Echoes from the Beyond

Shamik Chanda, a Silchar-based Kathak Dancer, in a video was seen dancing, inside his studio, that have been flooded by water. He was dancing, all the while his eyes were filled with tears. Amid the ongoing flood situation, his studio Nirantar had the same fate, like many other houses around the town.  Matching his steps with the melodies of Sokatore Oi Kadiche Sokole by Sahana Bajpaie, he was dancing. People with artistic mind have their own way to express their emotions. They use artistic expression to convey what their heart feels. In history, we will find artist all around the world, bringing change through their art. Through their unique artistic expressions, Artists are able to ignite all sorts of emotions into the hearts of masses. Poets through their poems started revolution, singers sang songs and inspired people to stand against their oppressor, dancers danced to show us the reality of our cruel world through their steps. Art has its own way to say...

Me-Dam-Me-Phi is a communal festival for ancestor worship in Ahom Religion. It is the most important ancestor worship festival for Ahom people. It is celebrated every year on 31st January in memory of the departed souls.  The Ahom religion is an ethnic religion of Ahom People in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. Ahom people are the descendants of Tai people who came to Assam in the 13th century following the Tai Prince Sukaphaa and admixed with locals. Me-Dam-Me-Phi is celebrated by Ahom People every year on 31st January to worship their ancestors. It is the manifestation of the idea of ancestor worship that the Ahoms share with other people originated from Tai People. Me-Dam-Me-Phi is a festival to show respect to the ancestors and keep their memories alive and remember their contribution to the community. Me-Dam-Me-Phi is an ancient festival and one of the most important festivals of Ahoms. Each word of the name "Me-Dam-Me-Phi" has its own meaning 'M...

For writing an Editorial Piece, a case has been filed against the founder of Barak Bulletin, Mr. Anirban Roy Choudhury. The case is under Sedition Charges; Section 124-A of the Indian Panel Code along with Sections 153-A, 501 & 505. The editorial in question is about the recent events that occurred in Barak Valley following Mr. Pradip Dutta Roy’s arrest. The title of the Editorial is “Welcome to the Paradise of the Spineless – We are Assamese, ‘Bhasha Shaheeds’ Are Dead and so are their Descendants.”  Mr. Pradip Dutta Roy is the chief convenor of Barak Democratic Front, a veteran advocate and a former student leader who was arrested over a protest against a poster in Assamese texts at a petrol station in Meherpur Area and demanded the poster to be replaced with one having Bengali texts instead, stating that as per the Assam Official Language (Amendment) Act 1961, Bengali is the official language of Barak Valley. The FIR against the founder of Barak Bulletin was lodg...

Government Model Colleges are basically for the areas where the quality of education isn't ideal, especially where the access to higher education is below the national average. In such places, the Government of Assam with special funding from Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) establishes Model Colleges. And one such college was established at Borkhola Constituency of Cachar. It is located at Dholchera Village under Jarailtola GP of Borkhola. This one is named Government Model College, Borkhola and it was inaugurated by India’s Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi himself. When one visits the premise of this college they can feel the soothing enviornment. Situated at a Hill top it is surrounded with greenery. Right beside the college there is a old and closed NETRIP .  There are six such Model Colleges established in the state of Assam. Two of them are in Barak Valley and the rest four are in Brahmaputra Valley. In Barak Valley among the two Model Colleges, one is...

Nina Davuluri the first Indian American who won the Title of Miss America Our Skin colour has nothing to do with beauty. Nina Davuluri an Indian American and the First Indian American who won the title of Miss America had proved it back in 2014. She didn't applied any sort of make up to make her look light skinned, she embraced her skin colour, that is her identity and she decided not to hide it. On the other hand, in our country we are obsessed with having fair skin, as much as so that we have a wide range of fairness related beauty products for Men and Women. The lighter the skin tone, the better looking you are, that is what the masses believe and the products also wants us to believe the same. Their ads are highly stereotypical where one person having dark is shown as a loser only to use their products and get fair. The second they turned fair their life turned around, they are getting job offers, marriage proposals, people started to take them seriously and what n...

I recently came to know about a new kind of Animal and apparently it's also a symbol of culture to our very own Assam! Yes you read it correct. Gamocha happens to be a cultural symbol in Assam. No, am not joking, it actually is. But, there is a catch. It is not an animal instead it's actually a beautiful piece of cloth. Gamocha is actually pronounced as Gamusa and it is a symbol of Assam's pride and identity. Gamocha is a Symbol of Assam's Rich Heritage. Recently Goverment of Assam tweeted and shared some knowledge to people about what Gamocha is. They wrote it is an iconic product of Assam's handloom industry, 'Gamusa' is synonymous with the diverse culture of the land. Although its primary identity is that of an angavastra, there are different types of Gamosa based on its size and usage. Pani, Posaki, Mukhosa, Tiyoni, Nuwoni, Anakata are some types of Gamosa.  They shared an image on their Twitter handle giving a brief description a...

Marvel Cinematic Universe is in its all glory as they expand their universe and tell more in detailed stories through Web Series. It all started with Wanda Vision and then The Falcon and the Winter Soldier kept it going. After a little break Loki arrived and changed the entire future of MCU. Loki gave MCU a Multiverse filled with infinite amount of possibilities. What If...? Is an animated series of MCU which deals with all these new alternate realities, universes or timelines whatever you might want to call it. What if released on 11th August with an alternate storyline of Captain Amarica. What If.. Released its first episode on 11th August titled "What If... Captain Carter were the first Avenger?" based on "Captain Amarica the First Avenger" .   It was narrated by the Watcher voiced by Jeffrey Wright . It's an alternate timeline where instead of Steave Rogers, Agent Carter gets the Super Soldier Serum. The episode unfolds what could have happe...