Nava Thakuria Overcoming the territory of a traditional literature festival across India, Pragjyotishpur Literature Festival 2024 showcased a series of panel discussions and special sessions with eminent authors to motivate the audience to look beyond the current narrative in search of roots. The three-day LitFest (13, 14 and 15 December) at Srimanta Sankaradeva Kalakshetra…
By Kunti Surender In an era when global discussions are increasingly centred around cultural homogenization and the erasure of indigenous identities, LokManthan 2024, held in Bhagyanagar (Hyderabad) from November 21 to 24, emerges as a transformative event – a cultural confluence that not only showcases Bharat’s unparalleled diversity but also questions the dominant narratives of…
The recently concluded by-polls for 48 legislative assembly constituencies in 14 States (along with two Parliamentary seats in Kerala and Maharashtra) of India reveal that 41 assembly seats were vacated by the representatives of different political parties (irrespective of ideologies or status in the governments) after they were elected to Lok Sabha. One may…
Nava Thakuria The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has established an one-sided victory in eight State legislative assembly seats belonging to northeast India, where by-polls were conducted in Assam and Meghalaya recently along with many other States. Sikkim avoided the by-polls as both the seats were declared unopposed by the…
Nava Thakuria The voting under by-polls in six assembly constituencies of Assam and Meghalaya, conducted to fill up the vacant seats (as the respective legislators had shifted their focus to the national politics after winning the recently conducted Lok Sabha polls), ended largely peacefully on Wednesday evening with a satisfactory over 70% voters’ turn out….
Subhasish Chakraborty Manipur, the birthplace of modern polo, holds a rich cultural and historical legacy that stretches back thousands of years. From its royal origins to its global prominence today, the sport has evolved into a symbol of prestige, with Manipur at its heart Having been born and brought up in India’s North Eastern state…
As the year 2024 approaches the penultimate month, reports over the killing of journalists and other media employees from different parts of the globe continue to be pouring. Shockingly, most of the culprits in those homicides enjoy impunity thanks to the police inaction, low political will and an elongated judicial process, precisely in southern countries…
Nava Thakuria Loneliness of elders, human affection, youth aspiration, environmental introspection and natural patriotism flavour enriched the visual feast for film buffs for two days during the 8th Chalachitram National Film Festival – 2024 in the prehistoric city of Guwahati. Organized by Chalachitram, a subsidiary of Vishwa Samvad Kendra Assam, With an aim to foster…
The rapid change of demography in Assam deserves a wide and pragmatic discussion. Since the days of historic Assam Agitation, the issue has touched the hearts of indigenous people in the far eastern art of Bharat. The movement, even though failed to fulfil the original demand of the agitating students and common people, could however…
Buddha Bharat Guwahati-based young social activist Assam has witnessed a growing concern for the increasing population of Miya Muslims in recent years which has slowly eroded the domination of indigenous populations. Talking about Sonapur, which is adjacent to Guwahati, one can reveal that over 10,000 Miya people (who had originally migrated from East Pakistan/Bangladesh) came…
