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Assam at a crossroad: Brajamohan Sarma Memorial Lecture 2019 delivered by renowned  writer, journalist, columnist and a recipient of Padma Shri award Arup Kumar Dutta at Vivekananda Kendra, Guwahati on September 28, 2019.  Support the show Download NEZINE App to keep listening to NEZINE's podcast

Over the centuries, Namghar has become the nucleus of an Assamese village. Democratic and inclusive character of this institution have also enabled the villagers to play their part in keeping alive the vibrant cultural elements of Assam.  The people felt more connected when they, themselves take part in prayer services like the Naam Kirtan tuned to soothing rhythms. The cultural attraction of Anki...

Namghar is a unique prayer house in Assam in which apart from daily prayer services, villagers also get together for organising various cultural programmes and practice sessions of singing, dancing and drama throughout the year. Through these programmes and practice sessions, the villagers have kept preserved the rich cultural traditions initiated by Srimanta Sankardeva and his chief disciple Madh...

A Namghar is the inclusive community prayer house of an Assamese village. More than a reverent place of worship, a Namghar is a common place of gathering for the community in Assam, a state in India's Northeast.  It was Mahapurusha Srimanta Sankardeva, the 15th century social reformer and religious preacher who initiated this institution. Srimanta Sankardeva was one of the greatest communicators o...

One of Assam’s influential rural libraries- Prerona Puthibhoral’s innovative approach of combining book reading with activities that imbibe social responsibility has helped breaking the stereotype about reading habits among younger generation. Founded by Dwijendra Narayan Sarma at Bihampur in Nalbari district in 2000, Prerona Puthibhoral is also making efforts to make people realise the importance...

Internationally acclaimed wildlife expert Dr Bibhab Kumar Talukdar explains the significance of this year’s theme of the World Environment Day – “Beat air pollution” and what we can do to achieve the goal. Dr Talukdar is the CEO & Secretary General of Aaranyak, a society for biodiversity conversation in India’s northeast and internationally acclaimed for his expertise on Asian rhinos. Photo- court...

Baikho puja is a pre-harvest festival of the Rabhas in Assam during which they pray to their deity of wealth to bring sufficient rains for a bumper crop. In this podcast in Assamese anchored by Kathabandhu Manoj Kumar Deka, Rabha traditional priest Bhupen Rabha Dwinang narrates the folklore and cultural practices associated with Baikho Puja. Photographs used in this podcast were taken by Pranjal B...

An oration on and performance of Music Maestro Bhupen Hazarik'a songs in Assamese by Dr. Sankar Patowary- renowned scholar and performer of Dr Hazarika's songs. Dr Patowary presented this oration and performance at Tezpur University in Assam. The occasion was observance of the 7th death anniversary of the music maestro organised by Tezpur university on November 5, 2018. Audio recording and photogr...