Association for India’s Development Presents

North East – Film Screening and Discussion
A Rivers’ Story – The Quest for the Bramhmaputra

- a film by Sanjoy Hazarika and Jahnu Barua

followed by discussion on issues related to North East with Sanjoy Hazarika
Prominent journalist and author of "Strangers in the Mist: Tales of War and Peace from India’s North East."

Date & Time: Sunday, April 20th, 3:30pm
Venue: Physics Auditorium (Room 1412),

The biggest festivals of the assamese "Rongali Bihu" was celebrated with great enthusiasm in Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Tecnology, Surat, Gujarat.

Considering that the outfit has been relatively silent since the installation of the Tarun Gogoi-led Congress government at Dispur in May 2001, the strikes could well mark the surfacing of a change of political equations. It seems strange then that it should have been the Gogoi administration that seemed completely at a loss regarding the violence, coming as it did in the midst of claims that the state was finally returning to normalcy.

Just like other parts of the country celebrating the new lunar year,here in Bangalore the assamese community took the privilege to celebrate the 'Bohag Bihu' with full zeal, zest and enthusiasm even though they are thousands of miles away from home amidst their day to day busy life. The people gathered with their ethnic assamese clothes. The celebration took place with Bonti Prajwalon, Xanskritik Xandhiya,(sangeet, natak, bihu Nritya, husori) followed by dinner. It was good to see all the Assamese Folks jiving to the tunes of the Dhol and Pepa.

Tarali Das, is going to perform a solo programme "Sattriya Dance of Assam" at India International Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi, on the 15th of April. Ms Das is a student of Guru Ghanakanta Bora Borbayan And Guru Gorima Hazarika. There is no entry fees to witness the programme and hence interested people are hereby invited to grace the occasion and encourage the performers.

Sender
jyotilochan@yahoomail.com
Jyoti Lochan Das
Bhootnath, Bharalumukh, Guwahati-9

"LOOITPORIA" - the Hyderabad Assam Association is organising Rongali Bihu Celebrations on 13th April with a day long programme which includes various games, cultural competitions and performances and "Mukoli Bihu" to be followed by a community feast.

For further details please contact the undersigned on e-mail/phone.

Dr. Aroop J. Kalita
aroopjk@yahoo.com / 98480 38567
Sushanta Sarma
sushanta@hyd.hellosoft.com / 55668270

Assam Somaj, Dubai (www.assamdubai.org), organized ‘An Evening with Dr. Bhupen Hazarika’ on 27th March, 2003. The plush and glittering Al Thuraiya Ballroom of the Renaissance Hotel in Dubai reverberated with the passionate outpourings of this living legend.

Dear members of the Assamese community in Northeastern U.S., You, your family, and friends are cordially invited to celebrate Rongali Bihu on Saturday, April 19, 2003, at the

Hindu Temple
25 E. Taunton Avenue
Berlin, NJ 08009

We solicit your kind participation in all the events.

Organizers : Anjan Saikia(856)770-0196
Raja Barua(302) 292-0570

Food : Malabika Brahma(609) 387-1545
Gitu Barua (302) 292-0570
Kalpana Bordoloi (908) 704-1311
Gini Saikia (718) 347-4301

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