A large crowd participated the festivities, despite the biting cold wave that has been sweeping the capital city and the region for more than a fortnight now. Many people opted out to remain in-house fearing cold bite. Bihu is celebrated in Delhi on the succeeding Sunday to the day following the actual Bihu, to facilitate participation of the people who otherwise are not free on the actual bihu day, as the day is not in the holiday calendar of the national capital.

But one thing remains clear that there is something wrong in the state of Denmark. Worse has yet to come if what is happening inside the Sabha is any indication. The glory and grandeur attained and retained by Padmanath Gohain Baruah, Laxminath Bezbaruah, Krishna Kanta Hondiqui et al are now just water under the bridge. Much water has flown down the Brahmaputra. Crass politics, craven political leaders backed by wannabe litterateurs now gatecrash the Sabha only to make a humungous dent in it. And its achievements? Much ado about nothing.

In tune with the rest of the world the Asam Sahitya Sabha, United Kingdom (ASSUK), has been organising local functions to celebrate the Birth Centenary of Jyotiprasad Agarwala of Assam, with effect from 17 June 2002. The finale of the Centenary celebration together with 52nd Silpi Divas and Bhogali Bihu (Assamese Harvest Festival) is to take place on Saturday the 18 January 2003 in London.

The function, held at the Dubai Creek Park, was attended by over 50 people including children. Apart from Dubai, a few families from Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and Ajman also took part in the celebrations.

Breakfast was arranged with traditional Assamese delicacies like 'Doi', 'Chira', 'Mithoi','Til Pitha', 'Tilor laru' and 'Narikolor laru' part of which were brought all the way from Assam by Syed Faruk Ahmed.

Despite the critical evaluation of our past struggling moments and related events through the sieve of right and wrong, up and down, gain and lost, martyrdom and capitulation, ULFA reconfirms its sincerity towards the great cause at the very eve of 2003.

“The network is prepared after systematic analysis of footprints of the big river in a way to tackle the furry of the river,”. Dr Sharma said.

Dr Sharma, a professor of IIT, Roorkee, is also a consultant to the world’s oldest tea manufacturer, The Assam Company Limited, a company which has lost several square kilometres of prime tea estates in the Dibrugarh and Tinsukia districts.

On September 16, Zubeen moved the Assamesse students of Delhi to a state of ecstasy with his songs, which are rooted in Assamese culture and yet are very modern in their approach. Among the numbers he sang was Jaane Kya Hoga Rama re from the upcoming Kaante.

A quick tête-à-tête with the singer reveals that this young lad is just one song old in the Mumbai industry but is slowly but steadily moving up the rungs of success.

A team of the university students recently conducted a survey on the language and culture of these tribal groups.

Sources in the university say these tribal groups are Khamti, Phakial, Khamyang, Aitonia, Nara, Gurung and Shyam. Population of these tribes have been gradually decreasing in the last one decade
What happens to small artisans, small carpentersof these tribes, how will they be protected from the globalisation? How will tiny communities survive this onslaught? How are they to be prepared ? Has any thought been given to this or not ?

The voice that rendered such unforgettable songs, like Dine dine khusia paribe, Hastir kanya hastir kanya, sonar baron pakhi, etc, her death marked the end of an era in the State’s folk music. A genius who strode the world of folk music like a colossus, she was the lone force that opened the doors of Goalparia lokageet to a worldwide audience, immortalising the folklore of the area in the process. Her last rites will be performed at her ancestral home at Gauripur tomorrow with full State honours.

“North East with its enchanting destinations can become the Switzerland of India with improved air connectivity within the region,” said the Union Minister for Civil Aviation Shahzawaz Hussain at the inauguration of first 50-seater ATR-42 aircraft launched by the Alliance Air at LGBI Airport here this morning.