At a glittering ceremony at held on 26th July,2002 at Rabindra Bharati auditorium in Hyderabad, the award was presented to him by Hon’ble Governor of Andhra Pradesh, Dr. C. Rangarajan.

This award has been instituted by Joshua Foundation in memory of eminent Telegu poet & Padma Bhusan recipient Gurram Joshua .

Shri Phukan is the 7th receipient of this prestigious award given annually given to outstanding poets in the country whose works give expression to progressive ideas, humanism and humanitarian values.

The supreme of Tal-tarang Smt. Sarat Kumari declared that the forth coming festival will be held on 2nd February 2003. The matter related to the Hindustani Percussion instrument Tabla and the Vaishnavite Percussion Instrument Khol will be discussed in this conference. The demonstration as well as the musical night also will be celebrated in this Anniversary.

All of his followers/students, friends, well wishers and others are requested to pass the advice-help-commence to Tal-tarang via email - disobedi@yahoo.co.in

Artistic and theatrical worlds came face to face when Barnsley artist Runima Kakoty met James Bond at the celebrity studded Golden jubilee event at the Naval and Military Club, St James's, London.

Runima sold several of the 14 works she exhibitted to raise hundreds of pounds for UNICEF.

"I visited Rajasthan earlier this year and painted a number of paintings of Rajasthani palaces and scenes.I offered some of these paintings and was delighted that they were accepted. It was a star studded event but meeting Pierce Brosnan was wonderful!"

Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi will visit USA in 2nd week of August.

-------------------------------------------------From: Kedar Bhuyan
Subject: CM Visit - update
Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2002 06:51:18 -0700

-------------------------------------------------Dear Axomiya raij:

STATEMENT ON EVICTION
July 10, 2002

There is no end to the clandestine scheme of the colonialist government of India to wipe out the indigenous peoples. The recent eviction drive carried out by the puppet government in Dispur all over areas inhabited by indigenous people, including Guwahati, is another example of the oppressive colonialist government design to turn the sons of the soil virtually to landless nomads.

The state's most loved and respected poet died at his Silpukhuri residence at around 12.30 pm today following some respiratory problems. Born in Nagaon, Nabakanta Barua's single greatest contribution to the states was his poems, considered the most modern and contemporary in his times which paved the way for modern poetry in the state. Nabakanta Barua along with Amulya Barua and Hem Barua were considered the renaissance of modern poetry in the state. Barua's part in other litterateur such as novels and short stories besides poetry were also significant and most contemporary of its times.

Photographs are available here

Assam 2002, held on 5th and 6th of July in Boulder, Colorado was a grand success. We had about 300 attendees from across the nation and abroad. The cultural programs were of superb quality; the food was superior; the meetings were cordial, informative and productive. We would like to thank the guest artist Dr. Anima Chowdhury, the chief guest Dr. Mamoni Roysom Goswami, all the enthusiastic participants and attendees.

We were all very glad to have you here!

Read the full Times of India story on the film.

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Rebel filmmaker creates controversy with Naga film

SHANKHADEEP CHOUDHURY

TIMES NEWS NETWORK [ MONDAY, JULY 01, 2002 11:49:21 PM ]

GUWAHATI: Shooting a sixteen year old, gun-wielding soldier of the 'Naga army', rebel filmmaker Shankar Borua admits having experienced "strange explicable feelings."

On the other hand, the meaning of individual right is a mere abstract concept without any existence of anybody’s own state that means of a person under occupation or slavery. In real sense the existence of a preferred homeland is the foremost priority to preserve all other individual human rights of any people.

A milieu where cultures synthesize and the mind is in sync with the environment. This dream of Rabindranath Tagore's materialized in Shantiniketan, a unique university where there are classrooms under the skies, and if the student's mind wanders, it dwells on the cosmos.