| Musical opportunity With curricular and co-curricular activities going hand in hand, Law School Tutorial, a division of Career Launcher, Guwahati, has come up with a unique concept of conducting an ‘unplugged music competition’ for the students of standard XI and XII. This is for the first time that such a music competition is being held in Guwahati. What makes it unique is that there is a seminar for creating awareness about law as a career option and the different opportunities and scope available. This education seminar will be conducted by Samiran Datta, regional head, Career Launcher, Kolkata. In this seminar, students of various schools and colleges of Guwahati will battle for the trophy and other prizes. Along with this wave of music, the seminar will be an educational opportunity which will strike the right chord for students in the field of legal studies. (Input by Meenakshi Gautam) |
| Anishar Bhramaranga Anishar Bhramaranga, the  Assamese translation of Shakespeare’s comedy A Midsummer Night’s Dream was presented by the National School of Drama at Sriram Centre in Delhi on October 8 as part of the Delhi International Art Festival. The drama, presented by NSD, was produced by Seagull of Guwahati and directed by Bhagarathi.The play revolves around a romantic theme that involves two couples whose amorous cross purposes are complicated further by their entrance into the play’s fairyland woods, where the King and Queen of the fairies preside, along with a folk character. Meanwhile, another set of characters, a troupe, go into the same woods to rehearse a play based on the myth of Pyramus and Thisbe. The play has been widely performed across the world. Anishar Bhramaranga is a translated version of the play by Dr Dinesh Sarma. The play was highly appreciated by the audience. The music by Baharul Islam and light design by Rabijita Gogoi contributed to the overall success of the play. All the artistes, most of them upcoming, did justice to their roles. The Seagull Group and Bhagirathi were felicitated by the festival organisers while appreciating the endeavour of the group. The artistes were Nayanmoni, Ashraful Amin, Hirakjyoti Nath, Rajib Baishya, Hitesh Das, Mukut Pujari, Mukul Mishra, Moon Rabir Rajkhowa, Deepsikha Devi, Zelhaz Khan, Jadumoni, Geetal Medhi, Rinkumoni Deka, Gitika Sharma, Pranabjyoti Nath, Debashree, Nazrul, Deepen Dutta, Paban Mahanta, Sanjib Baishya and Nilakshi Hazarika. Music was operated by Yasnoor Rehman. |
| Photography exhibition An exhibition of photographs by  Sumant Barooah was held at the India International Centre, New Delhi as part of the Festival of the Arts held from December 8 to 14, which was well appreciated by the viewers. A photographer, writer and filmmaker, Barooah’s work in the area include photography and film – The lesser known people of North East India for the Brahmaputra Foundation in 2004 and photography for the Archeological Survey of India’s nomination dossier on Inscriptions of Majuli island as World Heritage site. A widely travelled person, he was the photographer for Here Dongguan magazine in China and has published Among the temples of China. Incidentally, Barooah lived and worked in China for a number of years. He also had a number of one-man exhibitions at IIC, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi and Nehru Centre, Mumbai. Barooah has travelled extensively throughout the North East, going to remote villages and border towns to document in film and in stills the history, culture and landscape of the area. |
| Aiming high A young, upcoming fashion designer is  making waves in India and abroad. Risha Phukan has travelled all around Europe for her work. She was in Paris for her freelance job with Biba, a London-based fashion company. The production of the clothes has been completed and will be out in the market in 2010 spring- summer.Risha is the daughter of popular actor-director Biju Phukan and producer Rajashree Phukan. Carving a niche for herself in the world of fashion designing, she has her own fashion company and label called ‘Sanghamitra’. She has just finished working on her beach wear collection, which she was promoting in Europe. This collection is an amalgamation of precious handmade kaftans and tunics with delicate hand embroidery. They are being labelled and sold as ‘Sanghamitra Beach Cover Ups’. This March in London, Risha had the most rare and prestigious opportunity to work with the cosmetic giant Elizabeth Arden. Her brand ‘Sanghamitra’ was selected to collaborate with them for the launch of their perfume ‘Pretty’ and the models wore her clothes. Risha will be participating in next year’s London Fashion Week in September. It’s going to be a huge breakthrough for her. And she’s excited at reaching this stage of life and even more happy sharing this news for the first time with the people of Assam. |
Apurba Kumar Das