SSS celebrates Nagaon Friendship Day NAGAON, January 5: Society for Srimanta Sankaradeva (SSS) celebrated a unique event entitled ‘Nagaon Friendship Day’ on Sunday. The event honoured a few individuals who have incalculably contributed to ‘Sankari’ culture. It also highlighted the egalitarianism and universal brotherhood, as preached by Mahapurush Srimanta Sankaradeva. A friendship walk also took place in Nagaon town on Sunday morning. There were displays of different facets of Sankari culture like Gayan–Bayan, Naam–Kirtan, Bhaona, Mask, Diha–Naam, Thiyanam, Sattriya Nritya etc in the walk. Several social organizations like Batadrava Than, Asom Sattra Mahasabha, Srimanta Sankaradeva Sangha, Sutradhaar and Kalang Kala Kendra also participated in the walk. The participants later took a pledge to their best in upholding and spreading the legacy bequeathed by Srimanta Sankaradeva. The walk was followed by a felicitation meeting held at Swahid Bhavan. Eleven artisans engaged in preservation of Sankari culture were felicitated. The artists include– Dharmakanta Mahanta, Raidangia, Nagaon (Guru Asan construction), Thuleswar Barua, Bardowa, Nagaon (Kuhila product making), Shishuram Barua, Bardowa, Nagaon (Kuhila product making), Madhav Das, Nagaon (Khol making), Rakhal Das, Nagaon (Khol making), Nityananda Goswami, Kuji Sattra, Marigaon (Kuhila product making, Khol making, Fireworks preparation), Kaliram Bora, Bheleuguri, Nagaon (Kali playing), Jadab Chandra Mahanta, Titabor (Sanchipat preparation, Mask making, Ink making, Costume making), Bishnuram Handique, Jorhat (Sanchipat preparation, Ink making), Sri Girish Chandra Mahanta, Charing, Sivasagar (Mask making) and Devakanta Hazarika, Puranigudam, Nagaon (Mask making). They were given offered financial assistance of Rs 5,000 each. This was stated in a press release. (The Sentinel ,06.01.2014) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ সমাজৰ কাৰণে ভাল কাম কৰাজনৰ পৰিচয় ৰাইজৰ আগত দাঙি ধৰিব লাগে আৰু ভাল খবৰবোৰ যিমান পাৰি ৰাইজৰ মাজত বিলাব লাগে। ---- বুলজিৎ বুঢ়াগোহাঁই _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
