HI CK I remember it very well and thank you for that. Are you still in Delhi. We need lot of help from DoNER Ministry who can help us by sponsoring some of the Cultural items that we would like to present. Also we are planing to have an Exhibition and Seminar, Fashion show etc.
Please let us know how you can help us. Please spread the word. With your experience, please let us know what we need to know. We have Mr Gautam Sharma (ex Oil India) in New Delhi who is a FASS Director, I will connect you with him Best Wishes. Rajen (Raj) Barua Ph: 713 677 9162 *"Never regret the past, but learn from the past;* *Don't worry about the future, but plan for the future;* *And enjoy the present."* On Sat, Mar 14, 2020 at 11:44 PM C K Nayak <[email protected]> wrote: > Sir, > Just to refresh ur memory i had organised the first good will message from > PM Modi for FASS from Delhi. Regds > > Sent from my iPhone > > On 15-Mar-2020, at 9:56 AM, Barua Rajen <[email protected]> wrote: > > FASS is discussing some key people to organize IMFF2021 > *INDIA MYANMAR FRIENDSHIP FESTIVAL (IMFF 2021)* > *for PEACE, PROSPERITY AND DIGNITY* > in *MANDALAY, Myanmar * > tentatively in *Second week of Feb 2021.*. > Unless you know some background, you may be asking the question Why a > Convention in Myanmar. and by FASS? > Well, one thing led to another. - FAST - during the last two weeks. > First, the GOI has announced a big agenda of cooperation in a meeting in > Myanmar, things for cooperation between the two countries under its Act > East policy. So things are opening up fast. The parties stressed the point > of people tp people connection by opening border Hats, road transportation > (with regular bus service from Imphal to Mandalay opening in April) and > many others. > > For the overall promotion of NE, FASS was always very keen for opening > our cultural connections with Myanmar. Many people have recently visited > Myanmar recently. Personally, Ajanta and I visited Myanmar in 2017 and have > seen many good things that Assam and NE need to learn from Myanmar. In > fact I wrote two articles in Prantik about Myanmar. > > During the Burmese war of 1820-1824 Assam lost its dignity when the > Burmese took away about 30,000 Assamese as prisoners to Burma. What > followed was the Anglo Burmese war which ended in the famous Yandabu Treaty > of 1826 that ended Assam's independence to the British. > This IMFF2021 Festival is in away to bring back the lost Dignity not only > for Assam but to many of the ethnic groups in Assam and Myanmar and bring > Peace and Prosperity for the future. > An important element of this Festival is that it will be attended by many > of the Assamese descendants who have been living in many Assamese villages > in and round Mandalay. They will also get their dignity back when they will > be able to connect with their father land, Assam for the first time in a > meaningful way. Besides, Assam, Manipur, Tripura, Mizoram and others also > have connections with Myanmar. > > During the last two weeks, Vavani Sarma and I have been discussing many > things and asked ourselves why FASS not take the leadership role to > organize a convention in Myanmar. He discussed the matter with the Indian > Ambassador in Myanmar who fully supported the proposal and promised to give > all help necessary. > As it stand now, we are discussing the following agenda: > A Two and Half a Day Festival > Feb 12, 13 and 14 > in a Hotel in Mandalay > The Festival to have the theme > *A Tale of Two Countries* > a short seminar on History and Culture > An Exhibition > A Grand Fashion Show displaying the rich heritage of the two countries > A Car Rally from Guwahati to Mandalay > Individual Hits Hiking Tours from Tamu (border town in Manipur) > A Documentary 'A Tale of Two Countries' > We are planning to invite Aung San Suu Kyi as the Chief Guest > > We are looking for all stake holders to attend the festival > Assam has a lot to market. > Especially the Assam's educational institutions and Medical Hospital can > benefit by opening a new market. > (Do you know that at present about 30 Burmese students are studying in > Assam) > At present there is no direct Air Line from GHY to Mandalay. One will have > to either drive by car (1000 km) or fly to Imphal and drive to Mandalay > (500 km). For the festival we might get an airline if we get enough > passengers. > > Rajen (Raj) Barua > Ph: 713 677 9162 > *"Never regret the past, but learn from the past;* > *Don't worry about the future, but plan for the future;* > *And enjoy the present."* > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "FASS-USA" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/fass-usa/CAOpOOu3dV%2BHEHTaqdfSaFMB5qWmSTzn6iAHgU1zmgiM-NX0ORw%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/fass-usa/CAOpOOu3dV%2BHEHTaqdfSaFMB5qWmSTzn6iAHgU1zmgiM-NX0ORw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "FASS-USA" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/fass-usa/B943015E-D1C9-42C6-971E-FAD178B17D7D%40gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/fass-usa/B943015E-D1C9-42C6-971E-FAD178B17D7D%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . >
