TOP STORIES `We have missed fifteen years of growth in Assam,' says musician Zubeen Garg http://in.news.yahoo.com/070319/139/6dgzn.html
<http://in.news.yahoo.com/?http://www.aniin.com> By ANI *Monday March 19, 04:14 PM* By Sanjay Kumar New Delhi, Mar.19 (ANI): Prominent Assamese musician Zubeen Garg has said that his state has suffered from a lack of growth for the past fifteen years. Touted as the modern day Bhupen Hazarika, Garg told ANI that it was time for Assam to showcase its latent talents after years of neglect, but cautioned that this could only be possible if peace prevailed across north east India. A singer from Assam's Jorhat District, Garg possesses the same passion and protective instinct for Assam as Hazarika. "We have lost fifteen years of growth.Now we will have to fulfil it again that is our responsibility," Garg said. Underlining the need for changing Assam's image, he said: "People from the other parts of India have a very wrong impression about Assam and the North East. They think only terrorism is there. It's like that. It is very peaceful. Sometimes, something happens.Everywhere this happens," felt Garg. Fellow singer Babita Sarma also agrees with Garg. "We have tolerated enough. Many works have got halted.Outsiders think Assam to be a jungle because of violence.But it is not a jungle.We don't stay in jungle.There are so many talents hidden in Assam," said Sarma. Garg and Sarma, besides other Assamese artists were in New Delhi yesterday to perform in a culturalrogramme organized by Shrishti,an organization of Assamese youth. Garg talked at length about his work, his future projects and an upcoming movie in Hindi. He said his message to the youth of Assam was that, "They should stick to their culture, to their roots and, they should work for their state.They should think about peace rather than think about violence and other things. Everything should be discussed through peace." "I will tell all the people of Assam that what has happened has happened. We should leave our past behind. Innocents are also being killed.Throughviolence, you cannot lead your life. Life would not move like that. We have to shed violence to move ahead. This violence is affecting us.. This was the second year in a row that Shrishti organized a cultural programme for the Assamese and other North Easterns staying in Delhi. "The idea of organizing such a cultural show in Delhi is to extend Assam's cultural heritage to other parts of India. This is our aim. We have a rich culture. And, people in India should know that.Such cultural shows also help in the national integration,"said Ratul Sarma, one of the organizers of the show. Some local singers and musicians also displayed their talents. Dibrugarh MP Sarbananda Sonowal lit the lamp and congratulated Shrishti for organizing the event. On the occasion, Shrishti released the first edition of its magazine. (ANI)
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