Two-day ‘Sahitya Sanskriti Aru Sampriti – 2022’ begins
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DIPHU, April 9: A two-day cultural and literary meet ‘Sahitya Sanskriti Aru Sampriti – 2022’ got underway here at Joysing Doloi Auditorium on Saturday.
The meet was organised jointly by Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC), Asam Sahitya Sabha (ASS) and Karbi Cultural Society (KCS) with a purpose of building communal harmony through art, culture and literature.
Inaugurating the event, chief executive member (CEM) of Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC), Tuliram Ronghang said, “It is a great initiative taken by ASS and KCS to organise the cultural and literary meet so that rich culture, language and tradition can be showcased.”
All necessary support will be extended by the KAAC for the event, he assured. CEM also appealed to extend support in the development and building peace in Karbi Anglong.
The inaugural function witnessed the conferring of Joysing Hanse Literary & Socio-Cultural Award 2022 to Lunse Timung of Lorulangso, Diphu, for his contribution in promoting of Karbi language and literary and Dharmeshor Katoki Child Literature Award to Abhijit Sarma Baruah of Jorhat.
Both the awardees received a cash award of Rs. 10,000 along with seleng, Karbi traditional turban, horai, japee and a citation letter. The awards were conferred by ASS.
President of the reception committee, MLA Bidyasing Engleng said in his presidential address that there are around 50 ethnic tribes and communities living in coexistence without any ill-feeling and jealousy among them.
He said, “Every tribe has its own distinct culture and language and tradition and the Karbi is one of them. The tribe has its unique culture, language and tradition. The Karbis living in the plain and hill districts can understand each other and their way of living, eating habits and rituals are the same.”
He said according to tradition Songsar Recho, Rangsina Sarpo, Singmirjeng, Longbi and Chidu have descended from heaven to create language and teach songs and stories among the Karbis. There is the Musera Kehir – narrating the origin of the Karbis, social rituals like riso chojun, chomangkan and customs. A noted writer Birendra Nath Dutta has documented all these in his books.
President of Asam Sahitya Sabha, Dr. Kuladhar Saikia, in his speech, emphasised on the writing of folk tales as a way to develop one’s mother tongue.
Saikia said, “In tribal literature, there are numerous interesting folk tales and can be translated into other languages. Writers should take up translating them so that our children read them. Today’s children cannot properly speak their own mother tongue and giving them the material to read such interesting folk tales can make them learn their mother tongue.”
He also said there is nothing to boast in being able to speak English fluently if one cannot master his/her mother tongue.
The ASS president also said that different cultural troupes of various ethnic groups are participating to showcase their culture, language and tradition in this meet and it is basically an exchange of art and culture.
On Sunday there will be an art exhibition and multi-language poetry recitation. The event is organised with the purpose to build a bridge between different communities and tribes to have an amicable relationship so that the journey of culture, language and literature can progress in the state.
In the event, former additional director general, Doordarshan/Akashvani and executive president, cultural committee of ASS, Dipendranath Basumatary also said the cultural and literary meet being organised is aimed at strengthening the bond of communal harmony between various ethnic tribes and communities through art, culture and literature.
Former DC of Karbi Anglong and retired ACS Mukul Gogoi, who is also an executive president, publicity committee of ASS and Manik Ahmed, convenor, Ramdhenu Sub Committee of ASS have shouldered the responsibility to arrange the event.
The ASS has also felicitated Padmashree 2022 Dhaneswar Engti along with other personalities like Pokhila Lekthepi, a renowned Karbi singer, Everester Khorsing Terang and recipient of Best Sports Achiever Award Pokhila Engtipi.
A video album depicting Padmashree Rongbong Terang and his literary works directed by Rintu Borah was also released by the president of ASS. The song is written by Deben Kakoti and sung by Himakhi Borah.
