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Decoding the Mishing weave
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Decoding the Mishing weave

CULTURE - Nasreen Habib Apart from the Mishing people’s love for the river, their other enduring love is for weaving. Unlike in the days when we were growing up in the 1990s, mekhela-sadors, nowadays, have moved away from sedate mugas and pristine paats. Mishing, Karbi, and Bodo sadors are...
Celebrating with words
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Celebrating with words

LITERATURE - Partha Pratim Hazarika Bihu makes its presence felt in a number of Assamese literary works. Bihu — especially Rongali or Bohag Bihu, being the raison d’être of the indigenous Assamese, it is obvious that various literary works have included Bihu and the ethos within it at...
Evolving legacy
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Evolving legacy

By Nasreen Habib As the Bihu moves towards a more formalised urban setting, it continues to hold on to its secular ethos. A wild, fierce wind – Bordoisila – had swept across Assam, heralding the advent of Spring. Junali Bora, 16-years-old, picked up the fallen red roses strewn across their small...
DIY gifts for Valentine’s Day
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DIY gifts for Valentine’s Day

Bidisha Singha While it’s easy to be cynical about the day of love, there’s really nothing wrong in celebrating a human emotion that has been running the world for centuries. And as is believed by most, Valentine’s Day is not just for romancing couples; it’s a day to show your love and your...
OTT Platform For Assamese Films Shows Launched
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OTT Platform For Assamese Films Shows Launched

Hyderabad-based Reeldrama Production on Thursday rolled out a new OTT (Over-The-Top) platform for Assamese films, web series and other shows.At a star-studded launch event in the city, a host of film and entertainment personalities hoped that the digital media would give a new lease of life to the...
Tracing The Origin Of Magh Bihu
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Tracing The Origin Of Magh Bihu

For the people of Assam, irrespective of caste, class, community and religions, the folk festival of Bihu has a special significance. Although, there is no history of the birth of Bihu, yet the popular belief suggests that ‘Bihu is as old as the mighty river Brahmaputra’. The folk songs and...
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