Imran Shah new Sahitya Sabha president
STAFF REPORTER
GUWAHATI,
Nov 18 – Eminent litterateur Imran Shah was today elected as the new
president of Asam Sahitya Sabha for the State’s apex literary body’s
next session. Shah, a poet, novelist and playwright, succeeds prominent writer
Rong Bong Terang. He
was elected during the proceedings of the two-day seventh executive
general session of the Sabha that concluded at Koliabor in Nagaon
district today.Shah accepted the verdict of the Sabha members,
and in a faxed message to Sabha president Rong Bong Terang, agreed to
assume the responsibilities of president for the coming session, sources
told The Assam Tribune over phone from Koliabor.Sabha
general secretary Paramananda Rajbongshi was elected vice-president for
the next session, while Prahlad Chandra Tasa was elected general
secretary. The octogenarian author who is a former professor of
Sibsagar College has to his credit a number of acclaimed works. He is
also a recipient of the prestigious Assam Valley Award and Ajan Peer
Award.Our Kaliabor Correspondent adds: In the election to the
president’s post, Shah secured 581 votes, while Dr Naren Kalita came
second with 114 votes and Kanak Sarma came third with 63 votes. For the
vice-president’s post Dr Paramananda Rajbonshi won 407 votes, followed
by Bhubaneswar Deka and Radha Bora who secured 246 and 99 votes
respectively. In the election to the general secretary’s post, Prahlad
Tasa got 459 votes. Haren Kalita and Ismail Hussain came second and
third with 191 and 105 votes respectively. The Sabha’s 2015 conference
will be held at Kaliabor as decided at the 7th executive plenary
session.
(The Assam Tribune ,19.11.2012)
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