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17/01/2025

Deodhani dance is a Shaman folk dance from the Indian state of Assam.
Deodhani is of Bodo origin.A group performance of Deodhani generally consists of three or four women.
This dance depicts the process of worshiping Devi Manasa. The dancers wear Mekhala, the traditional dress of Assamese, in Muga, red blouse as their dress combination along with traditional jewellery. While dancing the dancers leave their hair open and they dance to the tune of Jaidhol (a cylindrical percussion instrument) and Khutitaal (palm sized Cymbal). Dancers’ rotating their head in rapid circular motion with open stresses is a striking moment of this dance. It is performed solo or in a group of three or four females.

14/01/2025

Happy Bhogali Bihu to everyone from family❤️

সকলো লৈকে ভোগালী বিহুৰ শুভেচ্ছা থাকিল ❣️

07/01/2025

Mask art of Assam, Assam has a long tradition of mask making, it developed in the response to Neo - Vaishnavism initiated by Srimanta Sankardeva in the 15th century. These masks were developed for it to be used in the Bhaona 's(Traditional drama of Assam). The art of making masks was prevalent in Satras for centuries, presently the Samaguri Satra is world-famous for its mask crafts.

These masks or (Mukha) are of various kinds like– Mukh mukha (mask covering the face), Bor mukha (mask+costume, covers whole of the body), and Suti Su Mukha (smaller than Bor muka, but more compact) and are made of biodegradable materials such as bamboo, cane, potter's clay (Kumar mati), cow dung, jute fiber, paper cloth etc.It usually takes a period of 10 to 15 days to make one mask and traditionally hengul and haital were used for colouring the masks, but presently due to unavailability of those materials water-colour and chemical dyes are also in use.

The Indian government awarded a Geographical Indication (GI) tag to the well-established art of mask-making in Assam's Majuli region on March 4th, 2024, along with Majuli's traditional manuscript painting practice.

05/01/2025

Some glimpses of Uttar Kamalabari Satra , Majuli

Kamalabari Satra is a well-known cultural and religious institution which is located on Majuli Island in Assam and was constructed in 1673 by Bedulapadma Ata who is a follower of the famous Vaishnavite saint Srimanta Sankardeva. The Satra is a famous hub for the advertising of Vaishnavism which is a major religious movement in Assam that main devotion to Lord Vishnu.

This place is divided into two main sections: the Uttar Kamalabari Satra and the Natun.

02/01/2025

Ambikagiri Raichoudhury (1885–1967) was an Assamese poet, lyricist, singer, powerful prose writer, news worker, magazine editor, patriotic, social-worker and the leading freedom fighter of India's freedom struggle. He is known as Assam Kesari.

Raichoudhory was born in the famous Kshatriya Kayastha Raichoudhury family of Barpeta. His father was Krishnaram Raichowdhury and his mother was Devika Devi.

The British government captured Ambikagiri in Barpeta from 1908 to 1915 due to his active participation in Swadeshi Movement.

In his experience of the punishment suffered in the prison during the non-co-operation movement, he composed songs of the struggle for freedom such as
Toi Bhangibo lagibo shil(তই ভাঙিব লাগিব শিল)
Dhor Jharu Dhor Bhai (ধৰ ঝাৰু ধৰ ভাই)
Ki Dekhabi Bhoi Karagar(কি দেখাবি ভয় কাৰাগাৰ) which greatly instills a lot of support to other fighters.

Raichoudhury published poetry books called 'Tumi (তুমি)' in 1915 and 'Beena (বীণা)' in 1916. In 1918, in collaboration with Chandranath Sharma, he came out with a monthly magazine called ' Chetana(চেতনা)'.

He wrote a patriotic drama named Bandini Bharat (বন্দিণী ভাৰত) the script of which was intercepted by British Police in 1906.

Raichoudhury is known as "Assam Kesari" (The lion of Assam) because of his firebrand nationalist character. He was the President of Assam Sahitya Sabha in 1950. In 1965 he won the Sahitya Akademi Award.

The 'Ambikagiri Raichaudhuri Award' presented by Asam Sahitya Sabha is named after him.
Assam Kesari Ambikagiri died on 2 January 1967 at the age of 81.

অম্বিকাগিৰী ৰায়চৌধুৰী (ইংৰাজী: Ambikagiri Raichoudhury; ১৮৮৫-১৯৬৭) কুৰি শতিকাৰ অসমৰ এজন কবি, গীতিকাৰ, গায়ক, গদ্য-লেখক, সংবাদ-সেৱী, আলোচনী সম্পাদক, সমাজ-সেৱক আৰু ভাৰতৰ স্বাধীনতা সংগ্ৰামৰ সংগ্ৰামী। ওৰে জীৱন অসম আৰু অসমীয়াৰ স্বাৰ্থৰ হকে মাত মতা আৰু জাগৰণৰ চেতনা সঞ্চাৰিত কৰিবলৈ চেষ্টা কৰা বাবে তেওঁক অসম কেশৰী (কেশৰী = Lion) উপাধিৰে সম্বোধিত কৰা হয়। ১৯৫০ চনৰ ১১ আৰু ১২ মাৰ্চত মাৰ্ঘেৰিটাত অনুষ্ঠিত অসম সাহিত্য সভাৰ একবিংশতম অধিৱেশনত ৰায়চৌধুৰীয়ে সভাপতিত্ব কৰিছিল৷ ১৯৬৫ চনত ৰায়চৌধুৰীয়ে সাহিত্য অকাডেমী বঁটা লাভ কৰে।

27/12/2024

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Pratima Barua Pandey (3 October 1934 – 27 December 2002) was an Indian folk singer from the royal family of Gauripur in Western Assam's Dhubri district. Barua Pandey, a national awardee, best known for her Goalpariya (Koch Rajbongshi / Kamatapuri/ Deshi) songs Hastir Kanya and Mur Mahut Bandhure, was the daughter of Prakritish Chandra Barua.

Pratima Barua Pandey was awarded the Padma Shri and Sangeet Natak Akademi for her pioneering efforts in popularising Goalpariya lokageet.

A documentary film made on her life and works by noted filmmaker Prabin Hazarika, Hastir Kanya, won National Film Award for Best Biographical Film in 1997, earned great appreciation and created waves at the South Asian film festival in 1998.

26/12/2024

The Tiwa people also known as Lalung is a Tibeto-Burmese ethnic group primarily inhabiting the Northeast Indian states of Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and Nagaland, and some parts of neighbouring Bangladesh and Myanmar.

They were known as Lalungs/Lalong/Laleng in the Assamese Buranjis and in Colonial literature.

Tiwa is spoken in northwestern Karbi Anglong district and further north in parts of Morigaon District / Nagaon District in the plains of Assam. There is a cluster of Tiwa villages in the northeastern Ri-Bhoi District of Meghalaya.

They also organize the Jonbeel Mela every year in which the barter system of trade is still prevalent.

Tiwa people have an autonomous council consisting of 36 seats for their special representation in Assam called the Tiwa Autonomous Council. The last election was held in 2020.

24/12/2024

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22/12/2024

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22/12/2024

Kongthong, popularly called the Singing Village, is a village and tourist attraction in the East Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya state in the Northeast hilly region of India.
Kongthong is a popular tourist destination known for the panoramic views and the unique culture of inhabitants who use the whistled language "Jingrwai Iawbei" and build the remarkable living root bridges. Tourists and language researchers from several nations, including America, Germany, and Japan flock here. Each native of the village has a unique name, which is a whistling lullaby, and villagers call each other by whistling the lullaby.

20/12/2024

Sameer Tanti (born 6 February 1955) is an Assamese language poet, storyteller, translator, painter and social worker from India. He is the 2012 winner of the Assam Valley Literary Award.Tanti was born in Bihora tea estate, Golaghat. In 2024, he won the Sahitya Akademi Award for his book of poems “Foringbure Bator Kotha Jane”.
সমীৰ তাঁতী (ইংৰাজী: Sameer Tanti) অসমৰ এজন কবি, কথাশিল্পী, অনুবাদক, চিত্ৰকৰ তথা সমাজকৰ্মী। গোলাঘাটৰ বিহৰা চাহ বাগিছাত জন্মলাভ কৰা সমীৰ তাঁতীয়ে "যুদ্ধভূমিৰ কবিতা", "কদম ফুলাৰ ৰাতি", "শোকাকুল উপত্যকা", ‘‘ফৰিংবোৰে বাটৰ কথা জানে’’ আদি কবিতা গ্ৰন্থৰে অসমীয়া সাহিত্য জগতত চিনাকি লাভ কৰে। তেখেতে ২০১২ চনত অসম উপত্যকা সাহিত্য বঁটা লাভ কৰে।২০২৪ চনত তেখেতে ‘‘ফৰিংবোৰে বাটৰ কথা জানে’’ কবিতা পুথিখনৰ বাবে সাহিত্য অকাডেমি বঁটা লাভ কৰে।

20/11/2024

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