Articles for author: Nava Thakuria

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CNFF-25 concludes at Jyoti Chitraban,‘Koli’, ‘Joba’ adjudged as best short features

Guwahati: Curtains came down for the 9th Chalachitram National Film Festival at Jyoti Chitraban premise in Kahilipara on 30 November 2025, as distinguished guests of the closing ceremony handed over the awards along with the certificates and cash prizes to the winning filmmakers in the presence of eminent film personalities, novice director-producers and common cine-goers. ...

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Pragjyotishpur Literature Festival 2025 concludes

Guwahati: The curtain came down for the Pragjyotishpur Literature Festival 2025 on 16 November, as two Assamese writers were felicitated in the valedictory ceremony at Srimanta Sankardeva Kalakshetra in the prehistoric city of Guwahati with gracious presence of PLF president Phanindra Kumar Dev Choudhury, chief guest Dr Apurba Kumar Saikia and a galaxy of authors, ...

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Everyone who loves Bharat is a Hindu: Dr Mohan Bhagwat

Guwahati: Everyone who loves Bharat and takes pride in identifying as Bharatiya is a Hindu, irrespective of his/her personal modes of worship, said Dr Mohan Bhagwat, Sarsanghchalak of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). Addressing a gathering of intellectuals, scholars, editors, writers, and entrepreneurs on 18 November 2025 at Sudarshanalaya in Barbari locality of Guwahati, the Sarsanghchalak ...

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Guwahati Lit Fest Kicks Off with Focus on Cultural Roots and Assamese Heritage

Guwahati: The third Pragjyotishpur Literature Festival (PLF) 2025 commenced on Friday (14 November 2025) at Srimanta Sankaradeva Kalakshetra premise marking the beginning of an literary exploration to go ‘In Search of Roots’. Delivering the keynote address at the inaugural session, internationally reputed author Shefali Baidya appreciated the festival’s evolving journey and its mission to reconnect ...

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Guwahati to Host Pragjyotishpur Literature Festival Focusing on Northeast’s Roots

Guwahati: 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 cultural legacy of far eastern Bharat. Organized by Sankardev Education and Research Foundation (SERF) with the theme titled ‘In Search of Roots’, the ...

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Assam: When prince of melody departs

The heartbroken news surfaced from Singapore in multiple media outlets, which shocked the people of Assam in grief, but also in instant outrage among the young generation, who were born in eastern India and brought up with the melodious voice of iconic singer Zubeen Garg. The sadness and melancholy soon turned into outrages with a ...

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Northeast India: Bhatiapar gas leakage and its aftermath

Finally the natural gas leakage from Bhatiapar  crude oil well, which  continued for 16 days, was fully stopped by an experienced team of  Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) with support from three foreign well-control  experts on 27 Jun 2025. The capping operation at Rudrasagar oilfield well (RDS-147A) in Sivasagar of northeast India was performed ...

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‘Buddhist Philosophy & Teachings in Bharatiya Sanatani Tradition’

Guwahati: With an aim to explore the connections between Buddhist philosophy and  Sanatan tradition of Bharat, an intriguing  lecture was organized at Vivekananda Kendra in Uzan Bazar locality of the prehistoric  city on 22  June 2025. Jointly organized by Pragya (a socio-cultural organization)  and Buddha Chetana-Bharat (a social association), the lecture titled  ‘Buddhist Philosophy & ...

Pioneer Media Group Faces Tough Times After COVID Impact

Guwahati: When hundreds of media workers died of  Covid-19 complications across India, a few people thought the corona disaster would also devastate the print media with sharply declined circulation figures resulting in shrinking advertisement revenues. Many established newspaper-publishing groups either closed many of their editions in the post-corona period or drastically reduced the number of ...

Indian journalism should come out of Colonial hangover, Leftist myopia

That was an annual event to commemorate the birth anniversary of Devarshi Narad, the world’s  first journalist, where the learned audience listened to an intriguing speech delivered by nationally acclaimed journalist  Harshvardhan Tripathi. Addressing the Narad Jayanti function,  organized by Vishwa Samvad Kendra Assam at  Sudarshanalaya in Guwahati on 1 June 2025, the Delhi-based political ...

Personal integrity essential for a professional journalist: Tripathi

Guwahati: The world’s  first journalist Devarshi Narad  did not have a palatial bungalow and he did not practice journalism with the royal patronage even though he had access to all Gods. But the present trend of journalism depicts a dark picture while some are running behind the government sponsorship and others are pursuing anti-national policies, ...

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Parliament should debates on Balochistan issue: Indian Balochs

Guwahati: The Baloch community residing in India, while urging the Union government in New Delhi for extending support to their causes by raising the issue of Balochistan nationally and internationally, appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take initiative for a pragmatic discussion  in the Parliament and push for a formal resolution recognizing (and supporting) ...

PPFA lauds Assam CM for highlighting Hinglaj Shakti Peeth in Balochistan

Guwahati:  Patriotic People’s Front Assam (PPFA), a northeast India-based forum of nationalist citizens, lauds Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for highlighting the importance of Hinglaj Mata Mandir in Balochistan locality of south-west Pakistan, citing the link with Maa Kamakhya Devalaya atop Nilachal hills in the city. Amid the growing uprising among Baloch people against ...