CNFF 2025 to kick start on Saturday

Guwahati: The film buffs, cine critics and movie producer-directors set filmy atmosphere ready for the 9th Chalachitram National Film Festival (CNFF), rescheduled for 29 and 30 November 2025 at Jyoti Chitraban film studio premise in the prehistoric city of Assam. Organized by Chalachitram, a subsidiary of Vishwa Samvad Kendra- Assam, with an aim to foster…

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Pragjyotishpur LitFest brought new hope for literature enthusiasts

Guwahati: The third edition of Pragjyotishpur Literature Festival 2025 came to an end on 16 November with two Assamese writers felicitating in the valedictory function held at Srimanta Sankardeva Kalakshetra in the prehistoric city of Guwahati. PLF president Phanindra Kumar Dev Choudhury, chief guest Dr Apurba Kumar Saikia and a galaxy of authors, critics, journalists…

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Pragjyotishpur Litfest 2025 to conclude on Sunday

Guwahati: Pragjyotishpur Literature Festival 2025, concluding on Sunday at Srimanta Sankardeva Kalakshetra in the city, witnessed four intriguing sessions on second day, where the interaction with eminent actor and playwright Prithwiraj Rabha who spoke about his father Kalaguru Bishnu Prasad Rabha’s colourful life and struggles, stole the limelight. Organized by the Sankardeva Education and Research…

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3rd Pragjyotishpur Litfest to kick start on Friday

Guwahati: Pragjyotishpur Literature Festival, beginning its voyage with the vision of introducing the younger generation to India’s rich cultural heritage and glorious intellectual traditions through literary discourses, enters its third edition this year. The three-day festival (14, 15 and 16 November) has been organized at Srimanta Sankaradeva Kalakshetra in Panjabari locality of the city with…

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Why revisiting Nellie massacre important

The debate kick-started following Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma took the initiative to make a confidential report public after four decades. A commission report on the infamous Nellie massacre is now going to be tabled in the winter assembly session beginning on 25 November. The opposition political parties start criticizing the government for picking…

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