[Assam] Fwd: 28th Assam Convention held in Boston (The Assam Tribune, 19.07.2007)

Fri Jul 20 16:16:23 PDT 2007

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From: kamal deka <kjit.deka at gmail.com>
Date: Jul 20, 2007 6:12 PM
Subject: Re: [Assam] 28th Assam Convention held in Boston (The Assam
Tribune, 19.07.2007)
To: Rajen & Ajanta Barua <barua25 at hotmail.com>

As to the ' trophy ",the less said, the better.In my humble view,the text of
the report could have been abridged in order to highlight the key points.

Is ' murighonto ' an Assamese dish ? Just curious !! Have you all noticed
one thing that everything *" first time " seems** to take place in Boston (
*eg.masor tenga for the first time,murighonto for the first time,the
presence of a chief minister for the first time etc.) ?

KJ

On 7/20/07, Rajen & Ajanta Barua <barua25 at hotmail.com > wrote:
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>  Did the Washington Assam 2007 also sent the CM with a trophy?
> What they discussed with him?
> Why there is no news about Assam 2007 in Assam  media?
> Rajen
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> *From:* Chan Mahanta <cmahanta at charter.net>
>  *To:* kamal deka <kjit.deka at gmail.com> ; assam at assamnet.org
> *Sent:* Friday, July 20, 2007 7:38 AM
> *Subject:* Re: [Assam] 28th Assam Convention held in Boston (The Assam
> Tribune, 19.07.2007)
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> I thought trophies are awarded for winning something.Therefore it could be
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> won it by winning the hearts ( if not minds) of the convention goers,
> ostensibly for his dedicated service to the people of Assam.
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> I almost fell off the chair when I came to know that the host committee
> added one more golden feather to the " glorious cap " of Swargodew Tarun
> Gogoi by awarding a " trophy " for his " dedicated service " to the people
> of Assam.Dedicated service ? What kind of dedication has he made so far on
> behalf of the people of Assam ? Could anyone explain to me ? This is really
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> Rajen kokaidew and you are absolutely right in pointing out the fact that
> " masor tenga " was served in the ' kharkhowa mohaxobhas',held
> earlier.Disinformation or misinformation ? I am at a loss !!!
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> I thought Tarun went with HI-Power  team to discuss and enable Billions
> $$ incoming investments into OXOM   and  for finalization of* that*Romantic Hydro-Electric Project in the Brahmaputra --without the need of
> a/many Dam/s!!
> -All ended up in Masor Tenga
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> From: barua25 at hotmail.com
> To: buluassam at yahoo.co.in; assam at assamnet.org; cmahanta at charter.net
> Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2007 09:34:00 -0500
> Subject: Re: [Assam] 28th Assam Convention held in Boston (The Assam
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> You are absolutely right. We still remember the Masor Tenga served in St
> Louis convention.
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> BTW, and for the record, Masor Tenga was also served in the 1980 and 1987
> Assam Conventions held in Houston. I remember because both the times, Ajanta
> was one of the ladies who prepared the Masor Tenga delicacy with
> Bilahi, Jati Law and Dhonia Xak.
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> *From:* Chan Mahanta <cmahanta at charter.net>
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> *To:* Buljit Buragohain <buluassam at yahoo.co.in> ; assam at assamnet.org
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> *Sent:* Thursday, July 19, 2007 8:40 AM
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> *Subject:* Re: [Assam] 28th Assam Convention held in Boston (The Assam
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> Congrats to the revellers of the markhowa xonmilon at Boston.  Sounds like
> everyone had a grand time, in grand style and in grand surroundings.
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> Also congratulations on IMAGINATIONS of being the FIRST  to partake of
> tenga-anza and other kaharkhowa delicacies in an American hotel.   Yes, you
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> It just so happens, that St. Louis hosted two such xonmilons of kharkhowas
> and markhowas, in first class hotels, where maasor-tenga ( once with
> jaati-lao, and once with home-grown jika), tita-kerela and alu pitika with
> mitha-tel, etc. were served at dinner, in the hotels, by hotel staff .
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> * GUWAHATI, July 18 - The 28th Assam Convention was held at the Hyatt
> Regency hotel in Boston, Massachusetts recently amidst much fan fare. There
> were many first-ever feats that the host committee accomplished during this
> convention. This was stated in press release.
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> For the first time, the guests had the privilege to eat Assamese
> delicacies 'masor tenga' and 'murighanta' at an American Hotel. For the
> first time ever in the history of Assam Association of North America (AANA)
> conventions, the Chief Minister of Assam addressed the gathering in an
> attractive town hall forma meeting, where everyone got a chance to ask the
> Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi about their home State. The Chief Minister
> accompanied by AK Sachan, IAS and Hemanga Sarma, IAS answered questions on a
> variety of topics ranging from flood situation in Guwahati to NRI investment
> in Assam, education, AIDS/HIV etc. The Chief Minister received a warm
> welcome and was presented with a trophy for his dedicated service to the
> people of Assam by the Boston host committee president Pradeep Sharma and
> general secretary Pankaj Saharia. He also released the annual publication
> Luitor pora Mississippi published by Asam Sahitya Sabha of North America and
> AANA at the function. The Chief Minister's wife Smt Dolly Gogoi was also
> felicitated.
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> The first ever Anima Chakravarty Chorus Competition was held after a small
> ceremony dedicated to the memory of the beloved artist. The Texas team
> bagged the 1st prize, followed by Boston and New Jersey teams. The
> competition was judged by the guest artists Smt Malabika Bora, Anirbaan Das
> and Smt Mridula Baruah. Smt Manjira Chowdhury and her daughter Samyami
> Chowdhury from UK sang the late artist's songs during the programme.
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> Saturday's dinner was served at the rooftop ballroom of the hotel
> overlooking the scenic Charles river and Boston skyline along with the
> historic Fenway Park. The cultural programme on Saturday night started with
> a chorus by the Boston kids. The other kids who also performed were: Lagan
> Barooah, Torali Fincke and Chandra Fincke: costumes, Pooja Sarma and Megha
> Boruah: dance, Jason Saharia and Priyanka Thakuria: Keyboards, Jishnu
> Talukdar: song, Anuj and Rishav Dutta: songs played on guitar, a skit of
> children learning Assamese from Kripa Borah, Anubhuti Deka and Tanvi Das:
> recitation, Megha Boruah: song, Suranjana Thakuria, Anjali Bordoloi and Ajay
> Bordoloi: dance. The other local artists were Mayur Barua: Piano recital,
> Samyami Chowdhury from UK: song, Alpana Barua: poem, Arup Goswami: electrc
> guitar. Rishi Chowdhury from UK enthralled the audience with his superb
> classical tabla recital. The guest artists Smt Malabika Bora and Anirbaan
> Das gave a splendid performance with their songs. In Addition, Ankur Bora on
> behalf of the Assam Foundation of North Ameirca (AFNA) gave a presentation
> on a project - Parijat academy.
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> The second day began with a continental breakfast, followed by the general
> body meetings of the three sponsoring organisations of the convention: the
> Asam Sahitya Sabha of North America (ASSNA), the Assam Foundation of North
> America (AFNA) and the Assam Association of North America (AANA). The AFNA
> meeting was graced by Congressman Mr James McGovern. He explained about the
> opportunities and help available in the United States for taking up projects
> in Assam.
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> The children were entertained by a clown/magic show in the morning.
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> The Sunday lunch was served with South Indian delicacies such as Idli,
> Dosa, Boda, Tamarind rice, lemon rice and was served on the riverside
> pavilion outside the hotel.
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> Afternoon proceedings included the Fashion Show led by Smt Jupitora Das of
> Harriasburg, PA and joined by more than 40 attendants. The ladies displayed
> unique traditional Assamese silk (muga, eri and pat) along with traditional
> assamese jewelry (gam kharu, jonbidi etc.). The gentlemen displayed Kurta
> Panjabi, dhoti. The kids also had fun taking part at the show.
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> The seminar on 'Empty nest syndrome for Assamese parents in North America'
> was moderated by Dr Dilip Datta and was well attended. Another voluntary
> organization AID also did a presentation after the seminar.
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> An exhibition of the creative artwork by Jupitora Das was held on both
> days. Tez Hazarika, Dr Bhupen Hazarika's son also attended the convention.
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> The fashion show was followed by a wonderful dinner which consisted of
> goat curry, puri, salad, 'masor tenga' and 'murighanta' which will remain as
> the best meal ever served at any convention in the past.
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> *(The Assam Tribune,19.07.2007)*
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