Guwahati: Curtain came down for the 3rd Pragjyotishpur Literature Festival 2025 on 16 November, as two Assamese writers were felicitated in the valedictory ceremony at Srimanta Sankardeva Kalakshetra premise in the gracious presence of PLF president Phanindra Kumar Dev Choudhury, chief guest Dr Apurba Kumar Saikia and a galaxy of authors, critics, journalists and literary…
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…
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…
Guwahati: On the concluding day of the two-day lecture series on 9 November 2025 in Bengaluru, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Sarsanghchalak Dr Mohan Bhagwat interacted in question & answer session attended by dignitaries and invitees. The session commenced with the offering of flowers to the Bharat Mata followed by the singing of Vande Mataram. A…
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…
Guwahati: The second session of the two-day lecture series by Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Dr Mohan Bhagwat continued in Bengaluru on 8 November 2025, where he elaborated on the life mission of the Hindu nation and the broader purpose of the RSS’s journey ahead. While expounding on the theme ‘What is the life mission of…
Guwahati: Supporting the State government’s decision to table the report on Nellie massacre in the legislative assembly, a forum of nationalist citizens insisted that the truth behind the horrible incident should come to light. Patriotic People’s Front Assam (PPFA) also demanded that any conspiracy to malign the Asomiya people as ‘anti-Muslim’ must be destroyed and…
Guwahati: Over the past 5-10 years, MSME sector has steadily grown and is gradually becoming more competitive in the global arena. To truly realize the vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat on the ground, the MSME sector plays a crucial role, said RSS Sarsanghchalak Dr Mohan Bhagwat, while addressing the 7th India Manufacturing Show – IMS2025 on…
Third Pragjyotishpur Literature Festival with a series of fascinating deliberations will open up the doors for author-translators, art-connoisseurs, critics, budding writers, performing artistes, translators with other literature enthusiasts to rediscover the legacy of far eastern Bharat. Organized by Sankardev Education and Research Foundation with the theme titled ‘In Search of Roots’, the annual Pragjyotishpur Litfest…
Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, calls for new measures to combat impunity and its devastating effects on the occasion of ‘International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists’, a United Nations-recognized day annually observed on 2 November. Since the beginning of 2025, at least 153 journalists and…
