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Here I request you all to discuss a most important observation related to our cultural identity BIHU in a open forum. It has been observed that in many TV channels some bihu dances are telecasted where the traditional bihu related instruments are not played and instead bihu songs are played in electronic devices and thus bihu dance are perfomed. In my opinion a dance alone can’t bear the complete beauty of a bihu dance. The instruments, the players, the dancers/dancer together makes sense and one can enjoy the most attractive most mesmarizing folk dance of this globe.Use or playing of relevant traditional instruments like Dhul, Taal, Toka, Gogona, Hutuli, Pepa, Bahi,etc should make mandatory while perfoming Bihu dance whether it is Husori,doliyo bihu, Zeng bihu,Gavoru bihu, Solo bihu perfomance like Bihu Konwari-Bihu Konwar etc. Only due to these team perfomance Bihu is unique one in this world. Otherwise our BIHU would become some cheap dance form and there would not be any differences with some bollywood nos.In this ensuing festive season different TV channels or differerent organisation have organised some compettitions on BIHU dances. So all these organisers should be aware of these norms of bihu dance and no one should defame or slander our kudos. Here some music albums also malign our original bihu form. If their music is bihu type modernsong then it is ok–but if it is a bihu it should be with proper instruments.

By Jayanta Das

The world of Education System is on the next journey of change. With such a situation where whole education and world of job scenario is going through the shift of paradigm, are we students, parents and teachers are ready for the future? Are we geared up to face the challenges and be able to compete with the rest of the world?  Writes Prashant Barooah of NE Career Guidance.

The road-map for education in the 21st century should focus on developing our abilities to flourish in a world that is fundamentally diverse and unsurprisingly different. We in the North East should focus on knowledge creation through all possible information sources. We have to become a knowledge-generating society instead of a knowledge-absorbing society if we want to rise to the world standard as a society not only as few individuals. It’s time we wake up to the need of the hour to know what we should learn for the future and therefore all educationist should align themselves on what to teach, how to teach and whom to teach “what”. As we talk of Globalization, we must take into account that our students are adequately prepared for tomorrow.

Students & Teachers should work together with bigger focus on innovative learning, innovative teaching. We need to go beyond conventional way of learning & discipline towards an interdisciplinary approach. Interdisciplinary approach enables integration of concepts, theories, method, techniques and perspectives from two or more disciplines to advance fundamental understanding. Therefore our Students in the Region should pick up other courses side-by-side or professional trainings of their choice that suite their skills and abilities. In the past a person would remain in one profession for a lifetime. Now survey has shown that on an average a person changes at least 10 professions in his lifetime. Therefore instead of preparing a career for life, we have to prepare a life of careers. Therefore we have to keep upgrading our knowledge and our skills and also keep adding skills. When we start doing that? It’s now. Not necessarily when you are already in a profession but right from when you are a student who are about to take on a profession.

Today student should have independent of the field of knowledge, social and communication skills, management, creative thinking, capacity of dealing with complex and multidisciplinary work and team.

Skills that we should build in our students for the future –

Our students should build very strong communication and presentation skills, they should be able to acquire and process information. We need to build leadership and team management skills. They need to prepare how to deal with uncertainty, conflict handling and failure management, coping with conflicting demands in different socio-economic environments. We have to inculcate in our students skills of integrating knowledge from different disciplines, need to be creative & innovative thinker. Students should learn how to adapt to international, intercultural environment and develop competence working in such environments. With these they also can become entrepreneurs in making our new world.

Those who are involved in the field of international education and job market realize how North Eastern Students are unconnected to most of the world and information and most of the time lack desired skills. They are not aware what skills that are needed for our future. Most students are puzzled about right career paths and remain confused or do not realize the importance of career planning.

To bring our students to the world standard and rise, we have come up with a web portal (www.necareerguidance.com) with a genuine cause to Help NE Students to Choose Right Career through providing right information and guidance, giving access to right tools and counseling & prepare them for the Future and that is our humble MISSION. Challenge is not information and tools but how to motivate our students!!!

TOI KIHOR XUR TULO TUR LAHI AANGULIT
TUR LAHI AANGULIR USUPONIT
GOVIR BIKHAD LOI EKHILA EKHILAKOI
GOSS-BIRIKHOR PORA XORI PORE PAAT
SIRILI KRISHNOSURAR TOLOT OHOROH BOI THAKE
SOKULUR ONOL NODI
MEGHOR MAADOL BAJE AKAKH DUSIRA KORI

TOI KIHOR XUR TULO TUR LAHI AANGULIT
TUR LAHI AANGULIR USUPONIT
LUNIA XAGOR BOROFOR BIKHADERE VORI PORE
MORA MASSOR DHELA SOKUT UPONGI UTHE BIKHADBUR
JUNAKE USUPI USUPI KANDE
XARE THAKE HEMEKA NODIR DIGHOLIPUKHURI

TOI KIHOR XUR TULO LAHI AANGULIT
XUKH NE DUKHOR
JIBON NE MRITUR
PREM NE PROTARONAR

NUTULIBI…
NUTULIBI TUR LAHI AANGULIT XUROR USUPONI
NUXUNABI TUR MRITUR DHONNI
NEMATIBI TUR USUPONIR DHUMUHAJAKOK

TUR USUPONIR DHUMUHAJAKE MUK
MRITUR KAKHOLOI URUAI LOI JAI
KARON, DHUMUHAR HOTE MUR BOHU JUGORE XOTRUTA…

……..KOBI-GAUTAM KALITA……

Xopun bur ghuari puar axare  

Jontrona godhur eta xopun loi
Aguaisu jibonor nixobodo batere
Lgoria mathu eta vonga xopun
Dithokoloi bohu dur
Dithokor morisikat moi vul najau
Tumi tu jana
Moi xopun dekhi val pau

Hothat
Nila xopun bur aji vagi gol
Hridayar kenevas aji uka
Vablexhin mur anuvuti aji
Tothapitu aguai jau moi
Jibonor pora mrittuloi
Hoitu mrittur pora jibonoloi
Xopunbihinotaa axexh kostore

Tumi jana mur vonga xopun tur kotha
Jura loguar kosto kora nai moi
Karon xopun nisthur bastobot koi prithok
xeibabe
Aguaisu jibonor nixobdo batere
Batot mur xopunburok ghurai puar axare…

“Over 50 people were killed and over 140 others injured in 18 serial blasts, which rocked busy areas of Guwahati and three other districts in Assam on Thursday (October 30). Ten persons have died in Guwahati that witnessed four blasts while 10 others were killed in Kokrajhar town where three explosions occurred, police said, adding the toll is expected to rise as many of the injured were in a serious condition.” -Times Now

“At least 39 people have been killed and 196 others injured in 11 bomb blasts which rocked Guwahati and some other cities of Assam on Thursday morning. In Guwahati the blasts took place on Dispur Road, Pan Bazaar, Ganeshguri and Fancy Bazaar.

More bombs exploded in Barpeta, Kokrajhar and Bongaigoan districts. The bomb at Ganeshguri was planted in a car and took place about 100 meters from Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi’s official residence.” -CNN IBN

“Following the blasts, which the police suspect to be the handiwork of the banned ULFA and HUJI extremists, a red alert was sounded across the state and prohibitory orders under Section 144 CrPC were promulgated in Guwahati” -NDTV

This is the news till now…I am sure the death toll will increase high..UNFORTUNATE..We are one step towards extinction again!

Lots of anger is shown against the government and administration! But it will not help. Bombs have exploded in areas like near by Courts, DC offices etc. So there will be a question of how secured these areas…But will it solve the problem if secure some places, spots. No! We need to secure the whole state. Need to close the pores in the borders. Just closing the main door will not help until and unless we make our walls strong!

The biggest question now will be who has done this. Fingers are already up to ULFA. Which is the easiest solution for the govt and police to blame ULFA and aloof themselves from proper investigations! They will say ULFA with the help of Bangladesh. But I can assure anyone it is only Bangladesh who is the culprit. The communal violence was already on in those places recently. And the bangladeshis are taking revenge. They are growing so strong! Its not an ordinary blasts and in decades of terrorism such kind of blasts never occurred in Assam.

Our honorable CM has already told that the situation is in control. So peace prevails in Guwahati right now!

There are already concerns in the whole country for Bangladesh in the recent blasts. And unlike any other incidents in Assam this high intensity bombs has attracted attentions of media this time, hope this will shake the central govt to take serious steps against Bangladesh!   

Let’s watch how it moves!

Abhijit Borah