NSD joins hands with Sankardeva group for social harmony cause

Abdul Gani Guwahati: The teachings of 15th-century saint-philosopher Sankardeva — espousing religious tolerance and social harmony —could just be the answer to the paranoia gripping the nation. A Guwahati-based nongovernmental organisation (NGO) in association with Assam Association and support from Assam government and Union ministry of culture is organising an awareness event on the message of the saint-reformer at the Kamini Auditorium in New Delhi on September 13. Srimanta Sankaradeva Movement Delhi Initiative, the title of the event, is being organised by Trend MMS, a socio-cultural group based in Guwahati. The programme will comprise a presentation on Sankaradeva followed by an hour-long thematic performance of a dance-drama, “Chordhora Jhumura”. The National School of...

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Assam youth unveils movie venture: Kaafiron Ki Namaaz

Abdul Gani Guwahati: For a state that has always taken its cinema seriously, Assam youth Bhargav Saikia’s full-length Hindi feature film, Kaafiron Ki Namaaz, is all set to create ripples on the national map. A still from the film. Having just completed his shooting at the Jyoti Chitraban film studio in Guwahati, Saikia is now ready to unveil his maiden creation to the movie-lovers of the country and beyond. “We are relieved to a great extent as we have successfully finished the whole shooting process. After the post-production procedure, we will be able to offer the film to our viewers,” Saikia told Seven Sisters Post. Kaafiron...

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Saint and Sensibility: Animation on Sankardeva

Abdul Gani Guwahati: In order to showcase Assam’s great 15th-century saint, Sankardeva, in a lively and spirited way, filmmaker Sanjeev Narain and his company have launched a project Sarbagunakara Srimanta Shankardeva, an animation film on the saint’s life and teachings. The 90-minute feature will be the first-ever Assamese animated film since Jyotiprasad Agarwala came with his path-breaking ‘Joymati’ in 1935. “I always want to do something new in my life. This project came to my mind some five years back, but today I’m the happiest man to be able to declare that we are making the first-ever animated Assamese feature film, and that too, on...

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As the River Flows premieres at Osian Cinefan

Abdul Gani Guwahati: After being at the centre of debates and discussions, Ekhon Nedekha Nadir Xipare (Assamese version of the film As the River Flows) premiered at Siri Fort Auditorium in New Delhi during the ongoing Osian’s Cinefan Film Festival on Sunday evening. Before the film was screened, Bidyut Kotoky, the director of the film went through some anxious moments. “Really can’t say if I was nervous. Yes, definitely it was an anxious moment. Anxious with the prospect of experiencing my film for the first time with you… the audience for whom it is meant,” Kotoky told Seven Sisters Post. A scene from the film As the River Flows. The...

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Elephant Killed on Railways

Abdul Gani Guwahati: A speeding inter-city train going to Tinsukia killed a 7year-old elephant at Kurkuria under Sonapur range in Kamrup district on Wednesday night. The female elephant, which was separated from its herd, after being hit was dragged along the track for quite a distance. Forest officials said that the post-mortem of the elephant was conducted on Thursday. The killed elephant. pic: UB photos Elephant accidents like this have of late become a regular affair in the state. Trains account for 37 per cent of elephant deaths in the country. With this killing, the total death toll of elephants due to collision with speeding...

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