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.
Flood affected people of Puthimari area near Kamrup have been seen walking through the flood water on 02-09-08 after flood created havoc in that area on day-before-yesterday as an embankment was breached. PHOTO: UB Photos
Teez festival by the Gorkhas community is celebrated with funfair through out the state. The event in Guwahati was held in Nepali Mandir, Paltan Bazar. Hundreds of women were seen singing, dancing & giggling in groups in Gorkha High School premises. In Hindu mythology during this time young Parvati had fasten till Lord Shiva accepted her love and married her. Nepali Mandir Prabandhan Samitee has organized the celebration and all arrangements have been made. A dance competion will be held on 6th August 2008 at Pahad Singh Gurung auditorioum prize money amounting to Rs.10,000 and Rs.7,500 with citation and trophy; the organizers informed.
The over all flood situation in Assam continues to be grim on Monday and instead some new areas have come under the surging waters of the Brahmaputra and its tributaries. One person was drowned and seven embankments were washed away during the last 24 hours forcing the authorities to press army into relief and rescue operations in the flood hit areas,According to information, the body of one Jahidul Islam was found at Pubkonia village under Rangiya subdivision after the swollen Puthimari submerged at least 100 villages having a population of nearly 50,000 on Sunday. The army used speedboats and helicopters as a full scale rescue and relief operation was launched in lower Assam.The road...
After month of will-they-won’t-they, the Central Bureau of Investigation has told the Supreme Court that Congress MP from Assam’s Tezpur constituency, Mani Kumar Subba, has produced a fake birth certificate to prove his Indian citizenship.The investigating agency told the Supreme Court that the Assam Congress MP had given different dates of birth and places of birth to various authorities for different reasons and was thus "prima facie" guilty of various criminal offences.The CBI submitted its report when the apex court's directed it to probe Subba’s nationality while the court as entertaining a public interest litigation claiming that Subba was a Nepalese citizen...
As many as 40 ultras belonging to ULFA, ANLA and KLNLF are set to surrender before army on Friday. According to sources, these rebels will lay down their arms at a function being organised at Rangia by the Red Horn Division at 12 noon.The function will be attended by 21st Mountain Division General Officer Commanding major general Chander Prakash.In yet another development on Thursday, three ULFA pro talk top guns Jiten Dutta, Jun Bhuyan and Prabal Neog called on ULFA's political adviser Bhimkanta Burahgohain at Tezpur jail and sought his support to carry forward the peace deal.
Two people died and three others injured when a powerful blast took place at an aluminum factory in Tinsukia district of upper Assam on Friday morning. According to information, the blast is due to a technical fault at the Purbanchal Udyug in Borguri area in the district. The injured people have been rushed to the hospital. Details are awaited.
A devastating flood followed by erosion by the river Beki is posing serious threat to the existence of Kolgachia in Barpeta district rendering more than 3 lakhs people homeless in as many as ten villages.More than 3 lakh people of ten villages have already been rendered homeless in Charcharia, Minisimola, Char Guleiza and Bobhanga. The people who have been rendered homeless have lost their cultivable land, schools along with houses of around 800 families when half of the area was eroded away by the river. The affected people have no option but to take shelter in the nearby dyke, that too bereft of government relief materials. The affected people have alleged government apathy saying they...
An aroused protest has forced the oil and natural gas corporation to stop its seismic survey near the historic Rang Ghar in Sivasagar district of upper Assam. The oil and gas titan, however, has dared AATASU to disclose why they were remaining silent when the drilling operation was carried out near the first ever Asian amphitheater in 1984.Addressing a press conference on Thursday in the city, ONGC Assam asset executive director J C Chatirvedi said in view of the widespread protest by All Assam Tai Ahom Students Union along with some other organizations, seismic survey near the historic Rong ghar.The oil and gas major’s onshore director A K Hazarika said ONGC is ready to extend full...
The Gauhati High Court has asked the Assam government to order a CBI probe into the killing of Mitradev Mahanta, who is said to be a victim of the secret killings that rocked the erstwhile AGP-led government.Mahanta, who owned a vernacular magazine Pratyay, was killed on September 24, 1997 at Beltola while he was on his way to his residence.According to allegation, Dispur police registered the case No 708/1997 and filed a chargesheet and washed its hands off. That too without any statement from those who lodged the first information report.Mitradev’s father Premkanta Mahanta moved the Gauhati High Court with a writ petition four years back and the court of Justice Pranay Kumar...
HTML clipboardYada yada hi dharmasya glanirbhavati Bharat,Abhyuthanam adharmasya tadatmanam srijamyaham. Paritranay sadhunam vinayshay cha duskritam, Dharma sansthapanarthay sambhavami yuge yuge. (Gita chap. 4:7 & 8) (Whenever the dharma (righteousness) is in peril and dark clouds (evil) descend on this earth, I come to this world. To protect righteousness, to destroy evil and to redeem dharma, I come to this world-Lord Krishna). When the world was dominated with sins and sinners and the righteousness was all time low, Lord Krishna and Lord Rama came into human form (incarnation) to wipe-out sins and sinners and re-establish righteousness. Krishna enacted Mahabharat – war between...
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