I am still learning and enjoying the richness Assamese Literature has to offer.
I was hooked on SKC. I smuggled Aporaj to Panbazar and instructed him to get me the best SKC’s books and I dutifully carried them back home to London. Manoj Goswami once told me that he requested SKC to write a New Year peice for his then Axomia newspaper. SKC was reluctant and later Eta Bhaal Khobor was on the papers on one new year’s day. Altaf Da made a short film out of it , When I watched it, I was gobsmacked to see the impact, the subtleness and the beauty of narrating a story. A very well made film . I liked the angel Altafda chose for the film. I also liked the fact that SKC was subtle and was thrilled that he used a pseudo name. I write my blogs as Rukmini Boigari. Why? Well why not? It isn’t necessary for people to know you as long as they read what you wrote. A journalist once asked my=e why I chose the name. Rukmini gave from North East and I came from the same part of the world and Boiragi is a surname is secretly loved to have. It sounds like a song. Beautiful. In real life I cannot us it for that became my pseudo name. The fact that SKC writes under different name gave me a kick. Not that I am comparing him with me for that will be preposterous.
Every Time I visit Guwhaati, I am tempted to ask Altaf Da to introduce me to SKC but I shy off the idea and tell myself- Bublee Toi Jugyo Nohoi. You are not worth enough to meet such a persona. But deep in my mind I connected with him and had immense respect for his work. His passing away news came hit me like a bolt out of the blue through his Facebook SKC Fan Group. I was not prepared as I was not aware that he was ailing.
25th June is a very special and private day for me for its that day when my idol and The biggest inspiration in my life, Deuta passed away... four years ago. It is spooky that SKC passed away on the very day day. I felt as though somewhere in ether he connected with me and gave me his blessings which I couldn’t get in flesh and blood. People like him should not be mourned for he will live forever. Eti Londonor Duporiyat,bagisat rod loi moi Apunak shrodhanjali jonalu. Ehaat dobar khelor dore, hothaht apunar dehatu hera kintu apuniye hol Asomor Baputi Sahun.
A Sivasagar court remanded dreaded ULFA leader Ram Singh to four days police custody on Thursday. According to information, soon after the end of all the legal formalities he would join the pro-talk faction.A days after he was arrested, the ULFA leader was interrogated by army at the Moran based camp of 318 Field Regiment and on Wednesday night he was handed over to police for interrogation. Earlier on Thursday, he was produced before the Deputy Commissioner.Talking to reporters on the way to the court, Ram Singh refuted the allegations of stage-managed arrest by police and army. He further said he was in no way involved in the extortion drive and in the backlash against the Hindi-speaking...
A day after the alleged stage-managed arrest of ULFA top gun Ram Singh, an ULFA militant was killed in an encounter with police on Thursday in lower Assam's Kamrup district. According to information, the decased has yet to be identified, exchanged fire with the police at Maujuli village. However, none from the security forces were injured in the encounter. A M-20 pistol and an Australian grenade were recovered from the slain ultra. The body has been sent for post-mortem.
Assam and Meghalaya on Thursday have failed to get a silver lining in the border dispute centering around Langpi. Participating in the meeting at Byrnihat, Meghalaya Chief Secretary Ranjan Chatterjee has urged his Assam Assam counterpart to withdraw the demand for Langpi saying the area belongs to them.Assam Chief Secretary P C Sarma has asked Meghalaya to stick to the findings of the Chu Chandra Committee set up by the Supreme Court. But the neighbouring state straightly rejected it. The Assam government further strongly advocated the interstate boundary demarcation by the Centre citing the meeting on June this year by the Chief Ministers in Dispur which was also rejected by the...
There is more revelation in connection with Assam serial blast. According to police, Thungri Boro and Dinesh Boro are the main culprits behind the blasts that shocked Kacharighat and Panbazar on October 30. According to police, both they parked two cars in Panbazar and Kacharigaht containing some explosive materials. Babul was the driver of the car blue coloured Alto bearing No AS )1 AE 9726 to lift Thungri and Dinesh to Rangiya from the city’s Bharalumukh area. Babul was produced before the court of Kamrup Chief Judicial magistrate Kabin Phukan as an approver. Babul was silent when he was brought to the court.Meanwhile, On the other hand, Rajiv Chainary and Mridul Basumatary on...
ULFA and NDFB have been helping Bhutan Maoist topple the Bhutanese government if the arrested rebel from the neighbouring country is to be believed. During interrogation, Tenzing G Zangpo picked up in Guwahati in connection with the serial blast told police that they are seeking help from these two main rebel outfits from Assam. According to the rebel, they are not happy with the Bhutanese government for the Operation All Clear launched to evict the rebel outfits from its soil. He revealed that they think it unjustified to have evicted the Nepalese from southern Bhutan.In his confessional statement, Tenzing told police that the plan for the explosions was hatched between August and...
The people of Rangiya has foiled the bid of a major blast when they caught red handed two bike lifters on Monday. The lifters confessed before the people that they did it to strike a blast. According to eyewitness, local resident Nasir Ahmed went to Nursery to fetch a news paper after parking the bike. Immediately after it, the youths started lifting it and left the spot. Nasib over his mobile phone informed it to his friends at Rangiya and they caught the youths red handed with the stolen bike.Both the youths have been rushed to the Guwahati Medical College Hospital after preliminary treatment from at the Rangiya Civil Hospital in view of their deteriorating health.Police have identified...
A major blast was averted in Sivasagar district as police and army recovered a huge quantity of explosive materials from Buhubar area on Sunday. These explosive materials were recovered from a rented house of one Moinuddin Haque at Bihubar area in Gelekey. These materials were recovered four days after the arrest one Niajuddin Talukdar known as the brother in law of Moinuddin.Moinuddin Haque is a driver by profession who stays. On November 12 his brother in law Niajuddin was arrested by army and police with explosives near Naginimara in Sivasagar. Then he was on his way from Ladrimby in Meghalaya to Sivasagar. On the basis of his statement the Simaluguri police and Army’s 581 Light...
A two-member team from the Union home ministry will visit the state’s Indo-Bangla border on Monday. Led by Secretary Border Management Jarnail Singh, the team will make an on the spot assessment of the Cachar-Karimganj sector before suggesting steps to check infiltration from across the Indo Bangla border.The home ministry team will further review the implementation of the Bodo Accord with the Assam government officials in Dispur. The team will assess the progress made in the probe into the October 30 serial blasts. According to reliable sources, officials will get a detail study on the NDFB activities to finalise further extension of ceasefire.
BJP says the north eastern region needs a security council to deal with the issues like infiltration and insurgency.Addressing a poll meeting in Tripura on Saturday, the party president Rajnath Singh said its the party's demand to ensure better safety and security in the region. He hoped that the security panel will be able to reduce the level of infiltration from across Bangladesh and Myanmar. He said both insurgency and infiltration problems should be firmly dealt with adding that if voted to power his party accord priority to fencing of all borders with Myanmar and Bangladesh as in the west on the Indo-Pak border.Taking a dig at the Mizo National Front led by Zoramthanga and Congress...
Till the other day Ganeshguri area in the cuty was teeming with buyers and sellers. But its the serial blast that have turned the place into a graveyard in broad day light. The fruit and vegetable vendors remain waiting for customers. But of no avail.This is how the small businessmen are bearing the brunt of the serial blast that rocked the state on October 30. No customer dares to rush to the shops apprehending sudden blast once again. Eerie silence prevails in the area. Talking to Assam Times, the businessmen deplored, "the customers are doubtful of the security in the area and hence they want to avoid the place and we the small traders are left affected."One Bhaskar Das who deals...
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