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Golden Jubilee celebration of Kalangporiya Alochana Chakra

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Kalangporiya Alochana Chakra, one of the oldest surviving literary body of Assam celebrated the concluding function of its golden jubilee on January 29 after year-long celebration starting in September 2010. A public meeting was held in the district library auditorium of Nagaon with Dr Sanjib Kumar Borkakoti, the president of Kalangporiya Alochana Chakra in the chair. Mileswar Pator of Marigaon was given the 'Kalangporiya  Sahitya Bota' in the meeting for his important thought-provoking contributions to Assamese literature. It may be mentioned that Kalangporiya Alochana Chakra has been offering the literary award 'Kalangporiya  Sahitya Bota' since 2006. Receiving the award, Pator said that the authors must work for unity of all ethnic groups of Assam. Distingushed story-writer Devabrata Das and poet Nanda Singh attended as guests of honour. Devabrata Das dwelt on the techniques of story writing and said that the contemporary...

Kalangporiya Alochana Chakra

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Kalangporiya Alochana Chakra is one of the oldest surviving literary body of Assam. Established way back in 1961 in Nagaon, this literary body has been working actively and incessantly to guide authors of middle Assam. Almost all litterateurs from Nagaon have been associated with Kalangporiya Alochana Chakra at some time or other. It organizes monthly literary sittings, where the members read out their writings. Each such sitting is like a literary workshop, where the read-out materials are thoroughly analysed by the critics. Many distinguished litterateurs have attended the sessions of Kalangporiya Alochana Chakra at different times. Some of them are Mahichandra Bora, Dr Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya, Dr Surjya Kumar Bhuyan, Navakanta Barua, Mahim Bora, Dr Lakshminandan Bora, Prafulla Chandra Bora. Since 2006, Kalangporiya Alochana Chakra has been offering a literary award named 'Kalangporiya  Sahitya Bota'. Recipients of this award till now are Dr Sarbeswar Rajguru ...

Website on Srimanta Sankaradeva www.sankaradeva.com

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Society for Srimanta Sankaradeva, an international community engaged in spreading Srimanta Sankaradeva's humanitarian ideology across the globe has launched its official website www.sankaradeva.com in a colourful function on January 1, 2012 at District Library, Guwahati. The function was attended by the leading people of Assam associated with Sankaradeva movement. Dr Sanjib Kumar Borkakoti, President of Society for Srimanta Sankaradeva launched the website by pressing the mouse and explained the features of the site. He also dwelt on the pan-Indian works of the great saint in medieval era and reiterated the resolve of the society to take the message of the saint all over the globe. The inaugural function was graced by Sri Rajanikanta Dutta, Padadhikar, Srimanta Sankaradeva Sangha, Sri Dayal Krishna Bora, Acharya, Eka Sharana Bhagavati Samaj and Sri Bhadra Krishna Goswami, former President, Asom Sattra Mahasabha as honourable guests. They highlighted the legacy bequeathed by ...

Srimanta Sankaradeva: an epoch maker

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‎'Srimanta Sankaradeva : an epoch-maker' discusses the multi-faceted contributions of Srimanta Sankaradeva, which enriched the social, cultural and spiritual lives of Indian people, especially the people of Assam. This book has brought out the pioneering role played by the saint in the socio-cultural arena. Srimanta Sankaradeva was a great reformer. He brought about significant changes in the social system of Assam and rescued the people from regressive customs like human sacrifice, prevalent at that time. He created a new social order and new cultural ethos in the trying times of medieval era. The all-round impact of Srimanta Sankaradeva on the Assamese society, culture and literature is the central theme of this book. As a whole,I tried to bring out the unique characters of Srimanta Sankaradeva’s contributions in diverse disciplines.You can please contact the publisher EBH Publishers (India) at easternbookhouse@gmail.com or info@easternbookhouse.in. Their ph nos are 91 ...

Followers of Srimanta Sankaradeva

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'Followers of Srimanta Sankaradeva' (FSS) is an international group of people working with the motto of spreading the message of Srimanta Sankaradeva globally. The group attempts to spread positive values in the society. Srimanta Sankaradeva was a multi-faceted genius, working in diverse fields like religion, literature, music, dance, drama, architecture, social reconstruction etc. These aspects are highlighted in articles preserved as document files. The group was founded by Dr Sanjib Kumar Borkakoti on February 23, 2011. There is no entry fees. No fund collection drive or commercial activity is permitted on the wall. It subscribes to the egalitarian philosophy of the saint, who taught people to treat every being as equal. There is no barrier of caste, creed, sex or religion in this group. People from all religions and all countries are added here as members with equal status. This group has succeeded in uniting different factions among the traditional followers of Srimanta ...

Lecture on Srimanta Sankaradeva legacy from management perspective

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I presented a paper at Centre for Management Studies, Dibrugarh University on Sankaradeva as a Management Guru. A workshop was organised there by 'Society for Srimanta Sankaradeva' in association with  Centre for Management Studies. My presentation can be seen at http://www.youtube.com/user/zapidristi?ob=5#p/a/u/1/Jr9sKp_Wgkk

Srimanta Sankaradeva legacy

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