Rocking breeze
Music is their religion — they preach 
music, they dream music. North East Breeze, an emerging music band from the Northeast is showcasing its rocking talent in the reality show ‘Idea Rocks India’, being aired on the popular TV channel Colors. With their innovative vision of blending pop music with the traditional music of our soil, this band has set the stage on fire with numerous foot-tapping numbers.
Every member of the band is a powerhouse of ingenuity. Rupam has a mesmerizing voice that blends Bollywood numbers with Sanskrit slokas and folk songs of Assam. Priyanku’s magical fingers create sensation once they are on the guitar. The ambience astounds with Anupam on the bass guitar and Anuwar on the keyboard. The wave of verve crafted by the drummer Biraj and percussionist Bidyut makes the band complete.
Shaped in the year 2009, North East Breeze endeavours to take the musical heritage of the Northeast to the national mainstream, while tagging it a global name. Amalgamation of traditional instruments of Assam with the modern music has been a daring stride initiated by the band.
Now being in the final five in the reality show Idea Rocks India, telecast every Sunday from 8 pm to 9 pm, the band is all set for the grand finale to be held on December 15 in Mumbai. And they are not leaving any stone unturned to gather public support by performing shows. Since the voting lines will be opened from December 7 till 15, North East Breeze has appealed one and all to help them emerge as the champs. To vote the band the audience will have to simply type IRI Fish first
In a laudable move, the Department of Fisheries, Assam has embarked on a unique awareness mission touching upon each block of the districts from November 15 to December 31, 2009. Besides fish sale, fish feed, medicine and fertilizer sale, expert advise is being given to those interested to know in detail about starting fisheries by individual entrepreneurs. There will be exhibitions too, and aspirants would be able to submit application forms for selection as future beneficiaries.
The mission was inaugurated at Khetri by fisheries minister Nurjamal Sarkar, while social welfare minister Akon Bora was also present. Experts like Paban Kumar Borthakur, Debeswar Malakar, PK Choudhury and Dhrubajyoti Sarma exhorted the aspirants to involve themselves wholeheartedly towards their individual success and the success of Assam.
Fisheries have immense potential in Assam and if the masses could be adequately informed about its benefits, the rural economy could be transformed to a great extent. Let’s hope this initiative of the Fisheries department bear ample fruits and benefits for the aspirants to be self-reliant in this age of unemployment. Design treat
Good news for budding fashion designers of the Northeast! Event management group and fashion house Kreative People, run by acclaimed designer Prasantt Ghosh, is coming with an event to promote Assam silk and the handloom and handicraft of the Northeast. Billed Mega North East Designer Contest, scheduled to be held in December 2009 in Guwahati, the event will have global warming as its theme this year.
Upcoming designers can take part in this contest and they can download forms from www.prasanttghosh.com and submit them before the registration closes on November 30. A fashion show to bring forth the passion of the designers will be showcased where top models of the region will take part.
It needs mention here that the main objective of Kreative People is to provide wide exposure and publicity to the region’s colourful fabrics and silk products like paat, muga and eri, besides creating awareness on various issues relating to handloom sector.
Simanta / Mridumoloy