Dear all We are glad to inform thatthe ‘Majuli Friendship Day ‘ to honor Jadav Payeng and raise awareness ontree plantation and ecology in Majuli , will be observed in the town of Nagaonon 3rd January 2016. It isthe 5th edition of Friendship day which has been observed since 2010on the first Sunday of New Year. This year the event is inspired by the celebrationof “Jadav Payeng Tree Planting Ceremony” at the township of Bridgewater beingorganized by Assam Foundation of North America. We also had very usefuldiscussion through the ‘Support-a-child-Assam Yahoo group’ under the initiativeof Wahid Saleh. We are glad that Prof Prashanta Kr Bordoloi, Director ofKaziranga University and Shantanoo Bhattacharyya, Engineer and erosionspecialist , among others will take part in the event.
Lastly we are grateful to DrSanjib Kumar Borkakoti President, Society for Srimanta Sankaradeva for arrangingthe event. Please join and support theevent. Thanks Ankur Bora ---------------------PressRelease-------------------- Dear All, Societyfor Srimanta Sankaradeva, a global organisation engaged in promotingthe legacy of Srimanta Sankaradeva is organising an event on January3, 2016 at Nagaon to create awareness about the river island Majuli,which is a hub of Sankari culture in all its hues. The event has beennamed as 'Majuli Friendship Day'. It will highlight the rich heritageof the river island and draw attention to the peril of erosionthe island is facing. Earlier the Society celebrated ‘Nagaon FriendshipDay’ in 2014. That event honored a few individuals contributingto Sankari culture. TheSociety will felicitate environmentalist Jadav Payeng in this MajuliFriendship Day as he has contributed a lot to the preservation of ecologyin Majuli. He will lead a plantation drive alongwith the event.The participants of the event will also take a pledge. The pledge is: “I take a vow to do my best to preserve the ecology. I willplant at least one sapling every year in my premises.” Therewill be display of different facets of Sankari culture including Gayan-Bayanin the event. There will be Sattriya Nritya recital by nationalaward winning artist Meenakshi Medhi in the function. Ranjan Bezbaruaand Madhab Krishna Das will perform Bargeet. Artists of SrimantaSankaradeva Sangha will perform Diha-Naam and Thiya-naam. Artistsfrom Rangalaya, Puranigudam will perform Gayan-Bayan Anexhibition of Aharya used in Bhaona will be held during the Majuli FriendshipDay. These will include Mask, Costume, Headgear, Ornaments anddifferent accessories used in Bhaona. It may be noted that all theseproducts were prepared by the members of Society for Srimanta Sankaradevain a workshop conducted by it in 2014 under the sponsorshipof Sangeet NatakAkademi. A Photo Exhibition also will be held where different facets ofMajuli will be displayed through photographs. Simultaneously an Artcompetition will be organised for students on the theme of ‘Majuli’. Severalexperts from different discipline will address the event. Dr AnupamSarma of World Wildlife Fund, Rituraj Phukan, a climate expert and DrArun Sarma, President of Majuli Island Protection and DevelopmentCouncil will give presentations. Bhadrakrishna Goswami, formerPresident of Asom Sattra Mahasabha will inaugurate the event. Dr BinoyBordoloi of Bordoloi Bio-tech, USA, Dr Kandarpa Kumar Deka, VC ofMahapurusha Srimanta Sankaradeva Viswavidyalaya, Prof Prashanta KrBordoloi, Director of Kaziranga University, Shantanoo Bhattacharyya,Engineer and erosion specialist and Janardan Goswami, Sattradhikarof Uttar Kamalabari Sattra will also attend the event. TheSociety wants the dealers of ethnic cloth and ethnic food of Majuli toexhibit and sell their products in the event. We have announcedthat any one interested in giving stalls of food or cloth is invitedto contact the Secretary Mridu Moucham Bora at the numbers 9401383517,9864906301. The event will take place in Nagaon Natya Mandir,Amolapatty, Nagaon. The plantationwill be carried out in the morning at 8.30 am in the premisesof ADP College in co-operation with ADP College Teachers Council.The main event will start at 9.30 am at Nagaon Natya Mandir. The artcompetition will start at 9.00 am at the same venue. TheMajuli Friendship Day is sponsored by the Assamese diaspora in UnitedStates and Netherlands. Ankur Bora living in Dallas, USA has co-ordinatedthem. It may be mentioned that Society for Srimanta Sankaradevaorganised an international conference on Majuli in 2012. It gaverelief to flood victims of Majuli and also gave financial assistanceto several artisans in Majuli. The Society is associated with theeffort to get World Heritage Site status for Majuli. Wesolicit your support and encouragement in this endeavour. Regards Dr SanjibKumar Borkakoti President,Society for Srimanta Sankaradeva www.sankaradeva.com Phone 9194350 60198 _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
